Work has commenced on the new headquarters building for the 502nd Air Base Wing at Fort Sam Houston, Tex. The 25,733-square-foot building will have a 5.5-acre footprint on the Army base, which is now part of JB San Antonio, along with Lackland and Randolph Air Force Bases. The 502nd ABW is charged with overseeing installation support for those three facilities under the new joint basing scheme. The ground-breaking ceremony for the $7.4 million construction project was held July 14. Wing officials are expected to take up residence in the new energy-efficient and environmentally friendly headquarters building in July 2011. JB San Antonio is the Defense Department’s largest single installation. (San Antonio report by Steve Elliott)
If the Air Force is in line for a big budget bump from President Donald Trump’s proposed $1.5 trillion defense budget in 2027, the head of Air Combat Command said he would make aircraft spare parts his top spending priority—but cautioned that more money to buy parts won’t equal a…
