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Premier U.S. Air Force installation serving San Antonio, Texas.
Opened
1941
Location
San Antonio, United States
Lackland Air Force Base, officially known as Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, is a major United States Air Force installation located in San Antonio, Texas. It serves as the sole enlisted basic military training facility for the entire U.S. Air Force, processing tens of thousands of recruits each year.
The base is home to the 37th Training Wing and hosts numerous other Air Force commands, agencies, and tenant units. It operates under the Joint Base San Antonio umbrella, which consolidates Lackland AFB, Randolph AFB, and Fort Sam Houston under a single installation command.
Kelly Field Annex, which shares airfield facilities at the site, supports military aviation operations and some civil aviation activity under the SKF identifier. The airfield is not a commercial passenger airport and does not offer scheduled civilian airline service.
Getting to & from
The base is accessible by private vehicle and military shuttle services; public transit options via VIA Metropolitan Transit serve the surrounding San Antonio area.
Notable facts
- ›Lackland AFB is the only U.S. Air Force Basic Military Training Center in the United States.
- ›It is part of Joint Base San Antonio, one of the largest joint bases in the U.S. military.
- ›The airfield is identified as Kelly Field Annex, a remnant of the historic Kelly Air Force Base.
- ›Kelly AFB, the original installation on the site, was one of the oldest U.S. Air Force bases before its closure in 2001.
- ›The base hosts the Inter-American Air Forces Academy, training military students from partner nations.
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