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Base schools thriving, transfer students hike enrollment
April 6, 2007 — Despite rumors, the Randolph Field Independent School District is not closing and is, in fact, experiencing increased enrollment as more and more transfer students compete to enter the... MORE

Life support becomes one-stop shop
April 6, 2007 — After years of traveling from squadron to squadron to use ejection-seat simulators and searching for space to train aircrews and passengers wherever it was available, the 12th Flying Training Wing... MORE

Base beauty
April 5, 2007 — MORE

Carlos Moreno manicures the hedges in front of the 37th Civil Engineer Squadron. He and other Team Lackland members spent March 30 tidying up the base as part of this year's annual Beautification Project. The 37th CE provided gardening tools and numerous plants and flowers for the event. (USAF photo by Sid Luna)

Lackland OSC hosts well-known 'hints diva' during joint luncheon
April 5, 2007 — She is known as the queen of household hints, but when Heloise visited Lackland last week she was not dishing out advice about removing stains. Instead, she shared some personal stories about her life... MORE

Heloise shows guests at the Joint Services Luncheon March 29 her mother's volunteer nurse's cape worn in the 1950s. Heloise, whose real name is Ponce Cruse, took over her mother's household hints column after her death in 1977. The original Heloise started the column while the family was stationed at Hickam AFB, Hawaii. The luncheon, hosted by the Lackland Officers' Spouses' Club, included the OSCs from Randolph AFB and Fort Sam Houston. (USAF photo by Alan Bodeker)

Base uses education to beat sexual assault
April 5, 2007 — A man is walking to his car in the parking garage when he suddenly finds himself being held at gunpoint. The victim is not just robbed. He's raped as well. Sexual assault is one of the most... MORE

VARSITY LADIES SOFTBALL: Blue Jays bash Lady Warhawks
April 5, 2007 — A grand slam home run over the center field fence by pitcher Shannon Piggot during the bottom of the third inning helped the Lady Blue Jays beat the Lackland Lady Warhawks last week. Altogether, the... MORE

MEN'S SOFTBALL: Warhawks shut out Raiders
April 5, 2007 — The Lackland Warhawks Men's Varsity Softball Team smacked 20 hits as they shut out their opponents in the San Antonio Parks and Recreation Spring Softball League earlier this week. Lackland dominated... MORE

BASEBALL: Warhawks slip to Astros
April 5, 2007 — The moon was full, it was April Fool's Day, and at times, both teams looked foolish. By the time the game was over, the Lackland Warhawks Varsity Baseball Team suffered a disappointing defeat to the... MORE

Expert shares secrets with future military millionaires
April 5, 2007 — Fear is the No. 1 reason most Americans never reach their financial goals, according to a financial expert who spoke with the military community March 30 at the Gateway Club on Lackland AFB... MORE

Lacklanders reblue at re-enlistment ceremony
April 5, 2007 — Congratulations to the following 98 members of Team Lackland who re-enlisted in March. 37th Civil Engineer Squadron Master Sgt. William Kelly Senior Airman Luke Sadler 37th Communications Squadron... MORE

65th Annual Doolittle Reunion comes to San Antonio
April 3, 2007 — On April 18, 1942, America sent 80 brave men to carry out an incredibly daring mission. Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle and his crew climbed aboard their 16 B-25s and launched toward Japan. Their target:... MORE

AETC's top program analyst retires from federal service
April 3, 2007 — In the fall of 1973, Meg Salvadore loaded up her worldly possessions and hopped in a car on a road trip from Massachusetts to the Pentagon. The goal of the trip: a GS-5 job "somewhere in the Pentagon"... MORE

Meg Salvadore, Air Education and Training Command Program Objective Memorandum Branch chief, stands in front of the AETC Headquarters building where she worked since 1989. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael Hammond)

Observance focuses on stopping abuse before it happens
April 3, 2007 — Education is the first step in prevention. In the case of sexual assault, being educated is essential in the quest to be the best wingmen possible. In observance of Sexual Assault Awareness Month in... MORE

Scholarship opportunity for graduating seniors
April 3, 2007 — Graduating seniors of Randolph Air Force Base military parents may apply for a $1,000 scholarship from the 563rd Flying Training Squadron Spouses' Group. The scholarship was created from funding the... MORE

12 SFS named 'Best in AETC'
April 3, 2007 — The 12th Security Forces Squadron took home top honors at the Air Education and Training Command level recently as it earned the Outstanding Active Duty Security Forces Medium Unit award. With 146... MORE

Staff Sgt. Jesus Duque, 12th Security Forces Squadron, conducts a radar selective as part of his law enforcement duties. (U.S. Air Force photo by Rich McFadden)

Base prepares for beautification projects
March 29, 2007 — The 37th Training Wing will host the 2007 Team Lackland Base Beautification Project March 30 and 31. This annual landscaping development and spring cleaning event is conducted by all base... MORE

Lackland comic heading to LA's Laugh Factory
March 29, 2007 — Lackland is home to the Funniest Person in South Texas. In a six-minute standup routine, Staff Sgt. Walter Campbell proved he was the best of the 15 comics who had prgressed to the final round of... MORE

AFAF campaign begins on base
March 29, 2007 — The Air Force Assistance Fund campaign, which officially began on base March 21, was promoted with a commencement luncheon March 23. Base leadership and several AFAF workers attended the luncheon at... MORE

Col. Stevenson "Sting" Ray addresses the base leadership and the Air Force Assistance Fund workers during the AFAF campaign commencement luncheon March 23 at the Gateway Club on Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. The campaign began March 21 and runs through May 2. (USAF photo by Sid Luna)

NCOs take on academy's challenge
March 29, 2007 — MORE

Tech. Sgt. Jonathan Viladiu, left, from the 93rd Intelligence Squadron, and Tech. Sgt. Eric Soluri, from the 345rd Training Squadron, leap for the ball during a single-man elimination round of volleyball March 23 at the Warhawk Fitness Center on Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. The friendly competition was part of a new Robert D. Gaylor NCO Academy Team Challenge involving 15 flights of 174 NCOs in the current six-week class. (USAF photo by Alan Boedeker)

12th Services Division best in AF
March 27, 2007 — The 12th Services Division proved just how bad they wanted to be the best in the Air Force by garnering the Gen. Curtis E. LeMay Award this week. The LeMay trophy recognizes the best unit in the large... MORE