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JBSA-Fort Sam Houston
Fort Sam Houston traces its roots as far back as 1845 when the Army established a garrison in San Antonio... MORE

JBSA-Lackland
Construction on the base began in 1941 and was originally part of Kelly Field. One year later, it became an independent organization called the San Antonio Aviation Cadet Center. On Feb. 3, 1948, the facility became Lackland Air Force Base, Gateway to the Air Force... MORE

JBSA-Randolph
Randolph Field was dedicated June 20, 1930, as a flying training base and continues in this mission today... MORE

JBSA-Camp Bullis
Camp Bullis Military Training Reservation is a U.S. Army training camp comprising more than 27,000 acres in Bexar County, Texas, just northwest of San Antonio... MORE

Joint Base San Antonio

Aerial photos of Joint Base San Antonio show the base during different periods throughout history.

History of 502nd Air Base Wing
The history of the 502nd Air Base Wing traces its roots as far back as the inception of Maxwell Air Force Base, which originally started with a plot of land used by Orville and Wilbur Wright who taught a civilian flying school in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1910. When the U.S. entered World War I in 1917, the Army Air Service established an Aircraft and Engine Repair Depot, which became Maxwell Field in 1922. In November 1947, the 502d Air University Wing was activated as the host unit at Maxwell... MORE

JBSA History

JBSA-Randolph
JBSA-Fort Sam Houston
JBSA-Lackland
HISTORY ARTICLES
- Warrant officers in the Air Force have long history
  Posted 05/16/2024
- Joint Base San Antonio fire departments, firefighters have a long history
  Posted 06/03/2024
- The Great Power Competition throughout history
  Posted 09/26/2024
- Making Aviation History Throughout JBSA
  Posted 03/06/2025
- Fort Sam Houston’s Involvement in the Mexican Punitive Expedition in Mexico 1914
  Posted 08/06/2025
- HISTORY OF THE TEXAS SOUTHERN BORDER & JBSA NATIONAL DEFENSE AREA (NDA) SUPPORT
  Posted 12/12/2025
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JBSA Historians

Air Education and Training Command Historian
502d Air Base Wing Historian
37th Training Wing Historian
12th Flying Training Wing Historian
59th Medical Wing HIstorian
U.S. Army Office of Medical History
U.S. Army South Historian

JBSA Museums

502nd ABW Commanders