Duty Station Directory

Fort Sam Houston, built in 1876, is an Army post that is a part of Joint Base San Antonio, which is the only facility that lies within the city limits of San Antonio, Texas Fort Sam Houston is one of the Army’s oldest installations and was placed on the US Historical Site Registration in 1975.

The Red River Army Depot is located in Hooks, a small city in Bowie County, Texas, about 18 miles west of Texarkana. Beginning as a maintenance facility in 1941 as an ammunition storage facility, Red River Army Depot was expanded during WWII to include storage of general supplies and tank repair.

Camp Bowie is a United States National Guard training center located in west central Texas on the southern outskirts of Brownwood. Camp Bowie is one of four Texas Army National Guard training sites. This facility employs 32 full-time federal and state employees and offers mobilization and unit-training annually for more than 25,000 men.

Camp Bullis is an Army training camp that is located in Bexar County, Texas, just 17 miles from San Antonio. Built in 1917, this facility is still in use today and is a part of Joint Base San Antonio. Camp Bullis was established in 1917, part of the original Leon Springs Military Reservation, to prepare soldiers for combat due to the growing threat of war in Europe, prior to WWI.

Camp Mabry is a military base in Austin, Texas, in the southernmost part of the contiguous United States. It has the headquarters of the Texas Military Department, Texas Military Forces, and Texas Military Forces Museum. This installation was established in 1892 and is the third-oldest active military installation in Texas, just after Fort Sam Houston and Fort Bliss.

Camp Stanley (not Camp Stanley that was located in South Korea) is located at the Leon Springs Military Reservation, now Camp Bullis. Originally an infantry cantonment called Camp Funston (not to be confused with Camp Funston in Kansas), the installation was renamed Camp Stanley in 1917. Formerly run as a facility attached to the Red River Army Depot, it is now operated as a part of Camp Bullis.

Martindale Army Air Field is located in San Antonio, Texas. Constructed during WWII, the Martindale Army Airfield was used by the United States Army as a flight training facility that was an auxiliary field for Randolph Army Airfield, it was abandoned by the military sometime between 1976 and 1982.

Camp Swift, named after Major General Eben Swift, is a census-designated place in Bastrop County, Texas, located east of Austin, Texas. It has a population of approximately 6,290 and spans about 12 square miles. The military has used this camp in the past, but it is also being used by the National Guard as a storage and training facility.

Located within Fort Bliss, Biggs Army Airfield is a United States Military Airport in El Paso Texas. Built in 1916, by the U.S. Army Air Service, this airfield began patrolling the US-Mexican border after an attack by Pancho Villa in 1919. In 1947 this facility became Biggs Air Force Base until its closure in 1966. In 1973 this air field was reactivated by the Army and is still in use today.

On March 12, 1941, Naval Air Station Corpus Christi was commissioned to train Naval Aviators and began its work on May 5, 1941. President George Bush was among the many aviators who were trained at this facility during WWII. In 1948, the aviator training was moved to Jacksonville, Florida, while the Overhaul and Repair Department was given greater responsibility until its closing in 1959.

On March 12, 1941, Naval Air Station Corpus Christi was commissioned to train Naval Aviators and began its work on May 5, 1941. President George Bush was among the many aviators who were trained at this facility during WWII. In 1948, the aviator training was moved to Jacksonville, Florida, while the Overhaul and Repair Department was given greater responsibility until its closing in 1959.

NAS Fort Worth JRB, which includes Carswell Field, is a joint reserve base that is home to multiple units of the Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, and Texas Air National Guard. Located about 5 miles west of the central business district of Fort Worth, Texas, NAS Fort Worth JRB is made up of approximately 40 separate commands.