SAN ANTONIO — The U.S. Air Force has moved its only software development squadron into the Light Building in downtown San Antonio, with plans to support the armed forces and the private sector while raising its profile in the tech community.
The 90th Cyberspace Operations Squadron said 160 developers will work in a 43,000-square-foot office on the historic building’s third floor, which it calls Shadow’s Edge, to quickly create unclassified cyber tools. The Air Force unit will continue to work on classified operations for U.S. Cyber Command at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland.
Lt. Col. Casey Miller said about 75 percent of the 225 workers under his command are civilians and contracted employees. The remaining 25 percent are enlisted military members. They work at the base, remotely and now in the Light Building on Broadway Street. A grand opening for Shadow’s Edge is planned for Oct. 5.
Miller believes the move downtown will enable the unit to work with local government agencies, tech companies and academia to recruit software developers, DevOps engineers, managers and product owners.
“The talent piece is probably the biggest…
