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'''Joint Base San Antonio (JBSA)''' is a United States military facility located in [[San Antonio]], Texas. The facility is under the jurisdiction of the [[United States Air Force]] [[502d Air Base Wing]]. |
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The facility is an amalgamation of the [[United States Army]] '''[[Fort Sam Houston]]''', the [[United States Air Force]] '''[[Randolph Air Force Base]]''' and [[Lackland Air Force Base]], which were merged on 1 October 2010. |
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It was was established in accordance with congressional legislation implementing the recommendations of the 2005 [[Base Realignment and Closure Commission]]. The legislation ordered the consolidation of the three facilities which were adjoining, but separate military installations, into a single joint base – one of 12 joint bases formed in the United States as a result of the law. |
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==Overview== |
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'''Joint Base San Antonio''' is a joint entity made up from [[Randolph Air Force Base]], [[Lackland Air Force Base]] and [[Fort Sam Houston]]. |
'''Joint Base San Antonio''' is a joint entity made up from [[Randolph Air Force Base]], [[Lackland Air Force Base]] and [[Fort Sam Houston]]. |
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Revision as of 20:43, 13 July 2011
Joint Base San Antonio
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| Part of Air Education and Training Command (AETC) | |
| Located near: San Antonio, Texas | |
 Fort Sam Houston  Randolph AFB  Lackland AFB | |
| Coordinates | 29°26′56″N 098°26′56″W / 29.44889°N 98.44889°W |
| Height | 20101918-Present |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by |  United States Air Force |
| Garrison information | |
| Garrison |  502d Air Base Wing (USAF) |
Joint Base San Antonio (JBSA) is a United States military facility located in San Antonio, Texas. The facility is under the jurisdiction of the United States Air Force 502d Air Base Wing.
The facility is an amalgamation of the United States Army Fort Sam Houston, the United States Air Force Randolph Air Force Base and Lackland Air Force Base, which were merged on 1 October 2010.
It was was established in accordance with congressional legislation implementing the recommendations of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission. The legislation ordered the consolidation of the three facilities which were adjoining, but separate military installations, into a single joint base – one of 12 joint bases formed in the United States as a result of the law.
Overview
Joint Base San Antonio is a joint entity made up from Randolph Air Force Base, Lackland Air Force Base and Fort Sam Houston.
See also
- Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson
- Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam
- Joint Base Lewis-McChord
- Category:Joint bases of the United States military[1]
Footnotes
- ^ Twenty-six bases are in the process of being re-aligned into twelve joint bases, with each joint base's installation support being led by the Army, the Navy, or the Air Force. See Joint Base Background (part 4 of the Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam webpage) (on Hickam AFB's official website). Retrieved 2010-06-18. To access other parts of the webpage, go to the bottom of the right-hand scroll bar and click on the down arrow (or the "page-down" double arrow). To go to earlier parts of the webpage, click on the up arrow (or the "page-up" double arrow). See Hickam Air Force Base#Internet webpage, for a partial list of the webpage parts that discuss joint basing and BRAC.
External links
- Joint Base San Antonio webpage (including "What is Joint Basing?") (on Air Education and Training Command official website). Retrieved 2010-06-18.