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Labor Day safety: Choices we make now affect our entire lives
September 8, 2011 — When you think about the Labor Day weekend, what comes to mind? Images of past vacations with family and friends? Summer's end and a return to the classroom? The first kickoff of the college football... MORE

Retro style meets higher safety, efficiency at AFPC A-Wing
September 8, 2011 — One of Randolph's oldest buildings, transformed over time to meet the Air Force's changing needs, is scheduled to reopen next year looking more like its old self, but operating at a 21st-century level... MORE

Teens help teens deal with deployments
September 8, 2011 — A peer support group is being formed at Randolph to help military children better cope with the deployments and remote tours of their parents that take a heavy emotional toll on families.Partnered by... MORE

Tight envelope improves energy efficiency of buildings
September 8, 2011 — Homeowners see investments in energy-efficient heating and air-conditioning systems as ways to lower their utility bills and reduce their carbon footprint, but they often overlook improvements - some... MORE

9/11 remembrance calendar of events
September 7, 2011 — To remember those who lost their lives Sept. 11, 2001, San Antonio is hosting many events of commemoration. Below is a list of all ceremonies and remembrance runs.· Randolph Air Force Base 10-Year... MORE

Pigskin flies for flag football at Randolph
September 2, 2011 — The scorching sun brought record book temperatures and drought to San Antonio this summer, enough to decrease our water supply. But it was not enough to stop Randolph's thirst for football action... MORE

Financial services return to local centers
September 2, 2011 — WASHINGTON - The processing of military pay transactions will move from the Air Force Financial Service Center at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., to base-level financial services offices beginning in... MORE

Regular cholesterol checks aid in achieving healthy heart
September 2, 2011 — During National Cholesterol Education Month in September, health officials emphasize the importance of adults getting their blood cholesterol checked and taking steps to lower it if it is high."Your... MORE

Mental health: ‘wise up’ about suicide prevention
September 2, 2011 — Lt. Col. Denise Thompson, 359th Medical Operations Squadron clinical social worker, believes the subject of suicide is often "the elephant in the room." As part of National Suicide Prevention Week,... MORE

Randolph ESOHCAMP wraps up with positive marks
September 2, 2011 — Last week, Randolph took part in a week-long external Environmental Safety and Occupational Health Compliance Assessment and Management Program inspection, conducted by Air Education and Training... MORE

Bob Chabot (left), Air Education and Training Command Environmental, Safety and Occupational Health Compliance Assessment and Management Program inspector, evaluates the 12th Flying Training Wing Hazardous Waste Program while Greg Fruscella, 12th FTW Hazardous Waste Program environmental manager, facilitates the ESOHCAMP inspection process at Randolph Air Force Base Aug. 23 ( U.S. Air Force Photo by Don Lindsey)

Regular cholesterol checks aid in achieving healthy heart
September 1, 2011 — During National Cholesterol Education Month in September, health officials emphasize the importance of adults getting their blood cholesterol checked and taking steps to lower it if it is high."Your... MORE

Essence of basic training: Building Airmen Leaders
August 27, 2011 — For Americans who wish to serve their country as members of the U. S. Air Force, arriving at Lackland, home to the 37th Training Wing and crossing the "Gateway to the Air Force" is just the... MORE

Newly arriving Air Force basic military trainees, assigned to the 321st Training Squadron, quickly set bags down Aug. 2 during zero week at Lackland Air Force Base. More than 100 civilians arrived at Lackland for 8 1/2 weeks of training to become Airmen in the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Araceli Alarcon)

JBSA promotes awareness motorcycle safety with vendor-sponsored event
August 27, 2011 — As we approach the last four weeks of our 2011 Critical Days of Summer campaign, motorcycle fatalities continue to lead all mishap categories across the Air Force, with six of 14 fatalities involving... MORE

Career fairs unite vets, employers in local area
August 27, 2011 — Veterans in the hunt for employment don't need to be reminded that the job market is tight. Recent headlines say it all - "Veterans now battling unemployment - State officials are urged to aid... MORE

Randolph's Combined Federal Campaign to kick off Sept. 14
August 25, 2011 — Service members and civilian employees at Randolph will soon have an opportunity to contribute to their favorite charities.Randolph's Combined Federal Campaign, an annual effort to raise funds for... MORE

MTI's road trip swings through Cooperstown
August 21, 2011 — For one Lackland military training instructor, honoring U.S. veterans and meeting with baseball heroes along a 3 ½-week trek to Ground Zero, site of the Twin Towers tragedy in New York, was an... MORE

Staff Sgt. Craig Leblanc stands with U.S. Navy veteran, Everett Swanson, a survivor of the attack on Pearl Harbor. (Courtesy photo)

OSI helps protect taxpayer dollars
August 21, 2011 — The Air Force Office of Special Investigations is taking a proactive approach to protect the Air Force's investment and taxpayer dollars. One direction in AFOSI's endeavor to watch over crucial Air... MORE

Military kids descend upon basic training's BEAST
August 21, 2011 — The voices of more than 100 children, undeterred by the relentless summer heat, echoed throughout the Basic Expeditionary Airman Skills Training compound Aug. 12. Participating in Operation JET,... MORE

Tech Sgt. Douglas Reed, heavy weapons instructor with the 343rd Training Squadron, allows Zane Oden, son of retired Navy seaman Stanley Oden, and Nathaniel Schaffer, son of Tech. Sgt. Tiffany Schaffer, to take hold of the M240 machine gun. (U.S. Air Force photo/Robbin Cresswell)

Recycling center generates revenue through paper
August 18, 2011 — A new procedure of baling paper at the Randolph Recycling Center is increasing the center's revenue.The center began baling June 1 and immediately saw results, Michelle Benavidez, Randolph Recycling... MORE

(left to right) Tony Lara, Rene Hernandez and Tracy Meek, recycling center technicians, move a bale of cardboard from the baler to a holding area at the center Aug. 12. (U.S. Air Force photo/Rich McFadden) (released)

Base announces upcoming security policy change affecting deliveries
August 18, 2011 — Area business delivery drivers, such as food and flower deliveries, and taxis that service Randolph Air Force Base, will soon need more than a bill of lading or receipt to enter the installation. The... MORE