WASHINGTON — Air Force officials selected Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio as the headquarters for the services’ new cyber command, officials announced Friday.

Lackland was one of six locations considered for the new command.

Air Force officials did not give specifics for why the base was chosen, but said they based the decision on the facilities’ access to scientific and technical expertise, as well as communication/bandwidth capabilities and basic infrastructure.

But Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, praised the decision in a statement just minutes after it was announced.

Air Force officials proposed a new major command for cyberwarfare last October.

The command will employ about 400 people and focus on defending Air Force networks against attacks from hackers or online terrorist cells.