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AFAF campaign raises $269K
May 12, 2011 — A strong finish in the final week lifted the annual Lackland Air Force Assistance Fund campaign beyond its fundraising goal.By the end of the six-week fundraiser on May 6, $269,363 had been raised for... MORE

Graduates honored at diploma recognition ceremony
May 12, 2011 — Congratulations to the following recent college graduates who were recognized during a ceremony May 5 at the Lackland Gateway Club.Community College of the Air Force Graduates:Tech. Sgt. Albert... MORE

Randolph's 435th FTS sees mission expansion with AETC's IFF consolidation
May 12, 2011 — A year and a half after moving into Hangar 6 here from the trailers where they used to operate, the 435th Fighter Training Squadron is slated to expand further, making a big impact on Randolph Air... MORE

Randolph's tobacco usage rate drops to below 12 percent
May 12, 2011 — Randolph Air Force Base's active-duty tobacco usage rate is the lowest in Air Education and Training Command and fifth-lowest in the Air Force, according to statistics compiled by the Air Force... MORE

Birdies, bogeys, eagles: NCAA golf on Randolph
May 5, 2011 — College students from around Texas teed off as T-38 Talons roared into the humid sky during round three of the 2011 Lone Star Conference Men's Golf Championship, held at Randolph Oaks Golf Course... MORE

Filing taxes doesn't need to be taxing
May 5, 2011 — The office was quiet and LaMarr Queen was finally able to see the top of his desk after weeks of it being covered with paper. He's not lazy or unorganized, just busy. Mr. Queen works in the Randolph... MORE

Randolph honors medical lab technicians
May 5, 2011 — The often unseen realm of professionals in lab coats and safety goggles - be they medical, pharmaceutical, forensic or others - can be crucial to an investigation or medical diagnosis. Those working... MORE

Saved by parachute: former Randolph Airman tells story
May 5, 2011 — Thirty four years ago he and a student bailed out of a T-38 Talon but floated safely to the ground with their parachutes, surviving a potentially fatal crash. During a routine training flight about 30... MORE

LPAG set to take center stage
May 5, 2011 — The Lackland Performing Arts Group will raise the curtain during the next two weekends for its latest production, "The Girl In The Mirror," at Arnold Hall Community Center.Performances of "The Girl In... MORE

Skype brings JBSA couple together for promotion
May 5, 2011 — A Joint Base San Antonio military couple found a creative way to overcome the separation of 8,113 miles and a 9½-hour time difference to share a major event in their lives.The use of modern computer... MORE

DLIELC holds annual AMIGO picnic
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‘Heroes’ tryout a shot at diamond’s best
May 5, 2011 — Ever dreamed of walking onto a finely-manicured baseball diamond, stepping up to the plate against the best in the world and crushing a baseball to the delight of thousands of fans.Well, wake up - the... MORE

Youth programs offers summertime fun for Randolph youth
May 4, 2011 — The 2010-11 school year will soon be over, but there will be no shortage of educational and recreational opportunities for youth at Randolph this summer.The 902nd Force Support Squadron Youth Programs... MORE

Arbor Day ceremony caps eventful Earth Month at Randolph
May 4, 2011 — April 29 was a green day at Randolph Elementary School, where dozens of second- and third-graders donning Earth Day T-shirts celebrated Arbor Day and the planting of a 14-foot-tall live oak tree in... MORE

Strategic planning workshop charts future of JBSA
May 4, 2011 — Military and civilian leaders from the 502nd Air Base Wing, Fort Sam Houston, and Lackland and Randolph Air Force Bases gathered recently for a strategic planning workshop to chart the future of Joint... MORE

12th FTW gathers to remember fallen Airman
May 4, 2011 — It was standing room only in the Randolph Air Force Base Theater Tuesday as nearly 800 people came together to honor the life of Maj. Jeff Ausborn in a memorial ceremony.The major, a 99th Flying... MORE

Air Force announces fighter training mission preferred basing decision
May 4, 2011 — Air Force officials announced today that Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, is the preferred location for consolidation of the Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals' (IFF) training units.The Air Force... MORE

Holocaust survivor to speak at base remembrance service
May 4, 2011 — A 2011 Holocaust Remembrance Day observance service is slated for 3 p.m. May 5 at Chapel II on Randolph Air Force Base. Holocaust survivor, Anna Weisz Rado, will be the guest speaker during the event... MORE

Randolph honors fallen Airman
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Randolph pilot killed in Afghanistan
April 29, 2011 — An Airman assigned to the 12th Flying Training Wing was killed in Kabul, Afghanistan, April 27 when a shooter opened fire at Kabul International Airport killing eight U.S. servicemembers and one... MORE