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A four-star farewell flight
July 2, 2008 — MORE

Gen. William R. Looney, Commander, Air Education and Training Command, was honored by fellow Airmen, friends and family during his final, or "fini," flight July 1. General Looney selected an F-15 aircraft as his last flight and was honored by firefighters dousing him with hundreds of gallons of water and friends and family showering him with warm wishes for his retirement. (U.S. Air Force photo by Rich McFadden)

The 4-star treatment: Golf tourney sends off AETC CC
July 1, 2008 — A field of 72 golfers participated last week in a ceremonial tournament as part of end-of-command proceedings for Gen. William R. Looney III, Commander, Air Education and Training Command. The... MORE

Gen. William Looney, Commander, Air Education and Training Command, shares his last official golf story of "the putt that got away" with onlookers before teeing off during his farewell golf tournament June 27. Base officials banded together to send off General Looney in an unusual tournament with no scorecards and no winner; the day was "just for fun."

'Safe zones' for lighting off fireworks declared for July Fourth weekend
July 1, 2008 — It's taken a little over a month, but Bexar County officials have declared ten "safe zones" in which certain kinds of fireworks can be lit off through the entire July Fourth weekend. The San Antonio... MORE

Randolph High resurfaces track complex
June 30, 2008 — A new surface has been installed at the Randolph High School track, just months after the female Ro-Hawks track team won the state 2A championship. The contract to install the bouncy new exterior is... MORE

Rudy Roland, a 14-year employee with the Vibra-Whirl company, which is based in Panhandle, Texas, uses a machine to paint stripes on the new track surface at Randolph High School stadium. (U.S. Air Force photo by Rich McFadden)

The importance of proper UV protection for the eyes
June 30, 2008 — We all understand the importance of protecting your skin from the sun's harmful rays, but what about consistent sunglass use for protecting your eyes? Prolonged exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays... MORE

Final record scan moves AFPC closer to total virtual service
June 30, 2008 — There were no cakes, ribbons or special dignitaries on hand June 3 when Blanca Rubio, a contract scanning team leader at the Air Force Personnel Center here, performed an electronic scan of the Air... MORE

Blanca Rubio, a contract scanning team leader at the Air Force Personnel Center here, scans the last paper unit personnel record June 3. Since September 2006, AFPC has scanned about 325,000 records that were shipped to AFPC’s Master Personnel Records Branch from every active-duty base in the Air Force. The paper to electronic records transition is part of the Air Force's ongoing commitment to Personnel Services Delivery Transformation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Richard Salomon)

Randolph record now 3-2 after topping Marion
June 30, 2008 — There are two schools of thought in baseball about what wins games. The first says you won't win unless you score runs. The other is the idea that pitching alone will often create victories. Last... MORE

Cory Thurchak, Randolph Rebels American Legion baseball team member

Cibolo resident honored as Randolph Family Child Care Provider of the Year
June 30, 2008 — Kim Sandmann became an Air Force family child care provider shortly after giving birth to her fourth child. Just three years later she is the Randolph Family Child Care Provider of the Year. "It was... MORE

Wilford Hall schedules annual school, sports physicals
June 30, 2008 — The Wilford Hall Medical Center Pediatric Clinic has established dates for healthy children ages seven to 18 years to obtain school and sports physicals. Appointments are for adolescent and pediatric... MORE

Lackland Airmen selected for promotion to technical, master sergeant
June 27, 2008 — Congratulations to the 423 Lackland Airmen selected for promotion to technical sergeant and master sergeant. The 226 selected for promotion to technical sergeant are: 23rd Information Operations... MORE

Don't burn your holiday fun with fireworks
June 27, 2008 — Area locals and visitors alike should be forewarned of the burn ban in the area for the upcoming Fourth of July holiday. Wednesday, Texas Gov. Rick Perry signed the Declaration of Local Disaster for... MORE

Randolph falls to Marion in Legion home opener
June 27, 2008 — Grater Field has a deep baseball history of great individual baseball performances. Players such as former Major League All-Star Freddie Patek and long time major and minor league coach/manager and... MORE

Base, community celebrate Fourth of July
June 27, 2008 — The Fourth of July celebration returns to Randolph this year with food and fun throughout the evening and a fireworks extravaganza to bring festivities to a rousing finale. The event, which takes... MORE

Pharmacy advises filling prescriptions early in wake of cyber outage
June 27, 2008 — A computer system outage that affected units throughout the base this month caused a two-and-a-half-day delay for hundreds of people seeking medications and prescription refills at the Randolph... MORE

Pharmacy employees such as Paul Shonebarger rely on their computers to dispense medications. (U.S. Air Force photo by Rich McFadden)

Recycling center earns high honor
June 27, 2008 — Recycling is something people seem to really care about here, where nearly $200,000 was generated last year by Randolph Recycling Center. The facility was cited with a performance award by the Central... MORE

Henry Guadarrama (left) and Rene Hernandez, both base recycling crew members, work together recently at the Family Support Center here to collect recyclables from the blue recycling bins located there. (U.S. Air Force photo by Don Lindsey)

MWD program fulfills Airman's dream
June 27, 2008 — For Senior Airman Shawn Ryan, attending the Department of Defense Military Working Dog Program at Lackland Air Force Base was the fulfillment of a longtime desire to work with military canines. A... MORE

6/18/2008 - Senior Airman Shawn Ryan, a student at the Department of Defense Military Working Dog Program at Lackland, poses with his dog Laikia.
(USAF photo by Sid Luna)

Med Ops wins softball championship
June 27, 2008 — The 59th Medical Operations Group won the Men's Intramural Softball Baseball Championship Tuesday evening, defeating Cryptologic Systems Group "Hitmen" 17-3. In the process, 59th Med Ops kept the... MORE

Summer Leadership Program shows cadets the ropes
June 27, 2008 — Cadet Lt. Colonel Adam Williams is learning the hands-on way how to be a military training instructor. Though few get the experience he is gaining, this Air Force Academy Cadet in Charge at Lackland's... MORE

6/11/2008 - Air Force Academy Cadet 3rd Class Matthew Thomas navigates an obstacle at the basic military training obstacle course. Cadet Thomas is taking part in Lackland's Summer Leadership Program to observe how military training instructors turn a flight of approximately 50 trainees into a team.
(USAF photo by Robbin Cresswell)

Cadets get hands-on experience through Operation Air Force
June 27, 2008 — Air Force Academy Cadet 1st Lieutenant Chris Smith, a senior, got to fly in an F-16 last week. Many of his peers won't get the hands-on experience he has received since arriving on base June 2... MORE

6/10/2008 - Air Force Academy Cadet 1st Lieutenant Chris Smith stands in front of the F-16 he got to fly recently. Cadet Smith has been getting hands-on experience at Lackland Air Force Base through Operation Air Force, a summer program allowing him to experience the Air Force before he graduates from the academy.
(USAF photo by Meredith Canales)

Randolph announces tech, master promotion list
June 27, 2008 — Congratulations to the following Airmen who recently earned the rank of: Technical Sergeant: Bauch, Erica Brown, Karen Coleman, Dionne Cunningham, Edward Davis, Chenae Davis, Tanya Dominguez, Martin... MORE