The Alamo Region has and always has had a played home to a very large military and law enforcement community. There is no question as to why San Antonio is often referred to as Military City, USA. This city and region has one largest active and retired military populations in the country.

MILITARY

This region is home to three major military installations; Randolph Airforce Base, Lackland Airforce Base and Fort Sam Houston. The combined economic impact of these three installations is very important to the local community. Combined these three based have a total output of $48,700,000,000 and employ 282,995 people. These 282, 995 employees while not considered employees of the region bring with them a disposable personal income of 17,081,991,000 that contributes to the overall economy of the region.

LAW ENFORCEMENT

The Alamo Region has a large law enforcement presence, with the largest concentration being in San Antonio Metropolitan Area. The San Antonio Police Department was ranked 2nd in the list of top 25 cities for police officers by Police Link in 2015. The main qualifiers used for this ranking was the cities growth rate, average salaries, cost of living and average commute time. The starting salary for academy graduates is $55,000 annually, which is the second highest starting salary in the state.

BORDER PATROL

While the counties in the Alamo Region do not lie directly on the border between the U.S. and Mexico, the region, more specifically the San Antonio Metropolitan Area serves as a major hub for undocumented aliens seeking to go further into the United States. IH 10 is a major corridor for undocumented Aliens from Del Rio, Laredo and Eagle Pass to come into the region at which point they can continue on to Houston or use one of the other major highways in the region to access other parts of the state and country. Due to this the Border Patrol has a strong presence in this area.