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Stacey sophomore competes at state
May 14, 2010 — At the Region IV-A track and field meet May 3, Stacey's 800-meter runner crossed off two items on her to-do list: best the school's 800-meter time and qualify for the state championship.Sophomore... MORE

Sophomore Janae Lewis is set to run in the 800-meter state championship race May 14 Myers Stadium in Austin. Lewis took second place in the Region IV-A meet to advance to her first state championship appearance. (U.S. Air Force photo/Robbin Cresswell)

MPS staff takes customer service personally
May 14, 2010 — During his 20 years in the Air Force personnel career field, the Military Personnel Section superintendent, 802nd Force Support Squadron, has just about experienced it all.He admits being "old... MORE

Airman 1st Class Cary Chiampi, 802nd Force Support Squadron, aids a Soldier with personnel questions May 4 at the Military Personnel Section. The MPS has focused its services around efficiency and ease for its customers, implementing measures such as online appointment scheduling for Common Access Cards and numerous basewide branch locations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Robbin Cresswell)

ECSS implementation kicks off in JBSA
May 14, 2010 — The Air Force is in the midst of an historical transformation. The way the Air Force is organized and the ways that airpower is employed are changing in revolutionary ways. Changing too are the ways... MORE

LPAG brings 'Speed Date' to Arnold Hall
May 14, 2010 — Bears, clowns and art therapists, Oh my!If it's one thing the Lackland Performing Arts Group's production of the one-act play "Speed Date" has, it's variety.The show, opening May 14 at the Arnold Hall... MORE

Leilani Souza and Matthew McKenna rehearse a scene from LPAG's production of "Speed Date" at the Arnold Hall Community Center ballroom. (U.S. Air Force photo/Robbin Cresswell)

Randolph bids farewell to vice commander
May 12, 2010 — Randolph Air Force Base bids farewell to Col. Michael Frankel, vice commander 12th Flying Training Wing, as he and his family depart for Laughlin AFB, in Del Rio, Texas. Colonel Frankel leaves here to... MORE

Col. Michael Frankel, 12th Flying Training Wing vice commander, addresses the crowd at the kick-off of the year of the Air Force Family, at the Parr O’ Club here Oct. 2. The Secretary and the Chief of Staff of the Air Force named July 09 - Jul 10, Year of the Air Force Family. The Year of the Air Force Family will provide leadership at all levels a vehicle to communicate information and data to Airmen, family members, surrounding communities and DoD audiences on the variety and scope of programs offered by the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Rich McFadden)

Reunion in Fort Worth celebrates chapter of 12th FTW's history
May 11, 2010 — This October, a group of former Air Force officers, enlisted personnel and civilians bound by their common experience during the Vietnam War will meet again to share their stories.They were assigned... MORE

Combat camera squadron honors first training course graduates
May 10, 2010 — The 3rd Combat Camera Squadron honored their inaugural graduating class of combat correspondent (video) training course graduates here April 30 in a ceremony designed to recognize their achievement... MORE

Maj. Thomas Knowles, (left) 3rd Combat Camera Squadron commander, presents training certificates and combat camera patches at the squadron’s inaugural combat correspondent (video) training course graduation ceremony at Lackland April 30. The course’s first graduates (left to right) are Master Sgt. Robert Shields, Master Sgt. Michael Hamill, Master Sgt. Piper Faulisi, Tech. Sgt. Kevin Nichols and Tech. Sgt. Rebecca Zannetti. (U.S. Air Force photo by Steve Ninotta)

DLIELC instructor delivers language aid to Cambodia
May 10, 2010 — When Michael Sheridan relocated to the Austin area in 2006, it began a chain of events that led him to a remarkable experience.A Defense Language Institute English Language Center senior instructor,... MORE

Michael Sheridan, Defense Language Institute English Language Center senior instructor, stands with locals outside the ruins of Angkor Wat, a 12th century stone temple in Angkor, Cambodia. In 2009, Mr. Sheridan spent six months providing language and technical assistance to Cambodian instructors in the first extended in-country training for the DLIELC nonresident program in the country. (Courtesy photo)

Let the games begin: Lackland kicks off May fitness challenge
May 10, 2010 — The Medina Fitness Center's push-up and sit-up challenge officially introduced May Fitness Month over the weekend at Lackland.In addition, Tuesday's pull-up challenge at the Gillum Fitness Center, and... MORE

Chris Perry, Security Hill Personnel Center, participates in the pull-up contest at the Gillum Fitness Center, Tuesday. (U.S. Air Force photo by Alan Boedeker)

Pedestrians and drivers must stay alert to stay alive at bus stops and crosswalks
May 10, 2010 — With summer coming, there will be a busy youth activities program with school buses shuttling children around Randolph Air Force Base to various assorted activities. Inexperienced teenage drivers will... MORE

More traffic at south gate spells more danger at south crossover
May 4, 2010 — The recent reopening of Randolph's south gate to privately owned vehicles allows motorists to again use that gate to enter and leave the base, alleviating traffic congestion at the base's other entry... MORE

Base's effort helped keep H1N1 cases from growing significantly during last year
May 3, 2010 — A little more than a year after Randolph Air Force Base's medical clinic helped to diagnose two teenagers with H1N1, or swine influenza, two clinic physicians spearheading the base's subsequent H1N1... MORE

Randolph observes Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
May 3, 2010 — Fashion, food sampling, dancing and heritage-based literature readings are scheduled at Randolph Air Force Base as part of the Air Force's annual celebration of as Asian Pacific American Heritage... MORE

Spotlight shines on Randolph's nurses, medical technicians this week
May 3, 2010 — The care wounded warriors receive on the battlegrounds of Southwest Asia is greatly responsible for their high survival rate.At home the registered nurses, licensed vocational nurses and medical... MORE

Lashon Risper (left) and Marrette Lehman, medical assistants with the 359th Medical Operations Squadron, set up an electrocardiogram machine in the family health clinic April 20. (U.S. Air Force photo by Steve Thurow)

Lackland celebrates Fiesta
April 30, 2010 — MORE

Gen. Stephen Lorenz, commander of Air Education and Training Command, and military ambassadors from the Air Force, Navy, Army and Marine Corps wave to spectators during the Texas Cavaliers River Parade April 19 in downtown San Antonio. Ambassadors from local military bases attend a variety of functions throughout the Fiesta celebration. (U.S. Air Force photo by Robbin Cresswell)

Haitian national soccer team takes Warhawks' field
April 30, 2010 — Training in South Texas three months after the earthquake in their country, the Haiti national soccer team came to Lackland to do something that naturally makes them feel at home: play a beautiful... MORE

Warhawks goalie Chris Phillips and defender Andre Scott try to recover on a Haitian fast break April 26.

502nd Mission Support Group stands up
April 30, 2010 — One of the last pieces of the Joint Base San Antonio puzzle moved into place Monday as the 502nd Mission Support Group officially stood up during a ceremony at Fort Sam Houston's historic MacArthur... MORE

The 502nd Mission Support Group flag unfurls behind Col. Mary Garr, 502 MSG/Garrison commander and Air Force Brig. Gen. Leonard Patrick, commander of the 502nd Air Base Wing, after the group’s official activation at Fort Sam Houston’s MacArthur Parade Field April 26.

Notification campaign focuses on unsecured telecom devices
April 26, 2010 — Representatives of the Randolph Air Force Base Wing Information Assurance Office are making the rounds at Randolph workplaces for the next few weeks.Their mission is to make sure active-duty, civilian... MORE

Tiny pests emerge with rain, warmth
April 26, 2010 — Green grass and wildflowers are evidence of the beauty of spring, but warmer weather also marks the return of an itty-bitty beast that can quickly ruin enjoyment of the great outdoors.At Randolph, the... MORE

New water recycling system reduces usage, costs
April 26, 2010 — A new water recycling system became fully operational April 22 at the Lackland vehicle maintenance yard that reduces the facility's yearly water usage and maintenance costs.Lackland's first major... MORE

Airman 1st Class Adam Vargeson, 802nd Logistics Readiness Squadron, washes the back window of a bus at the Lackland vehicle maintenance yard April 20. The yard is equipped with a newly installed water recycling machine that will save one million gallons of water a year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Robbin Cresswell)