U.S. Air Force security guards at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland traded gunfire Saturday morning with at least one suspect who twice opened fire on the entrance from a moving vehicle, a ...

In 2021, Lackland Air Force Base went on lockdown after off-site gunmen shot at the installation before fleeing on foot. No one was injured in that shooting. The latest on Task & Purpose.

The main gate at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Wednesday. (File Photo) (Eric Gay / AP) Update: 6:40 p.m. Aug. 17, 2024: This story was updated with new details.

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Alec Blackmon with the 802nd Security Forces Squadron stands outside a gate at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in June 2024.

An airman from the 802nd Security Forces Squadron stands guard at a gate to Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. (U.S. Air Force) The gunman or gunmen who exchanged fire with security forces ...