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USDA replaces food guide pyramid with MyPlate
June 16, 2011 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture's food guide pyramid, a total diet approach introduced in 1992 and revised in 2005, has been set aside for a new icon.MyPlate, unveiled this month, is a simpler,... MORE

Fire Emergency Services honors RFISD employee with public service award
June 14, 2011 — A facility manager who has kept Randolph Field Independent School District students and employees safe for more than 20 years is the recipient of Randolph Fire Emergency Services' first quarterly... MORE

12th OG earns “Outstanding” on ASEV
June 13, 2011 — The 12th Operations Group earned an "Outstanding" grade on their 2011 Aircrew Standardization and Evaluation Visit inspection June 6 - 10.A team of 19th Air Force inspectors reviewed flying... MORE

Scare at local water park highlights importance of knowing BLS/CPR
June 13, 2011 — The importance of Basic Life Support and CPR training was reinforced for a Randolph family June 5 when their trip to a local water park took a serious turn after another family's small child choked on... MORE

Ride the Great Divide
June 10, 2011 — Just a man and his, err, ... bike.Like generations of Americans before him, Lackland Arts and Crafts Center woodworker Dale Shadley is embarking on a cross-continental challenge in search of... MORE

Dale Shadley, a woodworker at the arts and crafts center, prepares his specialized bike for the Tour Divide race June 11. (U.S. Air Force photo/Robbin Cresswell)

Medina makes room for family
June 10, 2011 — Move over juice bar, a family fitness room is the coolest new thing to hit the Medina Fitness Center.Correlating with a recent spike in base housing, Medina Fitness Center manager Jason Sparks said... MORE

Tharp receives top Force Support honor
June 10, 2011 — He is the flight chief for the largest sustainment services flight in the Air Force, overseeing more than 1,200 people on any given day.The largest lodging operation in the Department of Defense falls... MORE

Mark Tharp (right), 802nd Force Support Squadron sustainment services flight chief, reviews club policies with Charles Mullins, 802nd FSS, June 6 at the Gateway Club. Mr. Tharp was recently named the Air Force 2010 Force Support Manager of the Year. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tony Morano)

Zander earns Air Force award
June 10, 2011 — The Inns of Lackland assistant general manager views being recognized with an Air Force award as a team honor."It's really not an individual award; it's an award for the Inns of Lackland and Lackland... MORE

Maria Zander, lodging assistant general manager, conducts inspections at the Gateway Inn May 26. Ms. Zander was recently named the Air Force's top 2010 sustainment services flight manager. (U.S. Air Force photo/Robbin Cresswell)

Axelbank takes command of 37th TRW
June 10, 2011 — Col. Eric Axelbank took command of the 37th Training Wing during a formal ceremony at the Air Force Basic Military Training parade grounds Monday.Maj. Gen. Mary Kay Hertog, 2nd Air Force commander,... MORE

Col. Eric Axelbank, 37th Training Wing commander, addresses the audience during the 37th TRW change of command ceremony June 6. (U.S. Air Force photo/Alan Boedeker)

JBSA golf classic honors veterans
June 3, 2011 — The Joint Base San Antonio Golf Classic was a way to unite supporters of the city's military installations and honor veterans, many of whom were present among the 166 golfers, through competition May... MORE

Shenen Hoefferie, left, and teammate Lorrin Malcolm line up a putt at the Lackland Gateway Hills golf course May 29. (U.S. Air Force photo/Robbin Cresswell)

Specialists keep an eye on MWDs
June 3, 2011 — Fritz, a blonde Labrador retriever, sat patiently on a metal table as first one eye, then the other, was examined by a veterinary specialist.Each ophthalmology examination varies in length. Fritz'... MORE

Dr. Robert Munger, a board certified veterinary ophthalmologist, gives Fritz, a military working dog, an eye exam at the Holland Working Dog Veterinary Hospital May 23. Fritz is being held by Isaac Felarca, an animal caretaker with the 341st Training Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Robbin Cresswell)

JBSA under Stage II water restrictions
June 3, 2011 — Joint Base San Antonio entered Stage II water restrictions Tuesday. Stage II water restrictions take effect when the water level in Bexar County index well J-17 drops below 650 feet above sea level... MORE

Youth center ready for active summer
June 3, 2011 — The Lackland Youth Center will be a beehive of activity starting next week with the release of students for the summer.More than 700 youth will pass through the doors of the center daily from dawn... MORE

Mott reflects on tenure at Lackland
June 3, 2011 — At the end of his first day as commander of the 37th Training Wing on a hot July afternoon in 2009, Col. William H. Mott V was amazed by Lackland's diversity. He summed up that whirlwind day with... MORE

Dwight Gutzler shows off the commander's coin presented to him by Col. William H. Mott V, 37th Training Wing commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/Robbin Cresswell)

Special event showcases Rambler Fitness Center's group classes
June 2, 2011 — The Rambler Fitness Center is a beehive of activity every day of the week, providing Airmen, retirees and their dependents an opportunity to work out on their own as well as offering an array of... MORE

JBSA golf classic honors, unites veterans
June 2, 2011 — The Joint Base San Antonio Golf Classic was a way to unite supporters of the city's military installations and to honor veterans, many of whom were present among the 166 golfers, through competition... MORE

Nine graduate from Gaylor Airman Leadership School
June 2, 2011 — Nine senior airmen graduated from the Joint Base San Antonio Airman Leadership School and were recognized for their achievements during a graduation ceremony May24 at the Gateway Club, Lackland Air... MORE

JBSA enters Stage II water restrictions
June 2, 2011 — The Bexar County index well J-17 is under 650 feet. Joint Base San Antonio has implemented Stage II water restrictions.Watering times/days continue to be once per week. The major change in Stage II is... MORE

Cardboard, duct tape: pirates revisit Archimedes
June 1, 2011 — Under a bright blue sky, juniors and seniors from Randolph High School met in teams of two for a race from one end of the Parr O'Club pool to the other in boats made only of cardboard and duct tape... MORE

During the Fourth Annual Randolph High School Physics and PreCal Cardboard Boat Regatta, Ryan Goodwin and John Byrd sail their pirate-themed cardboard boat while team Randolph Yacht Club: Munaum Qureshi and Austin Alderete, furiously paddle as they begin to sink during a race to the finish.
(U,S, Air Force photo/Brian McGloin)

Try out a DEMO
June 1, 2011 — The U.S. Army-Baylor University Doctoral Program in Physical Therapy is partnering with Randolph Air Force Base to conduct a research study here to compare the effects of two physical therapy... MORE

Air Force Lt. Col. John Childs, center, Principal Investigator on a study of knee osteoarthritis, meets with physical therapists Brett Neilson and Harmony Choi, at the Physical Therapy Clinic at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas. The physical therapists are participating in the study of knee osteoarthritis. (U.S. Air Force photo/David Terry)