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12th Operations Support Squadron welcomes new commander
April 21, 2025 — The 12th Operations Support Squadron welcomed a new commander during a change of command ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph on April 18. Lt. Col. Kenneth Brakora succeeded Lt. Col. Nicholas Harris, marking a new chapter in the squadron’s leadership... MORE

PHOTOS: 12th Operations Support Squadron prepping Airman for the extreme
March 13, 2025 — Aerospace physiology technicians are responsible for priming pilots and aircrews with the essential skills they need to prevent/handle in-flight emergencies... MORE

Weather is no gambling matter for 12th OSS flight chief
January 28, 2022 — Alvin Hill is the weather operations flight chief with the 12th Operations Support Squadron... MORE

Alvin was recently notified that he had won the 2021 Air Force Weather Civilian Category I award for his accomplishments over the last year.

12th OSS Airmen participate in tandem freefall jump training
January 15, 2021 — Three U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 12th Operations Support Squadron had the opportunity to participate in a tandem freefall jump training exercise with members of the 4th Marine Reconnaissance Battalion at South Texas Regional Airport at Hondo, Texas, Dec. 11, 2020... MORE

U. S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Patrick Doody, 4th Reconnaissance Battalion paraloft chief, Marine Forces Reserve, and U. S. Air Force Lt. Denise Johnson, aerospace physiologist assigned to the 12th Operations Support Squadron, complete a tandem freefall jump training exercise at South Texas Regional Airport, Hondo, Texas, Dec. 11, 2020.

Operation Echo seeks reduction of airfield intrusions at JBSA-Randolph
June 19, 2020 — The 12th Operations Support Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph is leading a collaborative effort to minimize the potential of airfield intrusions on the south side of the JBSA location where a well-traveled roadway crosses the intersection of three active taxiways... MORE

New “no-turn” signage has been added to an existing stop sign at the South ramp taxiway at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph. Operation Echo is a 12th Operations Support Squadron effort to bring down vehicle runway incursions.

Maintaining balanced lifestyle key to staying healthy
April 30, 2020 — Combining a healthy diet, exercise and sleep habits is the key to an overall healthful lifestyle, something that is paramount in many people’s minds during the ongoing pandemic... MORE

Combining healthy diet, exercise and sleep habits is the key to an overall healthful lifestyle, something that is paramount in many people’s minds during the ongoing pandemic.

AETC Airmen visit PACAF to enhance warfighter alignment
July 25, 2019 — Members of the 12th Operations Support Squadron and 559th Flying Training Squadron, both assigned to the 12th Flying Training Wing at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, visited Pacific Air Forces headquarters July 8-10... MORE

Members of the 12th Operations Support Squadron and 559th Flying Training Squadron from Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph pose for a group photo during a history tour at Headquarters Pacific Air Forces, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, July 10, 2019. The purpose of the visit was for Air Education and Training Command members to learn more about Pacific theater operations and build and a relationship between AETC as a major command and PACAF as a combatant command.