JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas. –
Col. Scott J. Thompson assumed command of the 502nd Installation Support Group during a ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, July 9, 2018.
Brig. Gen. Laura L. Lenderman, commander of the 502nd Air Base Wing and Joint Base San Antonio, presided over the ceremony, during which Col. Jonathan L. Wright relinquished command to Thompson.
During his most recent assignment, Thompson served as the chief of Budget Operations and Integration, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for financial management and Comptroller, Pentagon, Washington, D.C. Thompson was commissioned through Officer Training School in 1996. Over his career, he has held financial management positions at the wing and major command level as well as the Pentagon.
As the new commander of the 502nd ISG, Thompson will lead more than 2,100 men and women who provide communications, logistics readiness, airfield operations, trainer development and legal support to more than 266 mission partners, the equivalent of 20 wings, at the Department of Defense’s largest joint base.
The ISG was constituted Oct. 25, 2013 and activated Dec. 3, 2013 at JBSA-Lackland as part of a major transformation of the organizational structure of the 502nd ABW. Currently, the ISG is comprised of five supporting squadrons; 502nd Communications Squadron, 502nd Operations Support Squadron, 502nd Logistics Readiness Squadron, 502nd Trainer Development Squadron and the 502nd JA, the office of the Staff Judge Advocate.