$900M complex in works for recruits at Lackland

$900M complex in works for recruits at Lackland
The Associated Press
Posted : Wednesday Oct 15, 2008 7:33:32 EDT

SAN ANTONIO — The Air Force will spend $900 million on new residential, dining and training facilities for incoming recruits with a project set to begin next spring at Lackland Air Force Base.

The Airmen Training Complex will be built over six years and will replace some buildings that date back to the 1960s.

Col. Robert LaBrutta, commander of the base’s 37th Mission Support Group, said the project underscores the Air Force’s plan to keep Lackland as a crucial training center. The base on the southwest side of the city serves as the basic training center for new airmen.

The Lackland building is separate from the $1.8 billion that will be spent on construction at the Army’s Fort Sam Houston because of the 2005 Defense Base Closure and Realignment mandated by Congress.

The Air Force building will start in May and will include 20 new structures.


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