SAN ANTONIO—The Air Force has chosen a San Antonio base for a new cyber security and defense command.
Texas Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison said Air Force Secretary Michael Donley chose Lackland Air Force Base for the new cyber command. Air Force officials made no official announcement Thursday but were expected to do so on Friday.
The cyber warfare command will employ about 400 people including the commander’s staff and an around-the-clock operations center. The operations center will focus on defending Air Force networks against attacks and conduct some offensive operations.
Lackland, which already conducts all Air Force basic training, beat out Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., and four other bases considered for the new cyber command.
