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Cowboy Breakfast for the young 'uns
February 2, 2007 — MORE

Jacob Hernandez, 6, a kindergarten student at Lackland Elementary School, tries to lasso a makeshift bull Jan. 26 during the 3rd Annual Lackland Independent School District Cowboy Breakfast. Encouraging his son is Army Staff Sgt. Jacob Hernandez, an analyst in Lackland's 314th Military Intelligence Battalion. The breakfast was "a rip-roaring success," attracting its largest crowd yet, about 460 students, parents and teachers, said the coordinator, Librarian Robbye Durham. She said students learn about Texas' ranching history in the week preceding the breakfast, held the same morning as the city's annual Cowboy Breakfast kickoff for the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo. (USAF photo by Robbin Cresswell)

My Biz, My Workplace: New virtual human resource tools available to DoD civilians
February 1, 2007 — Randolph Department of Defense civilian employees, supervisors and managers can now access vital resource information tools known as "My Biz" and "My Workplace" with the click of a button. My Biz,... MORE

Local student sees $5K result for making good grades
January 31, 2007 — Reading, writing and arithmetic are taking a back seat to electronics, clothes and toys at the BX as students cash in on the Army and Air Force Exchange Service's "You Made the Grade" program. Xavier... MORE

Xavier Ferguson receives a $5,000 U.S. Savings Bond from Julie Cosby, San Antonio general manager of the Army and Air Exchange Service, as a winner in the AAFES "You Made the Grade" program. He is the son of Tech. Sgt. Craig Ferguson, Cryptologic Systems Group. The program recognizes Lackland Air Force Base students for academic achievement. Students receive coupon booklets which include free admission to a movie and other treats. Each booklet contains a form for a quarterly drawing for a $2,000, $3,000 or $5,000 savings bond. (USAF photo by Alan Boedeker)

37th MDG has rich heritage
January 31, 2007 — The 37th Medical Group, newly reactivated in a formal assumption of command ceremony Jan. 25 at the Gateway Club on Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, has a rich and decorated heritage that includes... MORE

Brig. Gen. Darrell Jones, commander of the 37th Training Wing, left, returns the salute of Col. Tim Halligan as the colonel assumes command of the newly reactivated 37th Medical Group during a formal ceremony Jan. 25 at the Gateway Club on Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. Chief Master Sgt. Bob Rubio stands behind them with the group flag. (USAF photo by Robbin Cresswell

Randolph opens new $13.9 million Rambler Fitness Center
January 31, 2007 — The new $13.9 million Rambler Fitness Center officially opens to the Randolph community after a special ceremony Feb. 2 at 10 a.m. in front of the center. Special guests of the ceremony include Gen... MORE

Team visits Randolph to conduct threat assessment
January 30, 2007 — A team of specialists from the Defense Threat Reduction Agency will arrive at Randolph Sunday to conduct a week-long Joint Staff Integrated Vulnerability Assessment. The team's goal is to identify... MORE

Battalion upsets undefeated AFIOC
January 30, 2007 — The 314th Military Intelligence Battalion knocked off previously undefeated Air Force Information Operations Center 41-32 Jan. 25 at the Chaparral Fitness Center at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas... MORE

Angelo Baxter from the 314th Military Intelligence Battalion teaches dribbling to his son Elisha during half time Jan. 25 at the Chaparral Fitness Center. (Photo by Army Spc. Tim Luukkonen)

Warriors roar back against Radiology
January 29, 2007 — The 342nd Training Squadron "Warriors" went full-speed at both ends of the court and moved into a first-place tie with a big win over the previously undefeated league leaders Jan. 26. Torin Williams... MORE

Armando Daniel for the 342nd Training Squadron at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, balances the ball against Tom Roomsburg from Radiology, the 759th Diagnostics and Therapeutics Squadron, Jan. 26 at the Chaparral Fitness Center. (USAF photo by Robbin Cresswell)

Sharing knowledge with CGOs
January 25, 2007 — MORE

Steven Polk, a retired lieutenant general, spoke to the 37th Training Wing's company grade officers Jan. 11 at the Gateway Club on Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. Mr. Polk is the first speaker for the newly instituted monthly CGO professional development sessions. Mr. Polk relayed his ideas about leadership and the importance of incorporating one's own personality into his leadership style. (USAF photo by Lt. Col. Daniel Epright)

600 343rd TRS students to get new dorm
January 25, 2007 — A ribbon-cutting ceremony Jan. 22 dedicated the completion of a new dormitory for 600 technical school students undergoing security forces training by the 343rd Training Squadron. A few items remain... MORE

The view from the three-story atrium from allows one an unobstructed view from the charge of quarters desk to the ceiling. (USAF photo by Alan Boedeker)

Tax assistance available for Security Hill personnel
January 25, 2007 — Free electronic tax filing for federal income tax returns will soon be available on Security Hill for all active-duty members and retirees assigned to, or collocated with, the Air Intelligence Agency... MORE

Night Vision Goggle Academic Instructor training debuts at Randolph
January 25, 2007 — Randolph sets a new training milestone Monday as it begins its first Air Force Night Vision Goggle Academic Instructor course. The course, which has been conducted under the Air Force Research... MORE

Capt. Tom Massa, Air Force Night Vision Goggle Academic Instructor Course director, adjusts the lighting on the terrain board (a scale model of desert mountain urban environments) in the "nite lab" to demonstrate the effects of shadows, illumination and contrast on NVG visual performance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Alex Ramos)

Services Division represents at 2007 AETC Services Program and Flight Awards
January 25, 2007 — The 12th Mission Support Group Services Division garnered six awards in the 2006 Air Education and Training Command Program and Flight Awards contest. The Randolph Officers' and Enlisted Clubs, Youth... MORE

Golfing for the future
January 24, 2007 — MORE

Chaplain (Capt.) Leif Espeland drives for "Team God" in an African-American Heritage Committee golf tournament Jan. 12 that was a "huge success" and raised approximately $1,900 for scholarships, said Shirley Jones, AAHC coordinator at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. Chaplain Espeland, shown on No. 1 tee at Gateway Valley Golf Course, was one of 120 people who played for 30 teams in the tournament. Among the participants was San Antonio City Councilman Art Hall, who said he loves to golf and was happy the AAHC invited him. (USAF photo by Alan Boedeker)

Cutting income taxes
January 23, 2007 — MORE

Brig. Gen. Darrell Jones uses a giant pair of scissors to cut a ribbon to dedicate the new Lackland Air Force Base Tax Center in the Carswell Administration Building, Bldg. 9050, Suite 3700. Standing beside General Jones, then the 37th Training Wing commander, is 1st Lt. Eric Adams, officer in charge of the center. The center will open Feb. 5, 2007. The building, at 1700 Carswell Ave., is near clothing sales on Hughes Avenue at Kirtland Street. Hours of operation will be 8-11 a.m. and 1-3 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Appointments are required for all but basic military trainees and technical school students by calling 671-7983 starting Monday. Also, each unit has at least one tax advisor ready to assist with federal income tax returns.

Be part of history: Name Randolph's new air park
January 19, 2007 — Randolph members have the chance to become part of the base's history by naming the new park which is being built in the old Wherry housing area. The contest starts today for all of Team Randolph, in... MORE

Like Dr. King, AF serves greater good
January 19, 2007 — The commander of the Air Force's largest training wing, welcoming 222 people to a commemorative service Jan. 11 honoring Martin Luther King Jr., said, "Dr. King believed in service and in bringing... MORE

Guest speaker and Lackland Air Force Base choir director, Bradley Scott, Ph.D., senior education associate for the Intercultural Development Research Association, recites the famous "I have a dream" speech during the Jan. 11 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. commemorative service at Freedom Chapel. (USAF photo by Alan Boedeker)

Gridlocks Plus
January 19, 2007 — (Editor's note: The Gridlocks Plus, seen weekly in the sports section of the Talespinner, is online this week due to inclement weather preventing the guessers from submitting their picks prior to... MORE

Fuel pumps restart after upgrades at one station, other stations await turn
January 19, 2007 — Lackland Air Force Base military members surprised by the inability to get fuel for their vehicles last week at the Army and Air Force Exchange Service 24-hour shoppette now can resume fueling their... MORE

Patrons who fuel their vehicles at the Army and Air Force Exchange Service troop store on the training side of Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, will have to change their fueling destination when the pumps undergo upgrades beginning Feb. 5. The upgrades are expected to take 10 days or less. (USAF photo by Armando Flores)

Icy weather workers
January 19, 2007 — MORE

Guadalupe Montana, a 37th Civil Engineer Squadron exterior foreman, stretches from a lift bucket to cut an ice-laden tree limb responsible for a two-hour power outage starting around 10 a.m. Jan. 17 on the southern training side of Lackland Air Force Base,Texas. Mr. Montana said the limb, near Bldg. 5570 on Selfridge Avenue between Hughes and Walker Avenues, pushed a primary power line into another line, causing a "big ball of fire" before the short tripped a circuit breaker. The winter storm resulted in the base being closed for Jan. 16 and 17. (USAF photo by Alan Boedeker)