| LC control no. | n 84176773 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Geographic heading | Lackland Air Force Base (Tex.) |
| Geographic subdivision usage | Texas--Lackland Air Force Base |
| Variant(s) | United States. Lackland Air Force Base United States. Air Force. Lackland Air Force Base United States. Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio Lackland AFB |
| See also | Lackland Army Air Field (Tex.) Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (Tex.) |
| Beginning date | 1948 |
| Ending date | 2010-01-31 |
| Found in | Gray, J.E. Small arms specialist, 1979: verso of t.p. (Lackland Air Force Base, Texas) LC data base, 11-13-84 (hdg.: United States. Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio) Handbook of Texas online, Feb. 8, 2006 (under Lackland Air Force Base: Lackland Air Force Base, located seven miles west of San Antonio, was originally part of Kelly Field ; early in World War II (June 1942) it was separated from Kelly and became the San Antonio Aviation Cadet Center; it provided classification and preflight training for aspiring pilots, bombardiers, and navigators; it was also known as "Kelly on the Hill"; in 1946 the base was renamed Lackland Army Air Field for Gen. Frank A. Lackland, an early commander of Kelly Field; and after separation of the air force from the army in 1948 it became Lackland Air Force Base) IAAFA's first 75 years, 2018: page 82-83 (Inter-American Air Forces Academy (IAAFA) relocated to Homestead Air Force Base, Florida in 1992, and in January 1993 Lackland AFB) Joint Base San Antonio, website, April 24, 2018 (On Aug. 1, 2009, the Air Force activated the 502d ABW to perform the vital joint base support mission; the Air Force activated the wing at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston. The wing gradually built its staff over the next few months, while it coordinated with the support functions at Fort Sam Houston, Lackland AFB, and Randolph AFB, in anticipation of JBSA achieving Initial Operational Capability (IOC); When IOC occurred, the 502d ABW assumed responsibility for the installation support mission; On Jan. 31, 2010, the 502d ABW became the host unit at Lackland and Randolph from the 37th Training Wing and 12th Flying Training Wing, respectively) |
| Geographic area code | n-us-tx |
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