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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

Randolph's 435th FTS sees mission expansion with AETC's IFF consolidation
May 12, 2011 — A year and a half after moving into Hangar 6 here from the trailers where they used to operate, the 435th Fighter Training Squadron is slated to expand further, making a big impact on Randolph Air... MORE

Lt. David Brandon, 435th Fighter Training Squadron, performs a final walk-around safety check of his T-38 Talon Aircraft prior to a morning training mission at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas May 9, 2011.(U.S. Air Force photo/Rich McFadden)

Randolph's tobacco usage rate drops to below 12 percent
May 12, 2011 — Randolph Air Force Base's active-duty tobacco usage rate is the lowest in Air Education and Training Command and fifth-lowest in the Air Force, according to statistics compiled by the Air Force... MORE

Birdies, bogeys, eagles: NCAA golf on Randolph
May 5, 2011 — College students from around Texas teed off as T-38 Talons roared into the humid sky during round three of the 2011 Lone Star Conference Men's Golf Championship, held at Randolph Oaks Golf Course... MORE

Filing taxes doesn't need to be taxing
May 5, 2011 — The office was quiet and LaMarr Queen was finally able to see the top of his desk after weeks of it being covered with paper. He's not lazy or unorganized, just busy. Mr. Queen works in the Randolph... MORE

Randolph honors medical lab technicians
May 5, 2011 — The often unseen realm of professionals in lab coats and safety goggles - be they medical, pharmaceutical, forensic or others - can be crucial to an investigation or medical diagnosis. Those working... MORE

Saved by parachute: former Randolph Airman tells story
May 5, 2011 — Thirty four years ago he and a student bailed out of a T-38 Talon but floated safely to the ground with their parachutes, surviving a potentially fatal crash. During a routine training flight about 30... MORE

Youth programs offers summertime fun for Randolph youth
May 4, 2011 — The 2010-11 school year will soon be over, but there will be no shortage of educational and recreational opportunities for youth at Randolph this summer.The 902nd Force Support Squadron Youth Programs... MORE

Arbor Day ceremony caps eventful Earth Month at Randolph
May 4, 2011 — April 29 was a green day at Randolph Elementary School, where dozens of second- and third-graders donning Earth Day T-shirts celebrated Arbor Day and the planting of a 14-foot-tall live oak tree in... MORE

Strategic planning workshop charts future of JBSA
May 4, 2011 — Military and civilian leaders from the 502nd Air Base Wing, Fort Sam Houston, and Lackland and Randolph Air Force Bases gathered recently for a strategic planning workshop to chart the future of Joint... MORE

12th FTW gathers to remember fallen Airman
May 4, 2011 — It was standing room only in the Randolph Air Force Base Theater Tuesday as nearly 800 people came together to honor the life of Maj. Jeff Ausborn in a memorial ceremony.The major, a 99th Flying... MORE

Air Force announces fighter training mission preferred basing decision
May 4, 2011 — Air Force officials announced today that Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, is the preferred location for consolidation of the Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals' (IFF) training units.The Air Force... MORE

Holocaust survivor to speak at base remembrance service
May 4, 2011 — A 2011 Holocaust Remembrance Day observance service is slated for 3 p.m. May 5 at Chapel II on Randolph Air Force Base. Holocaust survivor, Anna Weisz Rado, will be the guest speaker during the event... MORE

Randolph honors fallen Airman
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Members from the 12th Flying Training Wing and the 99th Flying Training Squadron line up for a flag lowering ceremony at Randolph Air Force Base?s flagpole at the 12th Flying Training Wing Headquarters Building at 6 a.m. May 3. The flag was lowered to half staff in remembrance of Maj. Jeff Ausborn who was killed in Kabul, Afghanistan, April 27. Major Ausborn was a member of the 99th Flying Training Squadron from Randolph and members of his squadron and from throughout the 12 FTW held the ceremony in his honor. A memorial service takes place May 3 at 10 a.m. at the base theater. At the time of his death, Major Ausborn, a 19-year Air Force veteran, was serving as a C-27 instructor pilot at the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing in Kabul, Afghanistan.(U.S. Air Force photo/Rich McFadden)

Officials eliminate exception to short-tour credit
April 28, 2011 — Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz approved rescinding a temporary policy established in 2003 that allowed Airmen to receive short-tour credit for overseas TDYs of at least 181 consecutive... MORE

Web-based system helps military members, DoD civilians move belongings
April 27, 2011 — Servicemembers preparing for a permanent change of station must now use a Web-based system, accessible at http://www.move.mil, to facilitate the transportation of their household goods.Called the... MORE