The base was renovated with 1,000-person steel and brick recruit housing and training dormitories in the 1960s to replace the World War II-era military open-bay barracks. These buildings incorporate dining halls, six full-size dormitories and training areas for four basic training squadrons. The...
Lackland Air Force Base dates from July 4, 1942, when the War Department separated the part of Kelly Field lying west of Leon Creek and made it an independent installation, naming it the San Antonio Aviation Cadet Center. From its acronym (SAACC), many people called the base sack, sack-...
The reconnaissance level survey of seven proposed construction areas on LacklandAir Force Base and the Lackland Air Force Base Training Annex, Bexar County, Texas, was conducted during the week of August 16-10, 1993, as part of the cultural resource assessment of the base and annex. The areas...