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Transportation personnel offer relocation tips
April 5, 2012 — With the spring in full swing and many vacationers fulfilling their break time needs, the change of seasons means something else is around the corner for those in uniform. Military members prepare for... MORE

Freedom Flyers tell their stories
April 5, 2012 — The 560th Flying Training Squadron hosted the 39th annual Freedom Flyer Reunion March 30, a celebration and memoriam that commemorated repatriated U.S. prisoners of war shot down during the Vietnam... MORE

Spike in shoplifting cases spurs more prevention measures
April 5, 2012 — Shoplifting cases at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Army and Air Force Exchange Service retail facilities declined last year from 2010, but a spike in this year's first quarter has prompted base... MORE

DBIDS installation team completes upgrades to JBSA-Randolph system
April 5, 2012 — A major overhaul of the Air Force installation access control system at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, scheduled for completion today, will improve force protection through tighter security and... MORE

Tour of Homes check benefits deployed families' dinner
March 30, 2012 — A monthly dinner that provides fellowship and support for the families of deployed Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Airmen received a boost last month with the presentation of a check representing... MORE

Changes to military health system create efficiencies, improve care
March 29, 2012 — A proposed new governance structure will make the military health system more effective, produce savings and improve beneficiaries' access to care.Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter submitted a... MORE

Air Force Maj. Gen. Byron Hepburn (left), 59th Medical Wing commander, and Army Maj. Gen. Ted Wong, Southern Regional Medical Command and Brooke Army Medical Center commander, announce the new San Antonio Military Health System Sept. 16, 2011, at a press conference in San Antonio, Texas. The new SAMHS will oversee all Army and Air Force medical treatment facilities in the San Antonio metropolitan area. Hepburn is the first director of the SAMHS and Wong is now the new deputy director of SAMHS. (US Air Force photo by Ron Rogers)

Airmen receive tools for deployment awareness
March 29, 2012 — Do you know your Air and Space Expeditionary Force Indicator, or AEFI? The two-digit code identifies when your deployment period occurs within an AEF Cycle. All Airmen should know their AEFI and be... MORE

Earth Day/Month events commence at JBSA
March 29, 2012 — A golf tournament, an environmental booth at a Fiesta celebration and a Fun Run headline a month's worth of activities as Joint Base San Antonio prepares to celebrate Earth Day/Month 2012. This year's... MORE

Air Force launches tool kit aimed at pollution prevention
March 28, 2012 — The Air Force launched a new tool kit March 21 to promote pollution prevention across the service. As part of the planned Air Force Earth Day 2012 commemoration, the tool kit provides new,... MORE

19th AF commander visits 12th FTW
March 23, 2012 — Maj. Gen. Mark Solo, 19th Air Force commander, visited the 12th Flying Training Wing to receive an update on the wing's mission and progress March 23.During his visit General Solo received a wing... MORE

Capt. Jeremy Putman, 560th Flying Training Squadron instructor pilot, and Maj. Gen. Mark Solo, 19th Air Force commander, finish final preparations in their T-38C Talon before departing to take off from Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, March 23, 2012. General Solo flew with the 560th FTS as a part of his evaluation of the T-38 Pilot Instructor Training program during his final visit to the 12th Flying Training Wing before 19th AF inactivates in July. (Courtesy Photo)

‘I Love Randolph Week’ offers opportunities for spring cleaning
March 23, 2012 — For 15 years, Frank Speed, 902nd Civil Engineer Squadron customer support self help manager, has kept watch of I Love Randolph Week, a five-day effort that encourages base members to carry out spring... MORE

Freedom Flyers share experiences as POWs
March 23, 2012 — In March 1973, all American troops left the Vietnam conflict as per the Paris Peace Accords, and in that same month, the 560th Flying Training Squadron was selected to retrain repatriated U.S... MORE

JBSA-Randolph's 2012 AFAF campaign to begin Monday
March 22, 2012 — The theme "Commitment to Caring" will carry Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph through its 2012 Air Force Assistance Fund campaign, which begins Monday and continues through May 6.In announcing the 39th... MORE

AETC ID system improvements save money, boost security
March 22, 2012 — Security forces throughout Air Education and Training Command are using technology improvements to make base access more secure while at the same time saving money and resources.In 2010, the command... MORE

Wingmen can help reduce sexual violence
March 22, 2012 — The Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Wing Commanders' Guide was sent to wing commanders recently and contains statistics, facts and talking points to help leaders encourage healthy conversations... MORE

12 FTW earns 19th AF Outstanding Unit Award
March 19, 2012 — Air Force officials announced Monday that the 12th Flying Training Wing has earned the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award for the period June 1, 2009 - June 30, 2011. This is the 19th time the 12th FTW... MORE

Air Force Outstanding Unit Award, awarded to units which have outstanding achievement that clearly sets the unit above of national or international significance, combat operations against an armed enemy of the United States, or military operations involving conflict with or exposure to hostile actions by an opposing foreign force. Air Force Awards and Decorations (enhance color), U.S. Air Force graphic, AFNEWS/PAND. The JPG image is a stylized version whereas the EPS version is a two-dimensional line art illustration.

JBSA-Randolph advances 'green' initiative with new vehicles
March 16, 2012 — Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph is answering the call to consume less energy with the addition of new fuel-efficient vehicles to the base motor pool. Dennis Bazzel, 902nd Logistics Readiness Squadron... MORE

‘MyPlate’ shapes 2012 National Nutrition Month
March 16, 2012 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture last year unveiled MyPlate as a simpler, more direct successor to the food guide pyramid it introduced 20 years ago.This year the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics... MORE

502nd ABW, mission partners, rated 'excellent' during Compliance Inspection
March 15, 2012 — The 502nd Air Base Wing and its mission partners, the 12th Flying Training Wing and the 37th Training Wing, all earned overall "excellent" ratings as a result of recent compliance inspections... MORE

JBSA master sergeants earn promotion
March 13, 2012 — Air Force officials announced March 8 the selection of more than 1,700 master sergeants for promotion to senior master sergeant.Those selected represent 13.78 percent of the 12,351 eligible, with an... MORE

Nineteen of Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph's selected senior master sergeants pose for a group photo in front of the Taj March 8. (US Air Force photo by Rich McFadden)