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  • Pest control offers tips for controlling mosquito nuisances, population

    As the weather gets warmer, Moody personnel will start to see more and more mosquitoes. Not only do mosquitoes become a nuisance, they also pose a potential health risk. It's crucial that everyone does their part in protecting themselves as well as reducing mosquito breeding sites.Female mosquitoes,

  • 823rd ESFS Airmen thank, appreciate the ones left behind

    (Editor's note: This is a part of the weekly submissions from the 823rd Security Forces Squadron, which is currently providing security at the Toussaint L'Ouverture International Airport in Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince.)At the time of this writing, the 28 remaining Jesters who originally deployed

  • Week-long celebration recognizes laboratory professionals

    National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week is an annual celebration of the medical laboratory professionals and pathologists who play a vital role in every aspect of health care. It takes place the fourth week in April and began in 1975 under the auspices of the American Society for Clinical

  • Getting it all back home: 823rd ESFS overcomes logistical challenges

    (Editor's note: This is a part of the weekly submissions from the 823rd Security Forces Squadron, which is currently providing security at the Toussaint L'Ouverture International Airport in Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince.)By now, most of you know that the 823rd Security Forces Squadron has an

  • 823rd ESFS continues to provide peace of mind for Haiti

    (Editor's note: This is a part of the weekly submissions from the 823rd Security Forces Squadron, which is currently providing security at the Toussaint L'Ouverture International Airport in Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince.)"It is 10:45 p.m., so if you're getting up do it now," said Tech. Sgt.

  • Moody Thrift Shop relocates near BX

    The Moody Thrift Shop recently moved to building 843 near the Base Exchange, in the space that most recently housed the Army and Air Force Exchange Service Power Zone. This move was due to the demolition of the old building that began in January. Over the last two months, more than 800 volunteer

  • Living with Moody's alligators and snakes

    It is that time of year again. As the days are warming up and more folks are finding outdoor activities to do, the age-old competition between man and wildlife resumes. On Moody, that means the alligators will be finding new places to hang out, snakes will be "sunning" and encounters are more likely

  • Through the Fence: One Airman’s Perspective

    Editor's note: This is a part of the weekly submissions from the 823rd Security Forces Squadron, which is currently providing security at the Toussaint L'Ouverture International Airport in Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince.If readers have kept abreast of recent articles submitted by members of the

  • Remaining 823rd ESFS forces in Haiti: The last 31

    Editor's note: This is a part of the weekly submissions from the 823rd Security Forces Squadron, which is currently providing security at the Toussaint L'Ouverture International Airport in Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince."Volunteers to stay until the end" was the title of the box placed in front of

  • Come together with AFAF

    In the early 1990s, I was a young airman first class and single mother, and it was difficult to make ends meet. Sometimes I would not even be living paycheck to paycheck and there were times when I would fall behind on a bill or wonder how I would feed my one-year old son.This is when I learned