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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PUBLISHER Southwest Texas Publishing, Inc. PRESIDENT Rex Middleton
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Andrew Guzman ART DIRECTOR Ian Friedel DESIGN Shweiki Design & Marketing ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE James Taylor William Davis Karen Decker SALES SUPPORT Danielle A. Lefforge Bernie Smith We would like to dedicate this publication to MSGT Arthur Fluker USAF (Retired) Published by Southwest Texas Publishing, Inc., a private firm in no way connected with the Department of Defense or the U.S. Army, Air Force, Navy or Marine Corps. Contents of the Joint Base San Antonio Relocation Guide are not necessarily the official views of, or endorsed by, the U.S. Government, the Department of Defense or the U.S. Army, Air Force, Navy or Marine Corps. The appearance of advertising in this publication, including inserts or supplements, does not constitute endorsement by the Department of Defense, Southwest Texas Publishing, Inc., or the U.S. Army, Air Force, Navy or Marine Corps of the products or services advertised. Everything advertised in this publication shall be made available for purchase, use or patronage without regard to political affiliation or any other nonmerit factor of the user, purchaser or patron.
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NUMBER INDEX
HOUSING
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ARMY COMMUNITY SERVICES
RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE
LETTER FROM THE CHAMBER
MWR
05 WELCOME TO JBSA
08 ARRIVAL
17 COMMANDS
25 CHILD & YOUTH SERVICES
28 LEISURE & RECREATION
38 HISTORY
41 WELCOME TO SAN ANTONIO
64 LOCAL SCHOOLS
69 SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES
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FOLDOUT MAPS
LACKLAND AIR FORCE BASE
CLASSIFIED LISTINGS
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FREQUENTLY CALLED NUMBERS
FACILITY/ORGANIZATION & PHONE NUMBERS 502d ABW Headquarters
221-9363
HQ, US Army South (USARSO) STB
502d FSS (Family & MWR)
221-2606
ID Card Section
221-0415
502d FSS (MWR) Marketing
221-2606
IMCOM Headquarters
466-1189
AF ED Center
221-1294
Inspector General (FSH & AMEDDC&S)
AMEDD Museum
221-6358
Legal Assistance Office (JAG) (ASA)
221-2282
AMEDDC&S Personnel Office
221-6951
Legal Assistance, 502d MSG
808-0169
American Red Cross
224-5151
Library (Main Post)
221-4702
Aquatic Center
221-4887
Medical Clinic, FSH
808-3500
221-1461
Army Career Alumni Program (ACAP)
221-1213
Middle School Teen Center
221-3635
Army Emergency Relief
221-1612
MIF1 899
808-1857
Army Substance Abuse Program (ASAP)
295-4094
MIF2 890
808-1267
Behavorial Medicine
539-9589
MIF3 1356
808-1267
Billetting, InterContinental Hotel Group (IHG)
357-2705
MIF4 1364
808-1267
Bowling Center / Snack Bar
221-4740
MIF5 1393
Broadway Bank
227-7131
Military & Family Readiness (ACS)
223-1199
Burger King
808-1267 221-2705/2418
Military Clothing Sales
221-3595
Car Care Center - Firestone
224-0209
Military Personnel
221-2076
Cemetery, National at Fort Sam Houston
820-3891
Motor Pool, 502d Vehicle Operations
221-9631
Central Issue Facility
221-3219
Museum, Ft. Sam Houston
221-1886
MWR Ticket Office
808-1376
Chapel, AMEDD - Regimental
221-3231/4210
Chapel, DODD Field
221-5010
NCO Academy
Chapel, Main Post
221-2754
Official Travel/ Tour & Travel Center
221-5173 866-282-0499
Child Development Center (CDC)
221-5002
Outdoor Equipment Center
221-5224
Child Youth & School Services Office
221-4871
Passport Office
221-0347
Civilian Personnel Office/ AIR FORCE
808-7577
Personnel In/Out Processing
221-9274
221-1425
Personnel Support DET/Finance Navy
808-0074
Class 6/ Beverage Store
221-2728
Pharmacy (Call-In Refill)
916-8700
Cole Sr./Jr. High School
368-8730/8729
Civilian Personnel Office/ARMY
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295-0663
Popeye’s Chicken/ Godfathers Pizza
271-0211
Commissary 221-4678
Post Office
CY&S Central Parent Central
221-4871
Powless Guest House
Dental Clinic (Budge)
808-3735
Retired Transition Services
Dental Clinic (Rhoades)
295-4095
Sam Houston Community Center
Dining Facility (Rocco)
221-3608
San Antonio Military Medical Center (SAMMC)
Dormitories, METC Air Force
808-2656
School Age Services (SAS)
221-5151/4466 221-2214/2418
N/A 357-2705 221-1213 808-1378 916-4141
Dormitories, METC Navy
808-1016
School Liaison Office
Dormitories, METC Navy
808-1016
Security Forces Station
221-2222
Education Center
221-1738
Security Office/DPTMS
221-2244
Elementary School
368-8809
Service Station/ Shoppette, Schofield
221-3301
Enterprise Rental Car
222-8251
Service Station/ Shoppette, Walters
225-0216
Equestrian Center (Riding Stables)
224-7207
Shoppette, Patch Rd.
225-3589
Evans Theatre
221-4227
Shoppette, Williams Rd.
221-4612
Exchange (BX,PX,NEX)
225-5566
Snack Bar-AMEDDC&S 228-9761
Exchange (Home & Garden)
225-4785
Soldier Family Assistance Center (SFAC)
916-7322
Finance/ Military Air Force
221-5864
Student Center
466-5047
Finance/ Military Army
221-2025
Thrift Shop
221-5794
Fisher House
916-6000
Transportation 221-1605
Golf Course
221-5863
UPS Store
227-4092
Harlequin Theatre
222-9694
Veterinary Services
808-6104
Housing, Off-post
295/8569/8539
Visual Information, Photo Lab DA Photo
221-5433
Housing On-Post Lincoln
270-7638
Warrior Family Support Center (WFSC)
916-8219
HQ, 502d Mission Support Group (MSG)
221-0287
Youth Activity Center
221-3502
HQ, 5th Army/Quadrangle
221-1232
HQ, MEDCOM (Medical Command)
221-6710
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LETTER FROM THE CHAMBER
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Welcome to the Great City of San Antonio – also A LETTER known as Military City U.S.A.! a letter from... FROM THE This publication contains a guide to everything you need to GREATER know about San Antonio – from establishing a new home in San THE ANTONIO Antonio,SAN to local events, restaurants, schools and companies that SAN ANTONIO offer special programs just for military families. CHAMBER of COMME CHAMBER OF If your goal is to become a part of the fabric of San Antonio and to enjoy everything San Antonio has to offer, I encourage you to get COMMERCE Welcome to the Great City of with Santhe Antonio – inalso known Military City U.S.A. involved community some way be itas a church, a school
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or a local charity. This publication contains a guide to everything you need to know about San Antonio – from establishing a new home in to local events, restaurants, schools and companies that offer special programs just for military families. Additionally, I also want to invite you to be a part of The Chamber’s
If your goal is to become a part of the fabricannual of SanCelebrate Antonio and to enjoy everything Sanevents, Antonio has to America’s Military (CAM) which areoffer, I encour involved with the community in some way held be itthe a church, a school or a local charity. week before and week of Veteran’s day (Nov. 11) each year. I am proud to say that San Antonio hosts the largest of its kind in
Additionally, I also want to invite you to be a part of The Chamber’s annual Celebrate America’s Military (CAM) eve nation. held the week before and week of Veteran’sthe day (Nov. 11) each year. I am proud to say that San Antonio hosts the larg in the nation.
During the celebration, we host breakfast and luncheon events, a Spirit of America Dinner and help sponsor other Duringevents the celebration, we host breakfast and luncheon a Spirit America Dinner helpAnnual sponsor other exciti exciting like a carnival for military families and the events, annual air show.ofWe also play a partand in the a carnival forparade. military and the airthe show. We also play a part in the Annual Day parade. The CA Veteran’s Day Thefamilies CAM events areannual a way for business community to say “Thank You”Veteran’s to our military a way for the business community to sayevery “Thank for the sacrifices you and your family make day.You” to our military for the sacrifices you and your family make ever
I encourage you to keep a copy of this publication in your top drawer, and take time to read through it so you don’t miss a
I encourage you to keep a copy of this publication in your top drawer, and take time to read through it so you don’t of living in this wonderful city. I am honored to be one of the first to welcome you. miss a single benefit of living in this wonderful city. I am honored to be one of the first to welcome you.
Sincerely,
Sincerely,
Richard President & CEO RichardPerez, Perez, President & CEO The Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce The Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce WWW.JOINTBASESA.COM www.jointbasesa.com
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WELCOME TO JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO! W
elcome to Joint Base San Antonio and the great state of Texas. The joint basing idea was born as a result of Congress authorizing the Department of Defense to conduct a Base Realignment and Closure Round (BRAC) in 2005. BRAC was implemented in the hope of achieving several goals: to eliminate excess infrastructure; to reshape the military; to pursue cooperation between all five military services, or “jointness;” to optimize military readiness and to realize significant monetary savings in support of transforming the DoD. BRAC 2005 was designed to reconfigure current infrastructure into one in
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which operational capacity maximizes both war fighting capability and efficiency. By creating these joint organizational and basing solutions, DoD will facilitate multi-service missions, reduce waste and duplication of capabilities and services, save money, and free up resources to recruit quality people, modernize equipment and infrastructure and to develop the capabilities needed to meet 21st Century threats. Under the BRAC Joint Basing plan for San Antonio, a city which at one time was home to five military bases and is still aptly termed “Military City USA,” installation support functions at Fort Sam Houston have combined with those
at Randolph and Lackland Air Force Bases to form the DoD’s largest military base organization, Joint Base San Antonio. In San Antonio, 49 support functions at the three joint base installations are run by the 502nd Air Base Wing, a command headed by an Air Force brigadier general. The 502nd ABW encompasses three subordinate support groups - one at each of the three San Antonio military bases. Support functions are designated by the following categories: >> Command Support - safety, public affairs, legal, inspector general, pro curement, chaplain, history and finan cial management >> Community Services - morale, wel fare & recreation, youth programs, fam ily services and lodging operation >> Environmental Services - compli ance, pollution prevention, conserva tion and restoration Facilities: utilities, pest control, custodial & refuse collec tion, grounds & pavement maintenance, real property leases and management & engineering
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>> Fire & Emergency Services - fire de partment, emergence response services and readiness (Crisis Response) >> Housing - family housing and dormi tory management >> Human Resources - military person nel and management analysis >> Information Technology - IT services >> Logistics - supply, munitions, laun dry, vehicle operations and food ser vices >> Operational Mission Services - air field operations and small arms & firing ranges >> Security Services (Military Police) law enforcement, physical security and installation protection
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With the advent of joint basing, Fort Sam Houston now houses the Medical Education Training Campus (METC). This means all enlisted medical service members, from every branch of the military, train to become combat-capable medics and other medically-centered technicians there. About 10,000 servicemen and women are under instruction at METC at any one time; approximately 47,000 of them will graduate yearly. The METC complex, which is completed, encompasses about 1.9 million square feet of facilities, including dorms, classrooms, laboratories, a physical fitness center and an 80,000-square foot dining facility that is believed to be the largest in the Army’s inventory. When one considers also that all Air Force enlisted personnel are trained at Lackland AFB in San Antonio, and when
the number of instructor pilots and unmanned aircraft system operators trained at nearby Randolph AFB are added to those student totals at Lackland AFB and the number of METC graduates, the result is this: Joint Base San Antonio now teaches and houses more DoD students than at any other U.S. military installation. Also, with the inclusion of aerial operations happening at Randolph and Lackland Air Force Bases, Joint Base San Antonio controls and administers more active runways than at any other DoD base. Additionally, Joint Base San Antonio now hosts the San Antonio Military Entrance Processing Station Headquarters, which services as the region’s processing station for all applicants preparing to join the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps. All new recruits in the region must process through the San Antonio MEPS before being assigned to initial service training. Besides hosting a number of widely di-
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verse tenant units, Joint Base San Antonio is home to the DoD’s largest hospital, Fort Sam Houston’s Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC). BAMC itself is an integral component of San Antonio Military Medical Center (SAMMC), a command created in 2005 when BRAC directed the realignment of the inpatient medical function of the 59th Medical Wing, located at Wilford Hall Medical Center at Lackland AFB, to BAMC. By September 2011, BAMC absorbed all inpatient services from WHMC and provides all inpatient tertiary care as well as all trauma and emergency medical care. Changes made to BAMC as a result of new construction there added almost 760,000 square feet to the existing hospital, expanding it by roughly 50 percent. A multi-story addition houses a state-of-theart Level 1 trauma center, operating rooms, clinical and administrative spaces and an extension of the hospital’s internationally-acclaimed burn center. Additionally, about 288,000 square feet of the existing BAMC facilities have undergone renovation. Renovations to Wilford Hall Medical Center converting that former hospital into an ambulatory care clinic cover almost 146,000 square feet, re-inventing it into “SAMMC-South,” the DoD’s largest ambulatory outpatient clinic. Another primary component of BRAC concerns military medical research facilities. The 150,000 square-foot Joint Center of Excellence for Battlefield Health and Trauma research next to BAMC will bring together tri-service research teams to enhance the delivery of combat casualty care. The nearby Tri-Service Research laboratory is a 181,000 square-foot structure housing research efforts that examine the health and safety effects of exposure to a variety of stressors in the field. Plus, the Intrepid National Armed Forces Rehabilitation Center is providing stateof-the-art care for servicemen and women who have experienced debilitating wounds on the battlefield. It provides military amputees with improved rehabilitation
facility has a day care and a recreational resources by using advanced prosthetics, center for residing families. computerized and video moniPlans for improvement there toring, bio-mechanical studies Additionally, a also include a children’s supand advanced physical ther132,000 square-foot, port space to help children of apy modalities and methods. state-of-the-art wounded warriors understand The Center, which cost about medical facility and manage challenges associ$30 million, offers healthcare opened on Fort ated with their parent’s condion a comprehensive approach Sam Houston. The tion and treatment. – physical, occupational, social, facility provides Active-duty military personmental and nutritional help. It outpatient services in Family Medicine, nel and their families as well also houses an administrative Adolescent Medas military retirees may receive center for physician teams inicine, Behavioral healthcare services at the facilcluding orthopedic surgeons, Health, Occupaity. They will also treat addiprosthetists, physical thertional Therapy and tional personnel coming to Fort apists, occupational therPhysical Therapy, as Sam Houston as part of other apists, gait therapists, well as Laboratory, BRAC actions. dieticians, social workRadiology and PharIts location is extremely ers, technicians and remacy services. convenient for active-duty searchers. military personnel and their Two 21-room families, and even for many houses are built next to military retirees who live in San Antonio. the Center to house the It also contains the TRICARE service center families of veterans offering assistance and information on the undergoing rehabilitamilitary beneficiary care program. tion there. Known colAs you can see, Joint Base San Antonio lectively as the Fisher serves many purposes and has been a great House, this residential success. We hope you enjoy your stay.
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elcome to Joint Base San Antonio – Fort Sam Houston! You are now part of a history that goes back to 1845, when the original Post at San Antonio was founded in the Alamo City. During that time, the Army established a garrison and regional headquarters utilizing rented buildings from the city and a Quartermaster supply depot in the Alamo. The Post was officially designated as Fort Sam Houston in 1890 and expanded again in 1905 with the Cavalry and Light Artillery Post. Fort Sam Houston eventually evolved into the “Home of Army Medicine” after World War II and into the “Home of Military Medicine” with the establishment of
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the Medical Education and Training Campus in 2010. The long history of the installation is one of the primary reasons that Fort Sam Houston boasts the largest number of historic structures out of any base in the United States. Careful preservation of these more than 900 buildings, and other historic areas, allows the post to live with its history while being surrounded by examples of the traditions of excellence established when the first soldier arrived here. The post is proud of its historic role and the many initiatives to retain the historic character of the installation while serving as a modern model Joint Base for the
future. A future that will most likely see many changes occur, and a future that the Army is ready for. Many of America’s finest military personnel have served at Fort Sam Houston over the years. We hope you take pride in the legacy to which you belong now. Upon arrival at Fort Sam Houston, officers should sign-in or register at the headquarters unit to which they have been assigned or attached. Enlisted soldiers should sign-in at the orderly room of the organization to which they have been assigned or attached. All soldiers, officers and enlisted should check with their unit personnel NCO and reference security processing.
DOCUMENTS TO HAND CARRY >> DA Form 31 (original), Leave Form >> Unit Clearance Documents >> Five copies of orders >> Records: Dental, Medical and Personnel
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