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Randolph AFAF campaign on track to meet local goal
April 14, 2011 — Randolph's Air Force Assistance Fund campaign reaches its halfway point today, well on its way to meeting its local goal of $214,000.After the first two weeks of the six-week campaign, Randolph Airmen... MORE

Base plays active role in community with civic outreach
April 13, 2011 — When local organizations want to request a member of the Air Force to speak at an event, they go through the speaker's bureau, a function of public affairs, to make arrangements.Susan Gandy, 502nd Air... MORE

Air Force Honor Guard trains JBSA Airmen
April 13, 2011 — Joint Base San Antonio and Ellington Field base honor guard members showcasedtheir skills following eight days of specialized training in a graduation ceremony April 6 at the Lackland Air Force Base... MORE

Troops to receive full mid-month pay today
April 13, 2011 — All servicemembers will receive their full mid-month pay they have earned in their paychecks today, Pentagon officials said."Basically, all active-duty and reserve servicemembers will receive full... MORE

EFMP, Randolph clinic help families with autistic children
April 13, 2011 — A team from Joint Base San Antonio will take part in a two-mile walk Saturday morning at San Antonio's AT&T Center Sombrilla that will raise awareness of a developmental disability that affects an... MORE

Tops in Blue wraps up tour with local concert
April 12, 2011 — After touring the world performing for servicemembers home and abroad, Tops in Blue took the stage Sunday at the Trinity University's Laurie Auditorium in downtown San Antonio.Tops in Blue is the... MORE

Staff Sgt James Alston, vocalist with Tops In Blue performs during the final concert of the 2010 "We Believe" tour held at the Laurie Auditorium located on Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas, March 27.
(U.S. Air Force photo/Steve Thurow)

AFPC shuttle service and satellite parking
April 12, 2011 — With the newest Air Force Personnel Center Civilian Personnel Office building up and humming with activity and renovation in the main AFPC building scheduled to continue for another two and a half... MORE

Randolph AFB, TX, 4/4/2011: Dr. Todd Fore and Chief Master Sgt. Arleen Heath get front seats on the inaugural run of the new Headquarters Air Force Personnel Center shuttle bus early April 4, 2011 on Randolph Air Force Base, Texas. During renovation of HQ AFPC the bus service will shuttle personnel from the parking lot between the Kendrick Enlisted Club and the P-Xtra to their temporary offices in building 977 daily from 6-8 a.m., 11-1 p.m. and 3-5 p.m. The bus will also pick up passengers at HQ AFPC and the parking lot south of hangar 16. Dr. Fore is the HQ AFPC Executive Director, and CMSgt. Heath is the AFPC Command Chief. Seated directly behind them are Col. Jerry Couvillion, left, AFPC Deputy Director of Assignments and Col. Jim Davis, Director of Total Force Service Center. The shuttle bus service is being offered because of limited parking at building 977 which is located behind Chapel 2. (U.S. Air Force photo/David Terry)

Wilford Hall and Central Texas Veterans Health Care System join forces
April 12, 2011 — The Central Texas Veterans Health Care System partners with Wilford Hall Medical Center's Hearing Center of Excellence in a mutually beneficial agreement that improves their patients' care.According... MORE

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. (Dr.) Mark Packer performs operative care and inspection on U.S. Army Specialist James Tillery at Wilford Hall Medical Center's Hearing Center of Excellence March 2, 2011, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. Working to further the medical science, Dr. Packer is the director of the several Department of Defense-directed Centers of Excellence and is an Otolaryngologist. Specialist Tillery was injured by an improvised explosive device during a tour in Afghanistan. He is being treated for tympano-mastoidectomy with ossicular reconstruction at Wilford Hall and is currently stationed at Fort Polk, LA. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Robert Barnett)

The Meaning of Holy Week
April 12, 2011 — Holy Week is most definitely a very sacred time of the year. It is the period of time where we remember and walk in the feet of Jesus to commemorate the last week of His life on this earth. The Lenten... MORE

Lackland pays tribute to Fiesta
April 12, 2011 — The telltale signs that Fiesta and its unique springtime San Antonio experience is underway are defined by the roadside wild flowers, trees spreading pollen and the smell of a freshly mowed lawn.Those... MORE

DOD to drop Social Security numbers from ID cards
April 12, 2011 — Beginning June 1, Social Security numbers on military identification cards will begin to disappear, said Maj. Monica M. Matoush, a Pentagon spokeswoman. The effort is part of a larger plan to protect... MORE

Warrior gears up for ‘Games’
April 7, 2011 — Wounded warrior Israel Del Toro continues to improve his quality of life by way of different professional and sporting mechanisms. The latest, a custom-made Catrike Expedition, takes his love of... MORE

Tech. Sgt. Israel Del Toro, 342nd Training Squadron, steers his custom made recumbent bike past Forbes Hall during a training ride at the Lackland Training Annex April 5. The recumbent bike 10K is one of five events Sergeant Del Toro is preparing for in anticipation of his participation in the 2011 Wounded Warrior Games May 16-21. (U.S. Air Force photo/Robbin Cresswell)

AF-sponsored NASCAR driver tours JBSA
April 7, 2011 — In light of the Air Force Recruiting Services' decision to renew sponsorship of Richard Petty Motorsports' No. 43 car, NASCAR driver A.J. Allmendinger visited Randolph and Lackland to see what the... MORE

A.J. Allmendinger, NASCAR driver for the Air Force-sponsored No. 43 car, and Master Sgt. Charles Davidson, 319th Training Squadron, take a gator for a spin at the Basic Expeditionary Airman Skills Training course April 6. Mr. Allmendinger spent the day touring Randolph and Lackland. (U.S. Air Force photo/Robbin Cresswell)

Army drill sergeant pushes BMT flight
April 7, 2011 — When Army Staff Sgt. David Peters marched Air Force Basic Military Training Flight 258 past reviewing officials in the April 8 parade, it completed one half of a basic training instructor exchange... MORE

Army Staff Sgt. David Peters leads Flight 258 from the 322nd Training Squadron down the bomb run on the Air Force Basic Military Training parade grounds during graduation practice April 5. (U.S. Air Force photo/Alan Boedeker)

Lackland pays tribute to Fiesta
April 7, 2011 — The telltale signs that Fiesta and its unique springtime San Antonio experience is underway are defined by the roadside wild flowers, trees spreading pollen and the smell of a freshly mowed lawn.Those... MORE

JBSA prepares for real-world emergency
April 7, 2011 — "Exercise, Exercise, Exercise."That was the operative phrase repeated for three days last week at Lackland, Randolph and Fort Sam Houston as the installations tested mission readiness to a simulated... MORE

Senior Airman Brandon Ruebsamen, 559th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, uses a multi-gas meter to detect changes in the atmosphere, such as reduced oxygen levels and possible presence ofchemicals, during an anti-terrorism exercise March 30. The three-day exercise simulated the release of a nerve agent and involved units at Lackland, Randolph AFB and Fort Sam Houston. (U.S. Air Force photo/Robbin Cresswell)

DOD to drop SSNs from ID cards
April 7, 2011 — Beginning June 1, Social Security numbers on military identification cards will begin to disappear, said Maj. Monica M. Matoush, a Pentagon spokeswoman. The effort is part of a larger plan to protect... MORE

Randolph playing role in armed forces' Earth Day/Month campaign
April 7, 2011 — "Every Day is Earth Day" is the clarion call for an unprecedented campaign this month featuring the joint efforts of the 502nd Air Base Wing and three other Department of Defense entities.Randolph Air... MORE

Taking the oath
April 1, 2011 — MORE

Airmen recite the the Oath of Enlistment during Air Force Basic Military Training graduation ceremonies March 18. Approximately 35,000 Airmen graduate from BMT each year. (U.S. Air Force photo/Robbin Cresswell)

Making a pledge
April 1, 2011 — MORE

From left, Col. Patrick Vetter, 37th Training Wing vice commander; Col. William H. Mott V, 37th TRW commander; Chief Master Sgt. Jay Simon, 37th TRW command chief; and Steve Arrington, 37th TRW director of staff, fill out Air Force Assistance Fund pledge forms March 29. Fundraising for the Lackland Air Force Assistance Fund six-week campaign began March 28 with a goal of raising $267,819 for the four charitable affiliates under the AFAF umbrella. (U.S. Air Force photo/Alan Boedeker)