Brig. Gen. Randy P. Oakland assumed command of the nation’s largest joint base– Joint Base San Antonio and the 502nd Air Base Wing Wednesday.
was previously the director of operations and communications at Headquarters Air Education and Training Command at JBSA-Randolph. , a newsletter rundown of the most important news, delivered every Monday and Thursday.As his first address to JBSA, Oakland recognized the hard work and dedication done by the wing and community partners.
As Oakland assumes his role as the eighth commander of JBSA, he will lead the Department of Defense’s largest and most complex base, managing an annual budget of more than $800 million, according to the public affairs office. The commander also works with 1,000 civic leaders in San Antonio and provides installation support for 10 major commands, 22 wings and brigades, 266 mission partners and 684,306 personnel.
“I’ve known General Oakland for a long time and you will find no better leader to take the helm. He is most definitely the right leader at the right time,” Driggers said.
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