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San Antonio is Military City USA!
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Fort Sam Houston dates back to 1845, when soldier trained here for service on the western frontier. Many of the legendary African-American cavalry fighters, known as the Buffalo Soldiers, were stationed here a century ago. Generals Eisenhower, MacArthur and Pershing also served at Form Sam; Pershing's historic quarters are now the post commander's home. Lackland Air Force Base provides basic military training for all enlisted personnel entering the Air 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.
Randolph Air Force Base 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 crew training. The base is a National Historic Landmark, with many original buildings still in use today. Brooks City-Base is home to the 311th Human Systems Wind and the Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine,where more than 7,000 students train annually in everything from flight medicine to bioenvironmental engineering. Most aerospace medical officers and enlisted personnel come through Brooks at some point in their careers.
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