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History

Randolph Field was dedicated on June 20, 1930, as a flying training base and continues in this mission today. The idea for Randolph began soon after the establishment of the Air Corps Act in 1926, which changed the name of the Army Air Service to the Army Air Corps. General Frank P. Lahm was placed in charge of all flying training and established the Air Corps Training Center and set up its headquarters at Duncan Field, next to Kelly Field, TX. After deciding the facilities at Kelly and Brooks Fields were not sufficient for proper training, the Air Corps soon decided an additional training field was needed. Randolph Field was named after Captain Williams Millican Randolph, who crashed his AT-4 on takeoff returning to duty at Kelly. He contributed immeasurably to the progress of aviation and served on the base name selection committee. After the Air Force became a separate service on September 18, 1947, Randolph Field was officially named Randolph Air Force Base on January 14, 1948.

Mission

With a multifold mission, the 12th Flying Training Wing conducts instructor pilot training in the Raytheon-beech T-6A Texan II, Cessna T-37 Tweet, Northrop T-38 Talon and Beech T-1A Jayhawk aircraft. In addition, the wing conducts Joint Specialized Undergraduate Navigator Training and electronic warfare officer training in the Boeing T-43 medium-range turbofan jet. The 12th Flying Training Wing has three groups: operations, mission support and medical, and a maintenance directorate. The 12th Flying Training Wing trains and equips its people to meet the Air Force’s worldwide Air and Space Expeditionary Force commitment. In addition, it is responsible for the Air Force’s Advanced Instrument School (AIS).

The wing also provides host-base support to more than 30 Department of Defense units, including Headquarters Air Education and Training Command, Air Force Personnel Center. The primary aircraft assigned to Randolph are the T-1A/T-37/T-38/T-43/T-6A.