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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)

Randolph announces 2011 Air Force Assistance Fund campaign
March 18, 2011 — Airmen assigned to Randolph, Joint Base San Antonio headquarters and other detachments at Fort Sam Houston and geographically separated units outside San Antonio will have an opportunity to take care... MORE

Speak properly and carry a sharp pencil
March 18, 2011 — A public speaking course that originated at Lackland Air Force Base's Robert D. Gaylor Non-commissioned Officers Academy at Lackland is now being offered at Randolph and will soon begin at Fort Sam... MORE

Senior Airman Kyle Hollingsworth gives a presentation on the "Air Force Reserve" as part of a public speaking class at Randolph Air Force Base. Airmen attending the class are given an opportunity to improve their public speaking. Hollingsworth is a Client Support Administrater with the 39th Flying Training Squadron.
(U.S. Air Force photo/David Terry)

Randolph celebrates 50th Anniversary of T-38 landing
March 17, 2011 — In 1961, the average American earned $5,300 a year, could buy a house for $12,500, a car for less than $3,000 and gas for 27 cents a gallon.In 1961, the U.S. Air Force bought a plane for $756,000 -a... MORE

David Jenkins from the 12th Flying Training Wing Maintenance Directorate marshals in the anniversary edition of the T-38 during a ceremony at Randolph March 17. The ceremony commemorated the 50th anniversary of the arrival of the T-38 at Randolph. Originally nicknamed the white rocket, the T-38 became the Air Force’s first supersonic jet trainer. The aircraft is used to prepare Air Force pilots for front-line fighter and bomber aircraft such as the F-15E Strike Eagle, B-1B Lancer and F-22 Raptor. The Talon has flown more than 13 million hours and has seen more than 70,000 U.S. Airmen trained.(U.S. Air Force photo/Rich McFadden)

T-38 celebrates 50th with facelift
March 16, 2011 — Aircraft painters with 12th Flying Training Wing corrosion control "freshened up" a T-38 Talon March 10 with a 1960s-style paint scheme and decals in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the... MORE

To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the T-38 Talon March 17, Danny Rodriguez, Mario Tarin and Frank Garcia, 12th Flying Training Wing corrosion control, apply 1960s-style decals to the wings of an aircraft March 10. The aircraft was painted white in the same paint scheme used on the aircraft during its early years at Randolph. (U.S. Air Force photo/David Terry)

Randolph SNCOs earn promotion to senior master sergeant
March 10, 2011 — Air Force officials selected 1,274 of 12,378 eligible master sergeants for promotion to senior master sergeant for a selection rate of 10.29 percent. The average score for those selected was 665.57,... MORE

Air Force Community Assessment deadline approaching
March 10, 2011 — A survey that gives Air Force bases' helping agencies a blueprint for better serving community members will end soon.The 2011 Air Force Community Assessment Survey, which began in January and... MORE

Randolph colonel follws family tradition
March 3, 2011 — His master sergeant father stood on the steps in the shadow of the iconic Taj Majal in December, 1967 for his retirement ceremony. Now all these years later, the colonel did the same thing.Col... MORE

Steering group re-established to focus on energy conservation
March 3, 2011 — A steering group composed of organizational representatives and facility managers from all over Randolph is at the forefront of the base's efforts to intensify its energy conservation... MORE

Air Force Association to honor JBSA Airmen, civilians
March 3, 2011 — More than 100 Airmen and civilians from the Joint Base San Antonio installations will be in the spotlight next week as the Alamo Chapter of the Air Force Association holds its 25th annual awards... MORE

Tuskegee Experience at Randolph elementary
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AFMS annual award winners announced
February 28, 2011 — The following personnel and teams from the 59th Medical Wing were selected for Air Force Medical Service annual awards:Perioperative NurseMaj. Regis S. Carr, 59th Surgical Operations SquadronMental... MORE

AETC commander speaks on command's top achievements, biggest challenges
February 23, 2011 — The commander of Air Education and Training Command highlighted the Air Force's successes in recruiting, training and educating Airmen while acknowledging the many challenges ahead during a... MORE

WHMC neurology
February 17, 2011 — In response to changes being implemented through Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission guidelines, the Air Force Neurology Residency Program and the majority of the Wilford Hall Medical... MORE

Staff Sgt. Vaniece Shorter, neurodiagnostics technician, 59th Medical Operations Squadron, applies electrodes to Senior Airman Christopher Morris's head before performing an electroencephalogram on Dec. 9, 2010 at Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. The majority of the WHMC Neurology Clinic services will relocate to Brooke Army Medical Center, Ft. Sam Houston, Texas, in March 2011. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Josie Walck)

AF issues new camo uniforms to deployers
February 17, 2011 — Airmen deploying to Afghanistan in 2011 will see a new uniform issued to them as part of their deployment gear beginning in March.While Airmen have been faced with a slew of uniform changes in recent... MORE

Randolph, 99th FTS celebrate legacy of Tuskegee Airmen
February 10, 2011 — A member of an elite group of World War II-era American aviators proudly displayed his bronze duplicate of the Congressional Gold Medal during a special breakfast this week at Randolph's 99th Flying... MORE

Randolph Air Force Base, Texas: (Lt. Colonel) Dr. Granville C. Coggs, M.D.(left), Documented Original Tuskegee Airman, talks with CMSgt Steven Jones (center), 12th Flying Training Wing Command Chief and Colonel Richard Murphy, 12th Flying Training Wing Commander, at the Third Annual Tuskegee Heritage Breakfast. The Beakfast is held at the 99th Flying Training Squadron on Randolph Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Rich McFadden)

Randolph clinic follows national curve in diagnosis of 'silent killer'
February 10, 2011 — High blood pressure is a medical condition that can lead to coronary heart disease, heart failure, stroke, kidney failure and other health problems.Also known as hypertension, it is sometimes called... MORE

New commissary director returns home to U.S. after serving at Incirlik
February 3, 2011 — A former U.S. Army sergeant who has served the Defense Commissary Agency for 25 years, most of those in Europe, is the Randolph Commissary's new store director.Juan Rodriguez, a Puerto Rico native who... MORE

New commissary manager Juan Rodriguez chats with associate Tony Reyes as he stocks fresh New York apples in the commissary produce department at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, Jan. 21. (U.S. Air Force photo/David Terry)