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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

Leno uplifts 433rd AW, JBSA
August 15, 2011 — Emmy award-winning comedian and Tonight Show host Jay Leno performed at Lackland's historic Kelly Field Saturday to a crowd of more than 2,000, including Airmen from the 433rd Airlift Wing, wounded... MORE

Comedian and TV host, Jay Leno, shows off his strength and spontaneous personality by picking up 4-foot, 10-inch tall, Tech. Sgt. Hilary Reyes, mistress of ceremonies, minutes after concluding an hour-long comedic performance, Aug. 6, 2011, at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. More than 2,000 people attended the event officially hosted by the 433rd Airlift Wing and sponsored by the Air Force Reserve Command's recruiting program, “Get 1 Now.” (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brian McGloin)

New BMT commander offers unique perspective
August 15, 2011 — The new Air Force Basic Military Training commander has a unique perspective when it comes to leading the Airmen in his group.According to archive research conducted by the 37th Training Wing Office... MORE

Zumba craze sweeps fitness centers
August 15, 2011 — Cali, Colombia is the birthplace of a phenomenon that transcends cultures around the world. More astounding is that it was created by happenstance. Alberto "Beto" Perez forgot his traditional aerobics... MORE

Zumba instructor Leilani Wilson, front, incorporates different music to help her students work up a sweat. (U.S. Air Force photo/Alan Boedeker)

P90x workout not for the lazy
August 15, 2011 — In Patricia Arroyo's P90x class, there is no doing exercises halfway. You either go all out or get out."I'm very mean," Arroyo said about what she expects from her students. "They call me evil because... MORE

Courtney Gibb is working up a sweat while doing a P90x workout. (U.S. Air Force photo/Alan Boedeker)

Randolph's environmental programs due for triennial assessment
August 11, 2011 — An assessment team from Headquarters Air Education and Training Command is scheduled to appraise the performance of Randolph's Environmental Management System programs this month.The external... MORE

Event brings community resources to special-needs families
August 11, 2011 — One of the world's most unique amusement parks was the setting for an event last week that brought together a special group of military families.The second annual Joint Base San Antonio Special Needs... MORE

Heather Schwendiman and her two daughters Katlin, and Kimberly, check in to Morgan's Wonderland with the help of Denise Ulrich, a Randolph volunteer, as part of the Joint Base San Antonio Special Needs Resource Fair and Activity Day event Aug. 5. (U.S. Air Force photo/Rich McFadden) (released)

12th OSS members win award
August 10, 2011 — John Cranek and John Bock, both from the 12th Operations Support Squadron, were named the 2010 Outstanding U.S. Air Force Aircrew Flight Equipment Civilian of the Year, category I and II,... MORE

AF’s newest senior NCOs hone skills at enhancement seminar
August 10, 2011 — Two hundred thirty-seven Airmen recently selected for promotion to master sergeant took part in a week-long seminar designed to hone and increase their leadership skills.The Airmen from Joint Base San... MORE

502nd ABW headquarters opens for business
August 10, 2011 — Just 387 days after first breaking ground, the 502nd Air Base Wing officially opened the doors of its new 25,000-square-foot headquarters building located within the Fort Sam Houston National Historic... MORE

Marine dog handler just doing job, mother says
August 5, 2011 — The necklace Kathy Rusk wears every day encases two photos, both bearing the images of her son and his military working dog, one on each side. The small pictures, framed in silver, lie next to her... MORE

Kathy Rusk places her hand over Colton's placard following the military working dog handlers’ memorial ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo/Robbin Cresswell)

Base honors fallen dog handlers: Memorial wall honors MWD service members
August 5, 2011 — Nearly 300 people gathered at Lackland July 29 to pay tribute to six military working dog handlers who were killed in combat operations between June 16, 2010 and Jan. 12, 2011.A solemn ceremony at the... MORE

Marine Sgt. Andrew Reid, 341st Training Squadron instructor, places Lance Cpl. William H. Crouse, IV's placard on the memorial wall. (U.S. Air Force photo/Robbin Cresswell)

Adult camp offers bowlers lessons on fine-tuning mechanics
August 5, 2011 — Some of Steven Blake's students take bowling classes because they don't get to play too often, to fine tune their skills, or because being married leaves very little free time to bowl.Eleven aspiring... MORE

Coach Steven Blake helps players improve their bowling game every Monday during the summer. (U.S. Air Force photo/Robbin Cresswell)

Security Hill landmark razed
August 5, 2011 — One-by-one, its metal panels were peeled away like a steel orange. The water tower defining Lackland's Security Hill skyline since 1951 was being torn down.Construction contractors leveled the... MORE

LACKLAND AIR FORCE BASE, Texas — San Antonio Water System contractors lower the shield section of a 500,000 gallon water tower during its dismantling here June 28. The historic 155-foot elevated storage tank stood as a landmark on Security Hill since 1951 before being razed to create 22 parking spaces. Known by base engineers as 2002 Hall Boulvard, the all-steel structure will be recycled by a local scrap dealer. (U.S. Air Force photo by William Belcher)

12th FTW hosts Operation Air Force
August 1, 2011 — The 12th Flying Training Wing hosted 13 U.S. Air Force Academy cadets as a part of the Operation Air Force summer program. The wing hosted two rotations of cadets, all preparing to enter their third... MORE

Dana Gunter (right), 559th Flying Training Squadron T-6 simulator instructor, teaches Air Force Academy Cadets (right to left) Johnathan Fonbuena, Conner McKinney and Arturas Kucharevas how to fly the T-6 simulator on Randolph Air Force Base July 15. (U.S. Air Force photo/Rich McFadden) (released)

802nd FSS captures joint base softball title
July 30, 2011 — The 802nd Force Support Squadron had a ball that Cinderella would have donned her glass slippers for. The 802nd FSS's fiesta ball concluded with a crystal trophy presentation after it defeated 59th... MORE

The 2011 JBSA Softball Champs 802nd Force Support Squadron team poses for the camera. FSS mauled 59th Radiology in the finals, after defeating Randolph's Air Force Personnel Services. FSS had an 11-3 regular season. (U.S. Air Force photo/Robbin Cresswell)