randolph air force base is named after captain william millican randolph.
who is randolph air force base named after?
captain william millican randolph
randolph afb is named after captain william millican randolph, a native of austin, who was on the base naming committee at the time of his death in a crash. it serves as headquarters of the air education and training command (aetc) as well as the air force personnel center (afpc) and is known as "the showplace of the air force" because of the spanish colonial revival style architecture in which all structures including hangars were constructed. the symbol of the base is a large water tower atop building 100, housing the headquarters for randolph's major flying unit, the 12th flying training wing (12 ftw). with its distinctive architecture, the wing's headquarters has come to be known throughout the air force as "the taj mahal," or simply "the taj".
randolph air force base
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randolph air force base is a united states air force base located at universal city, texas ( east-northeast of downtown san antonio). the base is under the jurisdiction of the 902d mission support group, air education and training command (aetc) and is the headquarters of aetc's nineteenth air force.









































opened in 1931, randolph has been a flying training facility for the united states army air corps, the united states army air forces, and the air force during its entire existence.
randolph air force base