Mission
The 23d Contracting Squadron provides best-value contracting support and business solutions to enable the rapid deployment, beddown and sustainment of combat forces for the 23d Wing and its tenant units at home or deployed worldwide. The squadron directs the Government Purchase Card and Quality Assurance Personnel programs and executes worldwide contingency contracting operations.

Background
The 23d Contracting Squadron was first activated on June 1, 1992. During this time it was assigned to the 23d Logistics Group stationed at Pope Air Force Base, N.C. It was later inactivated on April 1, 1997, where it remained inactive for approximately nine years until it was reactivated and assigned to the 23d Mission Support Group at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., on Oct. 1, 2006.