March 15, 2018 Flight #162, Mission Complete On a Friday afternoon in 1966 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., personnel gathered together for a commander’s call. Among the crowd was Lt. Joe Milligan, now a retired colonel, who unknowingly would make a decision that altered the rest of his career.
March 13, 2018 Front and Center: Be a leader people trust and come to with their problems Since he started in the 12th Maintenance Group at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph in September of 2016, Dave Duggar has brought experience and innovation to the J-85 propulsion shop.
Feb. 21, 2018 T-X to replace T-38 at pilot training bases The Air Force announced Feb. 21, 2018, that the Advanced Pilot Trainer (T-X) will replace T-38C Talon aircraft at existing undergraduate pilot training bases, with Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph named as the preferred location for the first T-X aircraft scheduled to arrive in 2022.
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.
Feb. 8, 2018 12th Maintenance Group Hosts Job Shadow Day 2018 Air Force civilians with the 12th Maintenance Group at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph hosted 22 students from Wagner High School in the Judson Independent School District as part of the San Antonio Job Shadow Day Feb. 2.
Dec. 14, 2017 560th FTS Ends 2017 Strong with T-38 Navy Test Pilot Transition The 560th Flying Squadron trained twenty-six Sailors, Marines, and international test pilots in 2017. The T-38 Navy Test Pilot Transition is vital to a diversely experienced and talented cadre across the joint force.
Dec. 4, 2017 Crew that overcame engine failure earn AETC safety award nomination What could have been a sortie with disastrous consequences was averted the morning of June 29 by a weapons systems officer and student pilot from the 435th Fighter Training Squadron who were practicing bombing deliveries at a range south of Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph.
Nov. 23, 2017 Preventing FOD a continuous effort on flightlines, in aircraft hangars Air Force pilots face the threat of bird strikes on a daily basis, incidents that cost the service millions of dollars in damage to aircraft each year and place fliers’ lives in jeopardy.
Nov. 14, 2017 Sutherland Springs victims, married Airmen, honored Civilian employees and military members at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland joined with their Air Force colleagues and the families of two of the Sutherland Springs shooting victims for a funeral Nov. 9, 2017 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas.
Nov. 2, 2017 JBSA pilots and engineers engage with community leaders, residents on compatible use Open Houses held near JBSA inform the public about the Air Installation Compatible Use Zones (AICUZ) Program