Moody Air Force Base

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Geographical Address

State
Duty Station(s)
Public Address
Bemiss Rd, Moody AFB, GA 31699, United States
Postal Code
31699
latitude
30.97
longitude
-83.2

Contact Info

Operating Hours
Monday - Friday 7:30 am - 4:30 pm

Mission

23D WING

23D Wing Mission: Attack, Rescue, Prevail to Win Today's Fight The 23d Wing's mission is to optimally organize, train, equip and deploy precision attack, personnel recovery, and combat support to win today's fight. We will exemplify the selflessness of our heritage, with the courage to create our own legacy of excellence.

Vision: Out Front - The Pacesetting Wing The 23d Wing organizes, trains, and employs combat-ready A-10C, HC-130J, HH-60G, Guardian Angel Weapons System and personnel consisting of approximately 5,500 military and civilian personnel including geographically separated units in Nevada, Florida, and Arizona. The 23d Wing is comprised of six groups; five located at Moody AFB, Georgia, and one at Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona.

Priorities: 1. Deploy Skilled Warriors, 2. Develop Courageous Leaders, 3. Care for Airmen & Families. Additionally, a 'Plus One' priority of Prepare for the Future.

93D AIR GROUND OPERATIONS WING

The 93d Air Ground Operations Wing activated in 2008 and became the first wing to provide highly-trained ground combat forces capable of integrating air and space power into the ground scheme of fire and maneuver. The wing members conduct offensive and defensive ground combat operations worldwide to protect expeditionary aerospace forces with an airborne capability. At a moment's notice, they provide worldwide deployable, "first-in," fully integrated, multi-disciplined capabilities and provide the joint force commander airborne, air-mobile, air-land, and over-land insertion capability, and remain the joint expert on the integration of airpower and combat weather support to ground forces. They Provide Joint Force Commanders with expertise on the integration of airpower and extend the Theater Air Control System for the Joint Forces Air Component Commander. Also providing highly trained forces capable of employing airpower activities in close coordination with land operations, including combat weather support to land forces. All to rapidly deploy and conduct offensive and defensive ground combat operations worldwide to protect expeditionary forces anywhere, anytime The 93d AGOW is comprised of three operational groups, 17 squadrons, 10 detachments, 12 Operating locations at 20 locations with 18 host Air Force Base's owned by 7 MAJCOMs.

History

The base had its beginning in 1940 when a group of concerned Valdosta and Lowndes County citizens began searching for a way to assist the expanding defense program. Careful investigation showed that the development of an air corp training base would be the best way to help the program. On May 14, 1941, the War Department was granted exclusive use of 9,300 acres of land by the Agriculture Department. Moody Air Force Base was named in memory of Major George Putnam Moody, an Air Force pioneer killed in May 1941, while serving with the Beech Aircraft Company in Wichita, Kansas. At the time of his death, Major Moody was working on the inspection board for the AT-10 transitional trainers that were later sent to Moody AFB. Today, Moody AFB is the home of the 23d Wing "Flying Tigers," and the 93d Air Ground Operations Wing. For more information visit Moody's homepage <http://www.moody.af.mil/> .

Population

  • 4,499 military
  • 476 civilian employees
  • 6,252 family members

Valdosta metro: 145,955; Lowndes County: 118, 185

Population impact on the local community is as follows: 9394 military and family; 3,000 civilians and family; 15,000 retirees and family; for a total of 27,394. This number is even more significant when compared to the Valdosta population of 48,000 and Lowndes County with a population of 101,000.

Location

Moody AFB is located in south Georgia, just 30 miles north of the Florida border. The base lies 10 miles northeast of the city of Valdosta on Georgia highway 125, also known as Bemiss Road. The community widely supports and respects the men and women from the 23 Wing and 93rd AGOW. The base operator's phone number is 229-257-4211, or DSN 312-460-4211.

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