Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, is one of three installations comprising Joint Base San Antonio, as part of the 502nd Air Base Wing. Base support functions and services are managed by the 802nd Mission Support Group. JBSA-Lackland is home to more than 120 Department of Defense and associate organizations, including the 37th Training Wing, the largest training wing in the U.S. Air Force. The installation is the Air Force's only site for enlisted basic military training. Historically, training has been the mainstay of the base and that continues today with a wide variety of organizations dedicated to training today's expeditionary Airmen in a myriad of skills.
The Department of the Air Force is headquartered in the Pentagon, Washington D.C. The service is organized in nine major commands throughout the world which provide combat aircraft, airlift, refueling, reconnaissance and other support to the Unified Combatant Commands.
The Air Force also has more than three dozen field operating agencies and direct reporting units which directly support the mission by providing unique services.