U.S. Air Force Archives - San Antonio Report

Business & Development

Boeing awarded $2B Air Force contract to test new engines for B-52 jet in San Antonio

by Jasper Kenzo Sundeen January 18, 2026January 19, 2026

Boeing will test new Rolls Royce engines on two B-52 Stratofortress aircraft at its Port San Antonio facility.

Gov. Greg Abbott sits on a stage with a moderator in beneath three large screens, one in the center that says Texas Dynamism and two on either side that show him speaking. Audience members sit in folding chairs arrayed around circular tables. The stage is well lit but the rest of the room is in a low, blue light.

Business & Development

Commercial space flight, cybersecurity industry leaders hope to prompt government investment

by Jasper Kenzo Sundeen November 23, 2025November 24, 2025

The co-working space during a tour of Velocity, TX on Tuesday in San Antonio's East Side.

Business & Development

U.S. Air Force’s largest medical wing establishes research office at VelocityTX

by Lindsey Carnett January 22, 2025January 23, 2025

Richard T. Schlosberg III was an Air Force pilot during the Vietnam War, longtime publisher, philanthropist and business leader.

Air Force pilot and ‘brilliant media executive’ Richard T. Schlosberg III dies at 79

by Iris Dimmick January 12, 2024January 16, 2024

A B-52 Stratofortress flies in formation with F-16 Fighting Falcons and F-15E Strike Eagles during a Bomber Task Force mission over the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Nov. 21, 2020. Bomber Task Force missions help aircrews gain familiarity with the region's airspace and allow them to integrate with U.S. and partner air assets, increasing the combined force's overall readiness.

Business & Development

San Antonio’s Boeing facility gets another boost from upgrading B-52s

by Tracy Idell Hamilton June 7, 2023June 9, 2023

Bexar’s Eye: A Small Corner of Lackland AFB Holds a Wealth of Military Aviation History

by Nicholas Frank July 7, 2019July 8, 2019

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics operators march down East Houston Street in memory of Staff Sgt. Dylan Elchin. The route begins at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland and ends at Hurlburt Field in Northwest Florida.

Air Force Special Tactics Team Starts 830-Mile Memorial March to Florida

by Jackie Wang February 22, 2019February 23, 2019

USAF MSgt Robert Ortiz salutes as Partner Nation Generals enter the San Antonio / Bexar County Emergency Operations Center compound during IAAFA's Western Hemisphere Exchange Symposium.

Making San Antonio the Face of International Military Cooperation

by Giles Gonnsen March 21, 2018January 31, 2020

Soldiers walk in line one by one into the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts. Photo by Scott Ball.

Data & Society, Gov & Politics

Will Texas Massacre Finally Get Military to Improve its Criminal Reporting System?

by A.C. Thompson and T. Christian Miller November 8, 2017January 31, 2020

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Solito, cyber transport technician, uses a punch down and tone generator to locate power for ethernet cables. Photo by Senior Airman Jasmonet Jackson, courtesy of U.S. Air Force.

Business & Development, Business & Tech, Gov & Politics

Want a Cybersecurity Job? Try ‘Cyber City’ San Antonio

by Iris Gonzalez November 30, 2015October 7, 2016