Randolph Field, Texas

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Randolph Field, Texas is a historic U.S. military airfield near San Antonio long known as a major training base for Army Air Forces and later Air Force pilots.

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Randolph Field, Texas canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Air Force base
census-designated place
military airfield
alsoKnownAs Randolph Air Force Base
surface form: Randolph AFB

Randolph Air Force Base
branch United States Air Force
controlledBy Department of Defense
surface form: United States Department of Defense
country United States of America
surface form: United States
function headquarters of Air Education and Training Command (historical)
garrison 12th Flying Training Wing
United States Air Force Personnel Center
surface form: Air Force Personnel Center

Air Force Recruiting Service
geographicFeature census-designated place
hasArchitecturalStyle Art Deco
hasFacilityType airfield
training base
hasNickname Showplace of the Air Force
hasRunwaySurface concrete
hasSignificance historic U.S. military airfield
historicalRole major training base for U.S. Army Air Corps
major training base for U.S. Army Air Forces
major training base for United States Air Force pilots
knownFor Art Deco architecture
aviation cadet training
distinctive circular base layout
listedOn National Register of Historic Places
locatedIn Bexar County
surface form: Bexar County, Texas
locatedNear San Antonio, Texas
militaryBranchFocus aircrew training
namedAfter Captain William Millican Randolph
near Schertz
surface form: Schertz, Texas

Universal City, Texas
NRHPType historic district
operatedBy United States Air Force
partOf Air Education and Training Command
Joint Base San Antonio
San Antonio–New Braunfels metropolitan area
surface form: San Antonio metropolitan area
previousBranch United States Army Air Corps
United States Army Air Forces
primaryMission instructor pilot training
undergraduate pilot training
role Air Force instructor pilot training center
pilot training base
state Texas
timezone Central Time Zone
usedDuring Cold War
World War II

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Army Air Forces Training Command garrison Randolph Field, Texas