Fort Sam Houston

Fort Sam Houston
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark District
Clock tower built in 1876 inside the Quadrangle on Fort Sam Houston, Texas.
Location	San Antonio, Texas
Coordinates	29°27′27″N 98°26′24″W / 29.45750°N 98.44000°W / 29.45750; -98.44000
Built	1876; 148 years ago (1876)
NRHP reference No.	75001950
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	May 15, 1975[1]
Designated NHLD	May 15, 1975[2]

Fort Sam Houston is a U.S. Army post in San Antonio, Texas.^[3] Known colloquially as "Fort Sam," it is named for the U.S. Senator from Texas, U.S. Representative from Tennessee, Tennessee and Texas governor, and first president of the Republic of Texas, Sam Houston.

The installation's missions include serving as the command headquarters for the Fourth United States Army, United States Army North (formerly the Fifth United States Army), United States Army South, the Army Medical Command (MEDCOM) headquarters, the Army Medical Department (AMEDD) Center and School, the Fifth Recruiting Brigade, Navy Regional Recruiting, the San Antonio Military Entrance and Processing Station, and the Medical Education and Training Campus (METC). On October 1, 2010, Fort Sam Houston joined Lackland Air Force Base and Randolph Air Force Base to create Joint Base San Antonio, under Air Force administration.