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Randolph gears up for Year of the Air Force Family activities
September 23, 2009 — Many activities are in store in the coming months for the base community as Randolph celebrates Year of the Air Force Family, an observance that will continue through next July. Family-oriented events... MORE

Team Randolph comes together fast to build campus for BSOC
September 22, 2009 — Engineers, contractors and personnelists alike, worked overtime to build and staff the Basic Sensor Operator Course's campus in less than a month.By readying dorms, the dining facility, converting a... MORE

AFPC celebrates Air Force birthday with dining out
September 22, 2009 — MORE

The Air Force Band of the West provides dinner music for the guests at the Air Force Personnel Center dining out Sept. 18. The dining out was held to commemorate the 62nd birthday of the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Rich McFadden)

First class of enlisted sensor operators graduates
September 21, 2009 — The Air Force reached a historic milestone Sept. 18 when its first class of enlisted unmanned aircraft systems sensor operators graduated from the Basic Sensor Operator Course here. The graduates -... MORE

Chief Master Sgt. James Guertin, Air Force Personnel Center Command Career Enlisted Force Manager for Unmanned Aerial Systems Operators, gives the commencement speech at the inaugural Basic Sensor Operator Course graduation at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, Sept. 18. (U.S. Air Force photo/Rich McFadden)

Basic Sensor Operator Training graduates inaugural class
September 18, 2009 — MORE

(Front row) Staff Sgt. Adam Rosen, Staff Sgt. Jason Peterson, (back row) Staff Sgt. Jeremy Reid, Senior Airman Robert Babian, and Airman 1st Class Ronald Shortledge are the graduates of the inaugural Basic Sensor Operator Course taught at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, to prepare enlisted members for careers as Unmanned Aerial Systems Sensor Operators. (U.S. Air Force photo/Steve Thurow)

37th TRW command chief has passion for the job
September 18, 2009 — Listening to Chief Master Sgt. Jay Simon, 37th Training Wing command chief, his passion for Airmen comes through loud and clear. When he talks about the enlisted corps, especially the younger Airmen,... MORE

Randolph seeks general aviators for Civil Fly-In
September 18, 2009 — Randolph Air Force Base officials invite general aviation pilots to fly to the airfield here and participate in a Civil Fly-In the base will host Oct. 10 from 8 a.m. to noon on the flight line. Ramp... MORE

Randolph Air Force Base officials invite general aviation pilots to fly to the airfield here and participate in a Civil Fly-In the base will host Oct. 10 from 8 a.m. to noon on the flight line. (Graphic by Javier Garcia)

Team Randolph celebrates Patriot Day
September 18, 2009 — MORE

Randolph AFB, TX, 11 Sep 09: Sheila Earle, Executive Director Air Force Personnel Center, give the Patriots Day opening speach to a capacity crowd at the AFPC conference Center.

Wing welcomes 15 new civilian 'honorary' commanders
September 15, 2009 — Sept. 10 marked Randolph AFB's twelfth consecutive year of welcoming forty local civilian from surrounding towns and cities with an annual "Honorary Commander" hail and farewell reception at the Parr... MORE

Senior Airman David Evans, a trumpet apprentice with the Gateway Band, performs a solo for one of Randolph's newest Honorary Commanders, Ms. Leslye Baumann, as Lt. Col. Christopher Crane, 12th Comptroller Squadron, looks on. The Honorary Commanders Program enhances the positive relationship between Randolph Air Force Base and the surrounding communities. The reception was held 10 Sept, at the Randolph Air Force Base Parr Club. (U.S. Air Force photo/Melissa Peterson)

New Air Force Personnel Center building aiming for May completion date
September 15, 2009 — A building expected to set a standard for future Air Force structures because of its energy-efficient features is starting to rise from its foundation. Construction of the new two-story,... MORE

Hispanic Heritage Month off to festive start with folk dancers, salsa contest
September 15, 2009 — About 100 people were in attendance as Randolph's monthlong celebration of Hispanic culture began this week with a kickoff event featuring Mexican folkloric dancers and a salsa contest. Hispanic... MORE

Laura Sanchez and Eva Saliz, Mexican Folklorico dancers with Grupo Amistad sponsored by the University of the Incarnate Word, perform Sept. 14 during the Randolph Hispanic Heritage Month kickoff, an event filled with music, folkloric dancing, a salsa competition and a sampling of Hispanic cuisine. (U.S. Air Force photo/Steve Thurow)

Spreading the message of safety
September 11, 2009 — MORE

Tech. Sgt. Matt Hannen (ladder), Air Force Photojournalist assigned to Torch Magazine, Headquarters Air Education and Training Command, coordinates a photograph of Headquarters Safety Directorate staff members for a marketing poster themed "Mishap Prevention Starts Here" for distribution command-wide, and throughout the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Steve Thurow)

37th TRW command chief moves to 502nd ABW
September 8, 2009 — Sept. 4 marked the closing of yet another chapter in the career of Lackland's senior enlisted Airman, Chief Master Sgt. Juan Lewis. Lackland says goodbye to the 37th Training Wing command chief with a... MORE

Massive BMT construction project begins this fall
September 8, 2009 — Change is coming to the Lackland skyline this fall. What will be the largest military construction program in the Air Force begins next month when work starts on the first of 13 new basic military... MORE

New base-entry system expected to improve force protection
September 8, 2009 — Personnel at 12th Security Forces Squadron are gearing up for installation of a more secure base-entry system at Randolph that is already operational at other Air Force bases around the world. Once... MORE

Commander pledges CFC support
September 3, 2009 — MORE

Col. William H. Mott V, 37th Training Wing commander, fills out a Combined Federal Campaign contribution form Sept. 1. The campaign kicked off Sept. 2 and runs until Oct. 14. The CFC raises money each year for local, national and international charities. (U.S. Air Force photo/Robbin Cresswell)

Photo essay: A day in the life
September 3, 2009 — The 37th Training Wing is the largest training wing in the Air Force. Every day, the 37th TRW provides basic military, professional and technical skills, and English language training for the Air... MORE

Trainees from Lackland's 326th Training Squadron demonstrate different hand to hand combat techniques on a dummy during combat skills training. Trainees are familiarized with combat maneuvers during BMT to better prepare them for future deployments. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nicole Roberts)

Last year's Rambler 120 Team Challenge winners are training again
September 2, 2009 — Athletes who won gold medals for prowess in running, biking and paddling in last year's Rambler 120 Team Challenge are training again, because this year's Rambler 120 is scheduled for October 17 at 7... MORE

562th FTS instructor receives Purple Heart
September 1, 2009 — MORE

Capt. David Golden, 562nd Flying Training Squadron Instructor, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, recounts the day he received lacerations to his forehead after shrapnel glanced off the glass of his ballistic eye wear while deployed as an Electronic Warfare Officer to Forward Operating Base Orgun-E to fellow members of the 562th FTS in attendance for Golden's Purple Heart award ceremony which was presided over by Gen. Stephen R. Lorenz (right), Air Education and Training Command, Commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/Steve Thurow)

Combat systems officer evolution continues next month with stand-up of 479th FTG at Pensacola
September 1, 2009 — Randolph's loss will soon be the Air Force's gain as the new generation of combat systems officers emerges from a single pipeline at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla. A ceremony Oct. 2 at a new... MORE