Military Resources
San Antonio is Military City, USA!
Fort Sam Houston dates back to 1845, when soldiers trained here for service on the western frontier. Generals Eisenhower, MacArthur and Pershing also served at Fort Sam: Pershing's historic quarters are now the post commander's home. Fort Sam is home to a number of Army units, including the Army Medical School.
Lackland AFB provides basic military training for all enlisted personnel entering the Ari Force, Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard. New recruits undergo an intensive six-week basic course here, and many return later in their careers for high-level technical training in more than 390 different courses. Lackland is also home to the Defense Language Institute and English Language Center and the Inter-American Air Forces Academy, which trains international military personnel from more than 130 countries. More than 70,000 students graduate annually from Lackland's various training centers.
Randolph trains pilots, navigators and electronic warfare officers for military service in fighters, bombers and cargo aircraft. Built in 1930, the base was designed as the perfect AIR CITY to support basic and primary flying operations, flight instructor training and combat brew training. Like Fort Sam, the base is designated a National Historic Landmark, with many original building still in use today; this includes the breathtaking Building 100- nicknamed the Taj Mahal which houses the headquarters for the 12th flying Training Wing. Historical exhibits stay on continuous display in the building's rotunda. Also headquartered at Randolph are the Air Education and Training Command, which oversees all flying and technical training, plus the 19th Air Force, which manages flight training throughout the Air Force. The central headquarters for the Air Force Personnel Center operates here as well.
Brooks City Base is home to the 311th Human Systems Wing and the Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, where more than 7,000 military students train annually in everything from flight medicine to bio-environmental engineering. Practically all aerospace medical officers and enlisted personnel come through Brooks at some point in their careers. Brooks' place in history is told at Hangar 9, the oldest aircraft hanger in the Air Force. Built in 1918, the hanger served Brooks' original mission with the Army Signal Corp. It was condemned as a fire hazard in the lat e1960's before veterans and local citizens managed to save it. The restored hanger now houses the Air Force Museum of Aerospace Medicine, open to the public free of charge.
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