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International Affairs team to visit Randolph
August 13, 2007 — Representatives from the International Affairs Career Field Development Team will provide an IACF informational update briefing Aug. 23 at 9 a.m. in the conference center of Building 905 as part of... MORE

Energy conservation a daily mission for Team Randolph
August 13, 2007 — At Randolph, bills for electricity and natural gas total $6 million per year, but organizations on base are already working to alleviate the effects of summer heat on energy consumption and costs... MORE

Students use avionics to learn science, math
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A rocket launches successfully Aug. 3 as the final summer Starbase Kelly academy ends at the 433rd Airlift Wing at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. Three summer camps were held this year for Team Lackland 10- and 11-year olds. The academy includes aircraft tours, scientific experiments, rocket building and launching, computer flight simulation and teamwork and goal-setting exercises. (USAF photo by Alan Boedeker)

Care, love earns one child care provider command-level praise
August 9, 2007 — In a living room displaying children's artwork and the letters of the alphabet, Dawn Love reads energetically to a group of six children. Mrs. Love, a family child care provider with Lackland's Family... MORE

Concern for educational, emotional needs of students gets Lackland ISD high marks
August 9, 2007 — August is generally marked by hot temperatures and back-to-school shopping, but this year members of the Lackland Independent School District might be a little bit happier to go back to school. For... MORE

Newest Air Force 'detectives' are looking for green
August 9, 2007 — ESOHCAMP personnel across the Air Force are going from policemen to detectives as the Department of Defense strives to go greener. According to Lackland's Environmental, Safety and Occupational Health... MORE

DA, Gen. Jones share candid opinions of sexual assault offenders
August 9, 2007 — "I think we should lock 'em all up," the Bexar County district attorney said emphatically to Team Lackland personnel attending the United Against Sexual Violence community luncheon Aug. 7. To the CEOs... MORE

AETC picks up Courtland for AF Marathon
August 9, 2007 — Kellie Courtland, 37th Training Wing, had just returned from leave in San Francisco when she started working toward a new mission. She will be representing Lackland AFB and Air Education and Training... MORE

Hitmen capture base softball championship
August 9, 2007 — The Cryptologic Systems Group "Hitmen" won their first base championship defeating the 651st Munitions Squadron, "Ammo," 9-4 and 3-1 in the championship series Aug. 1. The Hitmen lost their first game... MORE

Enlisted heritage has own life at museum
August 9, 2007 — Judging from the exterior of the facility, it's hard to believe that a building so small could contain so much information about the Air Force, past and present. The History and Traditions Museum on... MORE

This display at the History and Traditions Museum on Lackland AFB shows an aviation mechanic in a maintenance shop repairing an engine propeller. The museum, located at the intersection of George Avenue and Nellis Street, is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (USAF photo by Mandi Cruz)

Lackland youth enlisting for Operation JET
August 6, 2007 — Last summer, Operation JET recruited Lackland youths willing to "deploy" to Camp Independence, a mock deployment base on KellyUSA, in order to learn and share the experiences of their military... MORE

Fitness Challenge finishes with big gains
August 6, 2007 — Recently, members of the 37th Services Division Fitness & Sports section at Lackland AFB finished an eight-week fitness challenge. Almost every staff member participated in the event. The members were... MORE

Listening, learning vital to continued success of NSPS
August 6, 2007 — The National Security Personnel System continues to support more than 1,000 employees at Lackland AFB, with the annual assessment on the horizon. "As one of the first Air Force bases to convert to... MORE

Ammo advances over 343rd TRS
August 6, 2007 — A 15-minute rain shower would not delay the Intramural Softball Base Championship any longer July 30 as the 343rd Training Squadron faced the 651st Munitions Squadron "Ammo" in the third round of the... MORE

Military Retirees Make Great Teachers
August 1, 2007 — Over the last 12 years, more than 10,000 military veterans have become teachers across the country, of which 1,670 were hired here in Texas. Almost 7,000 of these new teachers are retired military,... MORE

AETC welcomes new vice commander
July 30, 2007 — The Air Education and Training Command welcomed a new senior leader this week, as Maj. Gen. Mark Welsh III stepped in as the vice commander. A veteran of more than 31 years of service, General Welsh... MORE

Maj. Gen. Mark Welsh III pauses while touring the observation deck of the "Taj Mahal" building housing the 12th Flying Training Wing headquarters at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, Thursday, July 26. General Welsh replaces Lt. Gen. Dennis Larsen as Vice Commander of Air Education and Training Command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Mike Hammond)

Going green: Mother Nature holds the key for better greens at Randolph Oaks
July 27, 2007 — If Mother Nature cooperates, golfers will be playing on better quality greens at Randolph Oaks Golf Course by this fall. Throughout the summer, workers have been fixing up bare and weak areas on the... MORE

AFMA to take over more responsibilities, welcomes new leader
July 27, 2007 — Randolph Air Force Base houses more than 30 mission partners, including Air Education and Training Command, Air Force Personnel Center, Air Force Recruiting Service and 19th Air Force to name a few... MORE

Job-shadowing program gives teens a glimpse into future
July 27, 2007 — A group of teenagers from the youth center's summer program got a head start on their peers this week, learning what it's like to work in a retail clothing store. The students - all of them 13- and... MORE

An Old Navy employee shows Jasmyn Douglas (right), a student in the Teen Extreme summer program at the Randolph Youth Center, how to operate a cash register during a job-shadowing program Monday at the retail clothing store. (Photo by Rich McFadden)

Base health personnel set sights on pesky mosquito
July 27, 2007 — Copious rainfall in the San Antonio area this summer has replenished the Edwards Aquifer and produced lush lawns, but it's also provided fertile breeding pools for the nasty little pest known as the... MORE

Senior Airman Arthur Hyzer, of the 12th Medical Support Squadron, changes the filter of a mosquito net located on base. (Photo by Rich McFadden)