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Building 6114 Lackland AFB, TX 78236 Phone: (210) 671-2678

The library uses an automated catalog (Patron Access Catalog, or PAC) and circulation system. Users may access their own records and place reserves on materials using their barcode and pin number. The library also offers internet, scanners, memory card readers, digital cameras, computers, study booths, conference room and fax service.

Outdoor Recreation

Building 871 Lackland AFB, TX 78236 Phone: (210) 925-5532

This office assists with your outdoor recreation needs and operates several programs including:

FamCamp & RV Storage

Lackland has a FamCamp located on Foster Street behind the Fisher House. RV customers can take advantage of a laundromat, cable television, and WiFi. Visit Building 2804 or call (210) 671-5179 for more information.

Parks and Pavilions

Lackland Outdoor Recreation Equipment Checkout will take pavilion reservations. Customers must fill out a reservation form in person. Payment is due at the time of reservation. Pavilions are available at Lion, Stillman, Stapleton, and Upson parks. The pavilion at the Lackland Training Annex (next to the Weight Belts, Locks, etc.) swimming pool can also be reserved.

Resale Lot

If you have a vehicle to sell put it on the Resale Lot. The authorized personnel that can use the lot include all active duty military, retired military personnel and their families, and DoD civilians with legal title to the item offered for resale. This authorization excludes all dealers and commercial operations. Individuals must register their vehicle at Outdoor Recreation. The owner must pro vide proof of ownership by providing a permanent title and/or registration, a current base registration, current license plate, and proof of insurance. The cost is $7 for 15 days.

Pools

Lackland has four pools that can be used by Service members and their families. The Skylark Aquatic Center Pool in Building 6482 can be reached by calling (210) 6713780 and is the only pool opened all year. The Warhawk Pool, Building 2502, can be reached by calling (210) 671-3445.

Saddle Club

Building 2954 Lackland AFB, TX 78236 Phone: (210)671-3166

The Lackland AFB Saddle Club is a family friendly, self-care boarding facility. They offer quality accommodations and amenities for your horse at a fraction of the cost you would pay to board off base. Located off Kelly Drive and across from Stillman Park, this 24-hour facility features forty-six 11’ X 11’ stalls, each with a 30’ X 12’ attached outside run, and a 9’ X 11’ tack and feed room. Wood shavings for bedding are provided by the stables and dry lot turnout is available for your horse. In addition to our two lighted arenas, Saddle Club members also enjoy use of a round pen, a hot walker, and trails located behind the stables. Limited parking for horse trailers is offered for an additional fee, and our Clubhouse is available to rent for private parties (members only).

Teen Center

Building 8420 Lackland AFB, TX 78236 Phone: (210) 671-7343

The Teen center offers many programs for youths to participate in. Some of these pro grams include:

FIT Factor

The Lackland Teen Center is now registering teens for a new fitness program. Teens will be rewarded for starting and maintaining a fit lifestyle. Come by the center, register for an account, and start accumulating points to earn rewards.

Y.E.S. Program

Your child can start earning money for college as soon as they are enrolled in high school. With the YES Program, they will gain valuable work experience and eligible youth can earn up to $1000 in the form of a scholarship. The scholarship is not competitive and there is no limit to how many teens can enroll in the program. There are a variety of jobs on Lackland AFB. Job placement depends on skill level, career interest and time availability. To find out if your child qualifies for enrollment in the YES program, for more information, or an application come by the Teen Center.

Lackland T.R.A.I.L. Club

This is an outdoor leadership club, where the fun is planned (skiing, rockclimbing, ropes course, camping, etc.) Meetings are held every Wednesday at 7p.m.

Lackland Titan Keystone Club

Monthly in house activities include: Arts & Crafts, DJ Training and events, electronic games, pool, table tennis, computer lab, and just having fun hanging out. Field trips are available and the cost of the trip is the admission price to the event. Some examples are: Swimming, movies, roller skating, skate boarding, game rooms, theme parks, eating out, to name a few. Teens need a permission slip for all off-base events. Field trips will be cancelled if we do not receive at least five per mission slips on the day prior to the event. Meetings are Wednesdays at 6 p.m.

Torch Club for Pre-Teens

Titan Keystone Club mentors an ongoing preteen leadership group called Torch. Torch is for youth ages 10-12, and the group meets on Wednesdays at 4:30 p.m.

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HOUSING

Housing Management Office

2525 Fairchild Street, Building 1524 Lackland AFB, TX 78236 Phone: (210) 671-1840 Hours of Operation Monday-Friday: 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

The Housing Management Office (HMO) offers support to you during the transition to your new home and community. Use the resources available at this office to become familiar with the housing options and support services available to you and your family. This office will assist you in finding housing in the local community.

When you first arrive at Lackland AFB, you must visit the HMO to receive counseling and guidance before entering into any written lease or rental/sales contract for housing.

Privatized Housing (Balfour Beatty Communities)

2254 Brian McElroy San Antonio, TX 78236 Phone: (210) 674-9366 Hours of Operation Monday-Thursday: 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday: 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

In addition to the option of purchasing or renting housing in the local community, you now may choose to live in privatized housing. Balfour Beatty Communities owns the family housing and is responsible for maintaining, repairing, constructing and managing the community.

Contact the HMO as soon as you know you are going to be stationed at Lackland AFB. The government housing team will provide you the latest information about privatized housing and details about the application process. The HMO will also update you on any base specific policies regarding residing in privatized housing.

Unaccompanied Housing Office

2525 Fairchild Street, Building 1524 Lackland AFB, TX 78236 Phone: (210) 671-0090 Hours of Operation Monday-Friday: 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

UH is provided for unaccompanied Airmen in the ranks of E-1 to E-3 and E-4 with less than 3 years of service. Each service member is provided a private sleeping room, furnishings, bed linens and supplies required for comfortable living.

History of Lackland Air Force Base

Construction began on what would become Lackland Air Force Base in 1941. In 1942 it separated from Kelly Field and became an independent organization called the San Antonio Aviation Cadet Center and would hold that name until officially designated as Lackland Air Force Base after Brigadier General Frank Lackland in 1947.

In 1943, the War Department approved the creation of the 78th Flying Training Wing (Preflight) at San Antonio and assigned it to the AAF Central Flying Training Command. The 78th FTW instructed aviation cadets on the mechanics and physics of flight and also initiated policies that the cadets had to pass courses in mathematics and other classes. These cadets were then taught to apply this knowledge by teaching them aeronautics, deflection shooting, and thinking in three dimensions. Once all of these criteria were met, the graduates were designated as aviation cadets and were sent to one of the primary flight schools for pilot training.

The training population at Lackland increased to 28 basic military training squadrons (BMTS) within the 3700th Military Training Wing during the Korean War. These numbers were so great that temporary facilities had to be built to replace the vast amount of tents that recruits were staying in. The number of BMTS was reduced to 16 in 1955.

During the buildup that occurred for the Vietnam War a “split-phase” training was initiated from August 1965 to April 1966. This program provided for 22 days at Lackland and 8 days at a technical school, with directed duty assignees receiving the full 30 days at Lackland. After that, basic training was set at a length of six weeks . Training during this time was expanded to include teaching English to Allied military members from foreign countries.

More permanent facilities were constructed during the 1960s, including four 1,000-person steel and brick Recruit Housing and Training (RH&T) dormitories. These units included living space, dining halls, and training areas for four basic training squadrons under one roof. By the end of this construction phase six full-size dormitories, and two 600-person facilities, were constructed, enabling excess space to be converted to classroom use.

In late 1951 Air Defense Command selected Lackland Air Force Base as one of twenty-eight radar stations built as part of the second segment of the permanent radar surveillance network.

In February of 1953 the 741st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron was activated at Lackland and utilized an AN/ FPS-3 search radar along with an AN/FPS-4 height-finder radar. In 1958 the AN/FPS-4 height-finder radar was upgraded to AN/ FPS-6 and AN/FPS-6A sets.

In late 1959, Lackland was performing air-traffic-control duties for the Federal Aviation Administration and in 1963, the site was redesignated as NORAD ID Z-75.

In September 1972, the Houston based 630th Radar Squadron sent a detachment (OL-D) to this FAA-operated site to set up an AN/FPS-6 height-finder radar to join the AN/FPS-66A search radar already in place (Z-241). The Air Force ceased using the Lackland AFB radar site on 30 September 1976.

Today the Lackland ADC site has been taken over by the FAA and remains in operation. This now-FAA long-range radar site is data-tied into the Joint-Surveillance System. The site still operates the AN/FPS66A search radar.

With the end of the Cold War, base realignment and closure (BRAC) actions in the 1990s moved several specialized training programs from Lackland. This included Air Education and Training Command’s relocation of Air Force Officer Training School (OTS) from Lackland to Maxwell Air Force Base.

Along with the closure of Kelly AFB, Lackland gained a portion of the base known as Security Hill. Security Hill is home to numerous units such as Air Force Space Command’s 24th Air Force and 67th Network Warfare Wing and the Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency. All units on Security Hill are considered tenant units.

Lackland now includes part of the Kelly airstrip, Security Hill, main base Lackland, and the old Medina officer training base now named Medina/ Lackland Training Annex.

In April of 2012, Lackland served as an overflow shelter for an influx of illegal immigrant minors after the Administration for Children and Families determined that all other local shelters were filled to capacity.

Air Force Base

Arrival

The Visitor Control Center (VCC) is located at the Main Gate. Hours of operation for the VCC are Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. - 6 p.m. Randolph AFB requires an ID check. All personnel must have a pictured ID to enter the base. All non-military affiliated personnel will need to obtain a pass at the Visitor Control Center (VCC). To obtain a pass all visitors must have: - Valid driver’s license - Current proof of auto insurance - On-base sponsor - On-base sponsor phone number

The Main Gate is open 24/7. For more information, call (210) 652-3939.

Once you arrive at Randolph AFB, report to your orderly room with your sealed records. Upon signing in with your unit, you will be scheduled for required in-processing appointments. If you or a family member needs an ID card or CAC card that will be handled through the MPF. Military members can and are encouraged to make appointments for ID cards. If you arrive after 4:30 p.m. or on a weekend or holiday, please go to Randolph’s 24-hour arrival point, the Randolph Lodging office, located in Building 112. Report to your orderly room the next duty day.

Welcome / Visitors Center

1 Harmon Drive, Building 1032 Randolph AFB, TX 78150 Phone: (210) 652-3939 Hours of Operation Monday - Friday: 7 a.m. - 10 p.m.

This center processes incoming military personnel to verify accuracy and completeness of their military records and ensures soldiers deployment ready upon reporting to their ultimate assignment unit.

This is also the place you must register your vehicle at on base. To register your vehicle you must have proof of insurance, a valid driver’s license, your government ID and a state registration or title for the vehicle.

Force Support Squadron (FSS)

The Force Support Squadron division at Randolph AFB is responsible for all things recreational and for helping increase morale of the Soldiers and their Families through support services to ensure the welfare of all family units.

Arts & Craft

Building 895 Randolph AFB, TX 78150

This center houses two shops that military members can utilize. These include:

Framing Shop

Phone: (210) 652-2707

This shop includes a wide selection of mold ings and mats to make your print complete. Experienced staff on hand can assist you in selecting combinations from an extensive line of frames and mats.

Engraving Shop

Phone: (210) 652-4149

The engraving shop features state-of-the art equipment to meet all of your engraving needs. They offer plaques, trophies, clocks, pen sets and much more.

Auto Skills Center

Building 873 Randolph AFB, TX 78150 Phone: (210) 652-5142

Auto Skills has experienced mechanics to provide assistance and guidance for all of your automotive needs. The facility includes work stalls, lifts, a 4-wheel alignment machine, and a computer analyzer for American made auto mobiles. They offer wheel balancing, front end alignment, air conditioning service, and resurfacing of disc rotors and drums.

Bowling Alley

Building 870 Randolph AFB, TX 78150 Phone: (210) 652-6271

The Randolph Bowling Center is a state of-the art facility where you can relax and bowl your troubles away. This facility offers 24 lanes and with the recently installed QubicaAMF pinsetters and the very latest Bowler Entertainment System scoring system the bowling experience is better than ever. The alley now has 42” flat panel monitors and 15” touch screens.