1. Lackland Independent School District
City: Lackland Air Force Base, TX
Category: Education
Telephone: (210) 357-5000
Address: 2460 Kenly Ave.
Description: Created in 1953, this school district serves Lackland Air Force Base and the children who live on the base. The district consists of 1 elementary school and Stacy Junior-Senior High School, with a total of 900 students.
2. Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center
City: Lackland Air Force Base, TX
Category: Health Care
Telephone: (210) 292-7100
Address: 2200 Bergquist Dr.
Description: The largest medical center operated by the US Air Force, this facility serves as a primary-care facility, a trauma center, and an educational facility for physicians and dentists. More than 65 percent of the physicians in the US Air Force are trained at this facility, along with 85 percent of the force’s dental specialists. Research projects are also conducted here in the areas of hyperbaric procedures, hypobaric procedures, bone-marrow transplant, and organ transplant.