The 502d Air Base Wing is a United States Air Force unit that provides installation support for Joint Base San Antonio. The 502d activated on 1 August 2009. The wing's three Mission Support Groups perform the installation support mission at each major installation in the San Antonio area.

The mission of the wing is to meet the needs of all three installations of JBSA, their missions and people and to optimize installation support while maximizing opportunities for greater joint military and community cooperation. This mission is carried out through the Mission Support Group located on each JBSA base.

History

The 502d Air Base Wing previously functioned as the host unit for Maxwell Air Force Base

Maxwell Air Force Base

Maxwell Air Force Base , officially known as Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base, is a United States Air Force installation under the Air Education and Training Command . The installation is located in Montgomery, Alabama, US. It was named in honor of Second Lieutenant William C...

 from 1947 to 1 October 1994 when it inactivated.

Lineage

• Established as 502d Air University Wing, and organized, on 17 Nov 1947

Disestablished on 27 Jul 1948

• Consolidated (1 Oct 1992) with the 3800th Air University Wing, which was established, and organized, on 28 Jul 1948

Re-designated as: 3800th Air Base Wing on 1 Sep 1954

Re-designated as: 3800th Air Base Group on 2 Jan 1979

Re-designated as: 3800th Air Base Wing on 21 Jul 1983

Re-designated as: 502d Air Base Wing on 1 Oct 1992

Inactivated on 1 Oct 1994

• Activated on 1 Aug 2009

Assignments

• Air University
  Air University
  The United States Air Force Air University is a component of the United States Air Force's Air Education and Training Command, headquartered at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. Air University is the U.S. Air Force's primary center for professional military education.-Organization:Air Force...
  
  , 17 Nov 1947-1 Oct 1994
• Air Education and Training Command
  Air Education and Training Command
  Air Education and Training Command was established July 1, 1993, with the realignment of Air Training Command and Air University. It is one of the U.S. Air Force's ten major commands and reports to Headquarters, United States Air Force....
  
  , 1 Aug 2009–Present

Stations

• Maxwell Field (later, Maxwell AFB), AL, 17 Nov 1947-1 Oct 1994
• Fort Sam Houston
  Fort Sam Houston
  Fort Sam Houston is a U.S. Army post in San Antonio, Texas.Known colloquially as "Fort Sam," it is named for the first President of the Republic of Texas, Sam Houston....
  
  , TX, 1 Aug 2009–Present