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A&FRC hosts Operation FLAGS for base children
June 17, 2011 — "Are you ready to deploy?" said Airman Alissa Holub, Air Force Personnel Center sustainment apprentice and volunteer for the deployment line, to an 8 year old. "Do you know where you are going? The... MORE

USDA replaces food guide pyramid with MyPlate
June 16, 2011 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture's food guide pyramid, a total diet approach introduced in 1992 and revised in 2005, has been set aside for a new icon.MyPlate, unveiled this month, is a simpler,... MORE

Fire Emergency Services honors RFISD employee with public service award
June 14, 2011 — A facility manager who has kept Randolph Field Independent School District students and employees safe for more than 20 years is the recipient of Randolph Fire Emergency Services' first quarterly... MORE

12th OG earns “Outstanding” on ASEV
June 13, 2011 — The 12th Operations Group earned an "Outstanding" grade on their 2011 Aircrew Standardization and Evaluation Visit inspection June 6 - 10.A team of 19th Air Force inspectors reviewed flying... MORE

Scare at local water park highlights importance of knowing BLS/CPR
June 13, 2011 — The importance of Basic Life Support and CPR training was reinforced for a Randolph family June 5 when their trip to a local water park took a serious turn after another family's small child choked on... MORE

Special event showcases Rambler Fitness Center's group classes
June 2, 2011 — The Rambler Fitness Center is a beehive of activity every day of the week, providing Airmen, retirees and their dependents an opportunity to work out on their own as well as offering an array of... MORE

JBSA golf classic honors, unites veterans
June 2, 2011 — The Joint Base San Antonio Golf Classic was a way to unite supporters of the city's military installations and to honor veterans, many of whom were present among the 166 golfers, through competition... MORE

Nine graduate from Gaylor Airman Leadership School
June 2, 2011 — Nine senior airmen graduated from the Joint Base San Antonio Airman Leadership School and were recognized for their achievements during a graduation ceremony May24 at the Gateway Club, Lackland Air... MORE

JBSA enters Stage II water restrictions
June 2, 2011 — The Bexar County index well J-17 is under 650 feet. Joint Base San Antonio has implemented Stage II water restrictions.Watering times/days continue to be once per week. The major change in Stage II is... MORE

Cardboard, duct tape: pirates revisit Archimedes
June 1, 2011 — Under a bright blue sky, juniors and seniors from Randolph High School met in teams of two for a race from one end of the Parr O'Club pool to the other in boats made only of cardboard and duct tape... MORE

During the Fourth Annual Randolph High School Physics and PreCal Cardboard Boat Regatta, Ryan Goodwin and John Byrd sail their pirate-themed cardboard boat while team Randolph Yacht Club: Munaum Qureshi and Austin Alderete, furiously paddle as they begin to sink during a race to the finish.
(U,S, Air Force photo/Brian McGloin)

Try out a DEMO
June 1, 2011 — The U.S. Army-Baylor University Doctoral Program in Physical Therapy is partnering with Randolph Air Force Base to conduct a research study here to compare the effects of two physical therapy... MORE

Air Force Lt. Col. John Childs, center, Principal Investigator on a study of knee osteoarthritis, meets with physical therapists Brett Neilson and Harmony Choi, at the Physical Therapy Clinic at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas. The physical therapists are participating in the study of knee osteoarthritis. (U.S. Air Force photo/David Terry)

Randolph ranks sixth in AFAF contributions
May 26, 2011 — Randolph Air Force Base completed another successful Air Force Assistance Fund campaign this month, with pledges of more than $162,000 over six weeks.Nearly 1,400 donors, including 1,072 active-duty... MORE

Randolph, AETC seek another fatality-free summer
May 26, 2011 — Randolph Air Force Base and the rest of the Air Education and Training Command installations will try to duplicate last year's success as another Critical Days of Summer safety campaign begins... MORE

Making a 3D model of a T-1 Jayhawk
May 25, 2011 — Pilot training is more than simply being strapped into an aircraft just as flying is more than moving a yoke and a throttle.Some aspects of flight are difficult to explain or show in a two-dimensional... MORE

Randolph swings into softball season
May 25, 2011 — The lush green grass and the smooth dirt of a newly renovated field welcomes summer and the 2011 slow pitch softball season to the Airmen of Randolph.Fifteen softball teams formed from squadrons,... MORE

Air Force Clubs offer Airmen road to education
May 20, 2011 — The road to higher education can be a little easier for members of Air Force clubs on bases all around the world, or their dependents, through the 2011 Club Membership Scholarship program."Twenty-five... MORE

Physical Therapy Flight commander offers advice to improve posture
May 19, 2011 — Personnel at the Randolph Medical Clinic's physical therapy section treat some 700 patients per month, a majority of them suffering from a variety of back injuries.Many of these injuries may be due to... MORE

JBSA exercise near Seguin tests Randolph's response to T-38 crash
May 19, 2011 — The crash of an Air Force trainer jet is an uncommon event, but preparing for such an incident is an integral part of the service's overall mission.An off-base major accident response exercise carried... MORE

San Antonio AirLife and Seguin fire department personnel prepare to place Staff Sgt Jennifer Swain, 359th Dental Squadron into the AirLife Helicopter May 17, during a practice exercise in Seguin, Texas. Exercises take place often to keep military as well as nearby community personnel, trained and prepared for any emergency. (U.S. Air Force photo/Joel Martinez) (released)

479th FTG partners with local middle school
May 18, 2011 — When Col. Travis Willis, the Commander of the 479th Flying Training Group - the 12th Flying Training Wing's geographically separated unit in Pensacola, Fla. - learned of a new flight academy at a... MORE

12th OG hosts low level flying competition
May 18, 2011 — The 12th Operations Group hosted a Undergraduate Pilot Training-wide Low Level Flying Competition April 28 and 29 at Ellington Field in Houston, Texas. Forty aircrew members and 19 aircraft from six... MORE