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Phase II housing privatization coming; town hall meeting set for May 13
April 10, 2008 — Big changes are coming in the way Lackland's housing areas are managed. Sometime this summer, most remaining government housing on Lackland will be privatized and combined with existing privatized... MORE

Documentarian learns power of sharing pain; bringing story to Lackland April 14
April 7, 2008 — In 2001 Angela Shelton set out across the United States to make a documentary. Ms. Shelton's plan was to survey other women named Angela Shelton from around the country, and find out more about their... MORE

Potential Olympians to compete at CISM tournament here
April 7, 2008 — Lackland Air Force Base will be hosting the Council of International Military Sports Basketball Tournament from April 14-22. This is the second time Lackland has hosted one of CISM's sporting events... MORE

Lackland's OSI office becomes a 'Super Det'
April 7, 2008 — It's been a phenomenal year of growth, hard work and excellence for the Air Force Office of Special Investigations Detachment 409 in San Antonio. In a consolidation move early last summer to provide... MORE

37th LRS squeezes by 690th ALIS, 17-15
April 7, 2008 — The 37th Logistics Readiness Squadron needed three runs and an extra inning of play to defeat the 690th Alteration and Installation Squadron, 17-15, April 1 during the opening week of intramural... MORE

Misfits beat out Hell Cats in volleyball playoffs
April 7, 2008 — The 59th Medical Operations Squadron No. 2 "Misfits" squared off against the 37th Mission Support Squadron "Hell Cats" in the first round of intramural volleyball playoffs April 1 at the Warhawk... MORE

Free cab ride program gives new option to drinking and driving
April 7, 2008 — The Team Lackland Middle Managers are making their best effort to guarantee Airmen have an alternative to driving home intoxicated. In November, the group launched Airmen Against Drunk Driving, a... MORE

Lackland scores high on MSET eval
April 7, 2008 — The Air Education and Training Command Headquarters Maintenance Standardization and Evaluation Team gave the 37th Training Wing a 93 percent pass rate for the comprehensive 495 inspections performed... MORE

Last second heroics propel AFPC to second consecutive intramural crown
April 4, 2008 — Led by a buzzer-beating shot by Chuck Freeman, Air Force Personnel Center #1 beat the 12th Medical Group in two games Wednesday to win its second consecutive Randolph intramural basketball... MORE

Chuck Freeman, #4, defends against his opponent from the 12th Medical Group during his drive to the hoop. The AFPC #1 team went on to win 59-47.

IAAFA rallies past AFIOC in volleyball
April 3, 2008 — Inter-American Air Forces Academy turned a one-match deficit into a convincing 2-1 victory over Air Force Information Operations Center in an intramural volleyball game March 24 at the Warhawk Fitness... MORE

Warhawks rough up Riders, 28-16
April 3, 2008 — The Lackland Men's Varsity Softball Team lit the Texas Riders up with 15 runs in the fifth inning to win March 25 game 28-16. The Warhawks were on the verge of squandering the lead they had enjoyed... MORE

Ro-Hawks track results released
April 3, 2008 — The Randolph Ro-Hawks girls and boys track teams hosted the Ro-Hawk Relays March 29 at Ro-Hawk Stadium, which consisted of nine girls teams and six boys teams. The Lady Ro-Hawks won the girls division... MORE

AFAF Burger Burn
April 3, 2008 — MORE

Senior Master Sgt. John Petty (right), Air Force Personnel Center, makes his contribution to the Air Force Assistance Fund March 31 at the base-wide Burger Burn fundraiser in the base exchange and commissary parking lot. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joel Martinez)

Basura Bash: Randolph Airmen clean up local community
April 3, 2008 — MORE

Staff Sgt. Kristin Garcia (right), 12th Medical Operations Squadron, and Staff Sgt. Harold Andradeborbor, 37th Aerospace Medical Squadron, Lackland Air Force Base, pick up trash and collect recyclable material March 29 at the Olmos Basin park area for San Antonio?s annual Basura Bash. More than 30 Airmen from Randolph gathered to help clean up the riverbank and lend support to the local community. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Katie Hickerson)

I Love Randolph Week: Team Randolph does its part to keep base 'Showplace of the Air Force'
April 2, 2008 — Randolph units and organizations will show their pride in the base next week during the 12th annual "I Love Randolph Week." The five-day clean-up is a yearly tradition for Team Randolph in which... MORE

Freedom Flyers: Will to survive motivated Air Force pilots as they endured living hell of POW camps
April 2, 2008 — Every year a group of Airmen united by a shared experience of survival against all odds returns to Randolph in the early spring, and every year the base community marvels at the triumph of the human... MORE

Freedom Flyers pose for a photo outside the Randolph Officers? Club during their reunion. (U.S. Air Force photo by Steve White)

Fam-a-Ganza pays tribute to military children, families
April 2, 2008 — The importance of military families and children will be celebrated as the Randolph Youth Center hosts its free Fam-a-Ganza April 12 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fam-a-Ganza is an annual event that... MORE

Family Advocacy Program helps defeat child abuse by promoting healthy families
April 2, 2008 — "Promoting Healthy Families" is the theme of Child Abuse Prevention Month, which is observed in April each year. It is also the everyday theme of Randolph's Family Advocacy Program. The program's... MORE

Shooting for the gold: Randolph colonel takes aim at 2008 Summer Olympics
March 31, 2008 — A Randolph Airman earned a slot to compete in the 2008 Summer Olympic Games after placing second at a four-day U.S. Olympic Team Trial international trap shooting competition March 14 in Kerrville,... MORE

Lt. Col. Dominic Grazioli, Air Education and Training Command, earned a chance to compete against the best-of-the-best international trap shooters in the 2008 Summer Olympics after placing second at the U.S. Olympic Team Trial in Kerrville, Texas on March 14.

Base youth center starts spring baseball, softball season
March 31, 2008 — Shouts of "play ball" filled the air as the Randolph Youth Center opened its spring sports season March 24. The youth center began its spring baseball, t-ball and girls softball season with an opening... MORE

The Randolph Youth Center opened its spring t-ball, softball and baseball season with the national anthem at Ebbets Field Monday. More than 150 Randolph youth participated in the ceremony. (Photo by Maggie Armstrong)