News

March 13, 2020
Formal trainer aircraft maintenance training returning after long hiatus

All is quiet inside the newly renovated south end of Hangar 62 at JBSA-Randolph, but in a matter of months the 15,000-square-foot area will hum with activity as instructors mold a new generation of Air Force trainer aircraft technicians.
Feb. 7, 2020
Total Force Integration team assesses JBSA-Randolph

Total Force Integration officials visited Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph to learn from the successes and improve the challenges of Randolph Airmen Feb. 4-6.
Dec. 17, 2019
Leadership tackles housing issues at JBSA Town Halls

Brig. Gen. Laura Lenderman, 502nd Air Base Wing and Joint Base San Antonio Commander, hosted two town halls last week at JBSA-Lackland and JBSA-Randolph to discuss ongoing military housing initiatives and hear feedback from JBSA residents.
Dec. 9, 2019
Fixer upper project merges with new layout at JBSA-Randolph Library

The final pieces will soon be falling into place as the Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Library completes its transition to the modern bookstore layout the Air Force is adopting for its libraries.
Nov. 15, 2019
Building dedication ceremony honors Air Force advocate

The building that houses the 558th Flying Training Squadron was dedicated in honor of the late Oliver “Ollie” Crawford, pilot, U.S. Air Force advocate and former president of the Air Force Association, during a ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Nov. 13.
Nov. 5, 2019
Aspiring Air Force pilots: Don’t let height standards get in the way

Those who aspire to one day become a U.S. Air Force aviator must first meet several requirements, including height, before they are considered for pilot training. For those who fall outside of the Air Force’s height requirements, height waivers are available.
June 17, 2019
JBSA firefighter named local chamber quarterly award winner

The accolades were slow in coming, but there’s been no shortage of them in the past year for an Air Force staff sergeant who has served as a firefighter assigned to the 502nd Civil Engineer Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph for more than two years.
Feb. 21, 2018
12 FTW aircrews testing tablet computers for use throughout AETC

Aircrews throughout Air Education and Training Command will soon be benefiting from a test program spearheaded by Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph’s 12th Operations Group that will improve information management in the cockpit.
Sept. 3, 2017
Royal Canadian Air Force supports JBSA with Hurricane Harvey relief supplies

A Royal Canadian Air Force CC-130J Hercules airlift arrived at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Kelly Field, Texas carrying humanitarian supplies from the government of Canada to aid in Hurricane Harvey relief efforts Sept. 3, 2017.
April 20, 2017
Air Force reaches EPIC milestone

The first three noncommissioned officers in the Enlisted Pilot Initial Class will complete Undergraduate Remotely Piloted Aircraft Training here May 5. Their accomplishment is exceptional because the Air Force has relied almost exclusively on commissioned officers as its pilots in the seventy years