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April observance calls attention to importance of 911 system
March 31, 2011 — A presidential commission in 1967 recommended a single number nationwide for reporting emergency situations.The American Telephone and Telegraph Company adopted the digits 911 as the emergency code... MORE

Proclamation recognizes issues on Randolph
March 30, 2011 — Randolph leadership this month is taking the opportuni ty to raise awareness of problems that affect mission readiness and members of the base community.April is now recognized at Randolph as Month of... MORE

Randolph AFB, TX, 03/21/2011: Colonel Scott Peel, commander 902nd Mission Support Group, signs a Proclamation declaring April as "Sexual Assault Awareness, Child Abuse Prevention, Month of the Military Child, and Alcohol Awareness Month" at Randolph Air Force Base. Witnessing the signing are Mitzi Wood with the Family Advocacy office (center) Technical Sgt. Brian Hornberger, non-commissioned officer in charge of Alcohol & Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment, ADAPT, and Jacqueline Shiflet with the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response program at the base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Dave Terry)

560th Flying Training Squadron reunites Freedom Flyers
March 25, 2011 — Every year since 1973 the Freedom Flyer Reunion and Prisoner of War/Missing in Action Symposium has been held on Randolph Air Force Base in honor of repatriated Vietnam War POW pilots. The annual... MORE

The tradition of honoring repatriated Vietnam War POW pilots continued at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, March 25 during the annual Freedom Flyer Reunion Symposium and wreath laying ceremony. Airman First Class Laura Hall from Lackland Air Force Base’s Band of the West, played “Taps” during the wreath laying ceremony. For the 13th straight year, the symposium featured Freedom Flyers and the grim, but inspiring stories of their experiences in the POW camps in North Vietnam. The wreath-laying ceremony is held each year at the base’s Missing Man Monument, in honor of America’s military heroes who never made it home from war. (U.S. Air Force photo/Rich McFadden)

Dedication puts a smile on former AFPC General's face
March 25, 2011 — MORE

General Billy Boles (Ret), former commander of the Air Force Personnel Center, his wife Mrs. Kay Boles and Major General Stewart, AFPC's current commander, unveil the plaque to dedicate the Boles Conference Center Dedication to Gen. Boles in honor of his contributions to the United States Air Force.
(US Air Force photo/Richard McFadden)

Randolph dining facilities earn Silver Plate Award
March 23, 2011 — Two dining facilities on base were awarded the Randolph Air Force Base 2010 Silver Plate Award for Excellence in Sanitation in both the large and small facility categories.First Lt. Michael Scannon,... MORE

Youth Center Chess Tournament
March 23, 2011 — MORE

A.J. Trimble (left) and Gracin Harris peer over a chess board during the Randolph Youth Center’s chess tournament March 12. Gracin Harris was the winner in the 6- to 8-year old group. Christopher Phan and Eric Ayers (not pictured) were the winners of the 9- to 12- and 13- to 15- year old groups, respectively.
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GAMER motivates Boysville residents to be successful
March 23, 2011 — Choosing school over being "cool" is a hard decision to make as an adolescent student. That decision is even harder to make when a guiding parental figure is non-existent. Randolph's Giving Americans... MORE

Web-based tool improves civilian career planning
March 23, 2011 — This month, civilian employees will be able to use the updated version of the Airmen Development Plan to create career development plans.In addition to providing civilians with easier access to career... MORE

Air Force officials present budget to Senate
March 23, 2011 — Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz discussed the Air Force fiscal-2012 budget request and recent developments in Japan and Libya during a... MORE

GAMER motivates Boysville foster children to be successful in life
March 18, 2011 — Choosing school over being "cool" is a hard decision to make as an adolescent student. That decision is even harder to make when a guiding parental figure is non-existent. Randolph's Giving Americans... MORE

Airforce.com advisor conducts life-saving live chat
March 18, 2011 — Airforce.com's internet advisors, or "chatters", answer a variety of questions from the online public, but on rare occasions, they are asked to help save a life.Brad Shimp, an Air Force Recruiting... MORE

Brad Shimp, Air Force Recruiting Service Internet Advisor, acted quickly to alert leadership about an Airman who was threatening suicide. The chatters engage with an average of 18,000 individuals per month, and sometimes as many as one thousand or more a day. They also respond to approximately 5,000 e-mails each month, providing individual attention to each inquiry. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Hillary Stonemetz)

Leaders sign agreement for future military structure in San Antonio
March 18, 2011 — A year of positive transition is ahead as a new era of military medical care is established in the San Antonio area, as mandated by the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Law.Air Force and Army Chiefs... MORE

Air Force honors top recruiters for 2011
March 18, 2011 — Fourteen Air Force recruiters were named tops in their field for fiscal year 2011 by the Air Force Recruiting Service in a ceremony here March 8. Known as Operation Blue Suit, the AFRS program... MORE

Fourteen Air Force Blue Suit awardees arrived at Randolph AFB Parr Club March 7 to celebrate their accomplishments as recruiters during the 2010 fiscal year. There Airmen are considered the best-of-the-best in their field. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jeff Wolfe)

HQ AFRS bids farewell to vice commander
March 18, 2011 — The Air Force Recruiting family bid farewell to Col. Michael Brice, AFRS vice commander, at a luncheon and ceremony at the Randolph Officers Club March 7."As I leave AFRS, on behalf of my wife and... MORE

Brig. Gen. Balan Ayyar, HQ Air Force Recruiting Service commander, presents Col. Michael Brice, former HQ AFRS vice commander, with a gift during a farewell luncheon held in Colonel Brice's honor at the Randolph Parr Club March 7. (U.S. Air Force photo by TSgt. Jeff Wolfe)

General Schwartz: Taking care of families critical to mission
March 18, 2011 — The roles and responsibilities that Airman and family readiness professionals perform on a daily basis are critical to the Air Force's ability to help defend the country, the Air Force chief of staff... MORE

'Spice' made illegal; now Schedule I controlled substance
March 18, 2011 — By It's now a crime for members of the U.S. military to use the synthetic cannabis substance known as "Spice."As of March 1, the Drug Enforcement Agency placed the five synthetic cannabinoids used in... MORE

Thomas J. Watson Jr. -- Lessons learned in the air and shared for a lifetime.
March 18, 2011 — Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton A. Schwartz declared 2009 to 2010 as the Year of the Air Force Family. He knew, as leaders before him realized, that without the care and genuine concern for not... MORE

Capt. Tom Watson (left) was B-24 Liberator pilor in the Army Air Forces who went on to become the preseident of IBM.
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VIA Vanpool service eases commute to base
March 18, 2011 — Sitting in traffic isn't any fun and it can be an expensive and stressful way to start and end a work day.One solution from the city of San Antonio to make commuting to and from work a little better... MORE

Randolph to honor survivors, victims of Holocaust
March 18, 2011 — As the nation takes time to remember the horrific acts of the Holocaust May 1, Randolph will do its part to honor those who died and remember those who survived.To raise money for the remembrance... MORE

Take flight in a steel box, no passport required
March 18, 2011 — At first glance the large steel box looks like the enlarged and possibly exaggerated part of an action figure toy from the 1980s, but a closer look reveals it's more complicated and much more... MORE

Airman 1st Class Kristen Coffey, 359th Aeromedical Squadron, aerospace operational physiology journeyman, holds a worksheet with basic arithmetic and other work designed to keep pilots and aircrew busy while during altitude training in a hypobaric chamber. The idea behind the worksheet is to simulate actual flight in that the aircrew isn?t simply waiting for cabin pressure to drop; they are performing the tasks to keep the aircraft aloft. (U. S. Air Force photo/Brian McGloin)