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  Moody Air Force Base (IATA: VAD, ICAO: KVAD, FAA LID: VAD) is a United States Air Force installation located in Lowndes County, about 9 miles (14 km) northeast of Valdosta, Georgia, United States. The home of the 23d Wing of the Air Combat Command (ACC), the wing also hosts and supports Air Education and Training Command’s 479th Flying Training Group and Air Combat Command's 820th Security Forces Group in all operations. The residential area of the base is a census-designated place (CDP), with a population of 993 at the 2000 census.
23d WingThe mission of the 23d Wing is to organize, train and employ combat-ready A-10, HC-130 and HH-60, as well as pararescuemen and force protection assets. It consists of approximately 6,100 military and civilian personnel, including geographically separated units (GSU) at Nellis AFB, Nevada, Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona. The 23rd Wing comprises the following operational groups:
There are over 19 operational and support squadrons at these various locations. In addition, the 23rd Wing is also respponsible for the 23rd Wing Deployed Unit Complex (DUC) at MacDill AFB and Avon Park Air Force Range, Florida. The wing executes worldwide close air support, force protection, and combat search and rescue operations (CSAR) in support of humanitarian interests, United States national security and the global war on terrorism (GWOT). 23rd Wing aircraft include:
23rd Fighter GroupThe 23rd Fighter Group - The Flying Tigers - relocated from Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina in 2007. The group became part of the 23rd Wing on 18 August 2006 in a ceremony held at Pope. The group consists of two A-10 squadrons and an operational support squadron. A/OA-10As of the 23rd Fighter Group are tail coded "FT". 347th Rescue GroupThe 347th Rescue Group directs flying and maintenance of the only U.S. Air Force active-duty Operations Group dedicated to Combat Search and Rescue. Members assigned to the 347th RQG are responsible for training/readiness of 1,100 personnel, including a pararescue squadron, two flying squadrons (HC-130/HH-60) and an operations support squadron. The group also deploys worldwide in support of National Command Authority taskings and provides operational support for the tenant 479th Flying Training Group (AETC) and its T-38C and T-6A aircraft. 563rd Rescue GroupThe 563d Rescue Group is based at Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona, with an additional Operating Location (OL) at Nellis AFB, Nevada. The group consists of one HC-130 squadron, two HH-60 squadrons, two pararescue squadrons, and one operational support squadron. 479th Flying Training GroupAir Education and Training Command's 479 FTG, currently in the process of being relocated elsewhere, consists of three training squadrons. These are:
The 49 FTS and 435 FTS operate upgraded Northrop T-38C Talons for advanced pilot training and the Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals (IFF) course for recently winged USAF NavigatorsCombat Systems Officers enroute to Weapons System Officer (WSO) assignments in the F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft and recently winged pilots enroute to the F-22, F-15, F-16, and A-10. The 3 FTS operates Raytheon T-6 Texan IIs for basic pilot training. Along with the three training squadrons is the 479th Operations Support Squadron, which consists of a life support flight and physiological flight, providing training and mission essential support for the three flying squadrons. The 479 FTG conducts initial Undergraduate Pilot Training (UPOT) via the Joint Primary Aircraft Training System (JPATS) and Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals (IFF) for the Air Force’s newest generation of tactical aviators. The 39th Flying Training Squadron, part of the Air Force Reserve Command and associated with the 479 FTG, provides reserve instructor pilots to augment their active duty counterparts. 820th Security Forces GroupAir Combat Command's 820th Security Forces Group is a Force Protection unit which provides Air Force Expeditionary Groups self-sustaining Force Protection capability for initial U.S. "first-in" forces to any operating location in support of the Air Force Global Engagement mission. The Group consists of three squadrons – the 822nd Security Forces Squadron, which activated in September 2000, 823 SFS, which activated in January 2001 and 824th which activated in November Balad Air Regional Air Base Iraq was the first break through in this unique hybrid of force protectors and combat specialists. Spearheaded by the 823rd Security forces squadron, and supported by various other bases, peace was soon restored to a volatile region quickly consuming itself and the surrounding area. That is why the members of the 823rd are known as the guardians of "Justice and Truth." They valiantly survived innumerable attacks on the air base and on their many combat patrols. While relentlessly battered by Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), the perseverance of the men and women of the 823rd led to the overwhelming defeat of the local uprising regime. History  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. 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 14 May 1941, the War Department was granted exclusive use of 9,300 acres (38 km²) of land by the Agriculture Department. From its beginning Moody served as a pilot training base for thousands of Air Force pilots. For many years, the 3550th Pilot Training Wing under the Consolidated Pilot Training Program, trained Air Force officers as pilots. In September 1963, the Northrop T-38 "Talon" arrived at Moody to replace the T-33. In 1965, the T-41A Cessna, a four-seat, single-engine, propeller-driven training aircraft based on the Cessna 172 arrived at Moody to and was used in the initial phases of student training. Students received about 30 hours of flight training in the T-41 before advancing to the T-37 primary jet trainer. The T-41 replaced the T-34A and the T-37 replaced the T-28, which had been previously used in similar roles. On 1 December 1973, the 38th Flying Training Wing of the Air Training Command (ATC) replaced and absorbed the resources of the 3550th Pilot Training Wing at Moody. However, on 1 December 1975 the 347th Tactical Fighter Wing, a unit of the Tactical Air Command (TAC), relocated to Moody from Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand and the mission of the base changed from pilot training under ATC to an active tactial fighter base under TAC. Operational tactical fighter squadrons at Moody were:
The 347th flew the McDonnel-Douglas F-4E until 1988, when it upgraded to the Block 15 General Dynamics F-16A/B. In 1990, the wing upgraded again to the Block 40 F-16C/D. Moody won the Commander-in-Chief's Installation Excellence Award for 1991, and the 1994 Verne Orr Award, which is presented by the Air Force Association to the unit that most effectively uses human resources to accomplish its mission. In June 1997, the 347th TFW was awarded the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award for the eighth time in its illustrious history. On 1 June 1992 the 347th TFW was assigned to the newly-activated Air Combat Command. As a result of the August 1992 destruction of Homestead AFB Florida by Hurricane Andrew, the 31st Fighter Wing's 307th and 308th Fighter Squadrons were initially evacuated to Moody AFB prior to the hurricane making landfall. With Homestead unusable for an extended period after the hurricane, on 20 November the squadrons were permanently assigned to the 347th TFW. On 1 April 1994, the 308th FS was moved without personnel or equipment to the 56th Fighter Wing at Luke AFB, Arizona, replacing the 311th FS. The squadron's Block 40 F-16s were sent to Aviano AB, Italy, where the 31 FW would later stand up as a United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) unit. On 1 July 1994, the Air Force converted the 347th Fighter Wing to the 347th Wing, a force projection, air/land composite wing. Squadrons of the 347th Wing were:
The 307th FS was inactivated on 31 August 1995 when F-16 operations at Moody were reduced in size. On 1 April 1997 the 347th Wing added a search-and-rescue component with the addition of the 41st Rescue Squadron (41 RQS) with HH-60G helicopters and the 71st Rescue Squadron (71 RQS) with specialized HC-130P aircraft from Patrick AFB, Florida. To make room for these squadrons, the 52nd Airlift Squadron was deactivated, with its C-130s being transferred to the 71 RQS. The F-16s of the 347th began to be transferred out as the "Composite Wing" concept ended at Moody. The 70th FS was deactivated on 30 June 2000. The 69 FS was deactivated on 2 February 2001, and the 68 FS was deactivated on 1 April. The F-16s and A-10s/OA-10s were transferred to various active-duty, Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard squadrons both in CONUS as well as overseas. On 1 May 2001, the 347th Wing stood down as a composite wing and stood up as the 347th Rescue Wing (347 RQW), becoming the Air Force's only active-duty combat search and rescue wing. The 347 RQW was transferred from ACC to the Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) on 1 October 2003. This was a short-lived experiment that temporarily placed all USAF air rescue assets (Active, Reserve and Air Guard) under AFSOC. On 1 October 2005, the 347 RQW returned to ACC control. The 479th Flying Training Group (479 FTG) was activated at Moody on 1 October 2000 with the arrival of the 49th Flying Training Squadron (FTS) from Columbus AFB, Mississippi. The 49th FTS flew AT-38Bs and T-38Cs. The squadron taught Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals (IFF) training for new Undergraduate Pilot graduates destined for fighter aircraft. On 2 April 2001, the 479 FTG expanded to a second squadron with the activation of the 3rd Flying Training Squadron (3 FTS), flying the T-6A Texan II. The 435 FTS transferred from Randolph AFB Texas on 1 October 2001 to become the third training squadron, equipped with T-38Cs. On 29 September 2006, the 347th Rescue Wing was redesignated as the 23rd Wing with a subordinate 347th Rescue Group (347 RQG) and 23rd Fighter Group (23 FG). Along with accepting the 23rd Wing designation, Moody AFB accepted the responsibility of carrying on the historic Flying Tigers' heritage. BRAC 2005
TriviaU.S. President George W. Bush trained as an Air Force pilot at Moody AFB. He trained at Moody beginning on 25 November 1968 to 28 November 1969 (UPT Course #P-V4A-A Moody AFB, Ga. 53 weeks November 1969). After transitional training in the F-102 Delta Dagger at the former Perrin AFB, Texas, he was assigned to the 147th Fighter Interceptor Group (now 147th Reconnaissance Wing) at Ellington Field Air National Guard Base, Texas. The life of the African American personnel of the base was immortalized in the comedy monologue with music, "Callin' Moody Field" by Miss Peaches, a rhythm and blues hit in the late 1950s. Geography Moody AFB is located at (30.980083, -83.214246)[3]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the base has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1.0 km²), all of it land. DemographicsAs of the census[4] of 2000, there were 993 people, 275 households, and 270 families residing in the base. The population density was 2,452.6 people per square mile (958.5/km²). There were 330 housing units at an average density of 815.1/sq mi (318.5/km²). The racial makeup of the base was 69.49% White, 23.26% Black or African American, 0.10% Native American, 2.52% Asian, 0.40% Pacific Islander, 2.42% from other races, and 1.81% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.55% of the population. There were 275 households out of which 85.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 89.5% were married couples living together, 5.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 1.8% were non-families. 1.1% of all households were made up of individuals and none had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.61 and the average family size was 3.63. In the base the population was spread out with 45.3% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 44.1% from 25 to 44, 2.3% from 45 to 64, and 0.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 23 years. For every 100 females there were 106.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.5 males. The median income for a household in the base was $36,058, and the median income for a family was $36,058. Males had a median income of $25,758 versus $12,946 for females. The per capita income for the base was $11,452. About 2.8% of families and 2.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.1% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over. See alsoReferences
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