- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Moody Air Force Base
- Creator:
- Diamond, Beryl I.
- Date of Original:
- 2008-02-29
- Subject:
- Moody Air Force Base (Ga.)
United States. Air Force - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Lowndes County, 30.83386, -83.26771
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about Moody Air Force Base. Located in south Georgia, ten miles northeast of Valdosta, Moody Air Force Base is the home of the 23d Wing, which provides worldwide close air support, force protection, and combat search-and-rescue operations in support of U.S. national security as well as humanitarian interests. The base supports the training and deployment of combat-ready fixed-wing and rotary rescue aircraft, the A-10, HC-130, and HH-60. In addition, the base supports the 347th Rescue Group. More than 4,600 military and civilian personnel are assigned to Moody. The base occupies nearly 12,000 acres and generated about $323 million for the local economy in 2003.
GSE identifier: SS8H9 - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/moody-air-force-base/
- Language:
- eng
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