Article: Security to Tighten at San Antonio-Area Air Force Base.

By Sig Christenson, San Antonio Express-News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

May 7--Ever since San Antonio took over Brooks AFB, it's been easy access, with anyone able to drive on or off the installation for any reason, no questions asked.

That freedom -- extraordinary in a post-9-11 era heavy on restricted access and tight security -- made Brooks unlike 484 other major U.S. military installations in the world.

But it couldn't last.

Starting May 17, civilian guards will stand sentry day and night at the main gate on the city's South Side. And Brooks, a first-of-its-kind installation called a city-base run by a city-funded ...

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