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  • Moody A-10C aircraft drops chaff module during flight

    A chaff module dropped from an A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft assigned to the 23rd Fighter Group during an April 19 training flight. The aircraft landed safely at Moody but the dropped module is expected to be located between Moody, Lakeland, Dupont, Homerville and Pearson, Ga. The chaff module is a

  • HC-130J model unveiled, increases U.S. Air Force rescue forces capabilities

    A new model of one of the aircraft most vital to U.S. Air Force rescue efforts since 1956 was formally presented to the Air Force in a ceremony April 19 in Marietta, Ga. The HC-130J Super Hercules combat rescue tanker is configured to provide strong support to special operations missions and will

  • F-105 static display receives new fiberglass parts

    In preparation for display at Moody's future Heritage Park, parts from one of the static aircraft were recently replaced prior to receiving a new coat of paint.Several parts of an F-105 Thunderchief aircraft, made with a magnesium-thorium alloy, are being replaced because of their susceptibility to

  • 'Combat Kings’ back to work in Afghanistan

    For the first time in five years HC-130P Combat King aircrews here answered an alert call in Afghanistan as Airmen from the 79th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron delivered medical supplies to Herat April 9."I was here five years ago when we wrapped up the last of the HC-130 missions here," said Lt.

  • ESOHCAMP: The final countdown

    The Air Combat Command External Environmental, Safety, Occupational, Health, Compliance and Management Program is scheduled to run April 19 to 23. During that week, ACC ESOHCAMP team members will conduct shop visits and evaluate Moody's compliance with Air Force, state and federal environmental

  • Airmen suit up for CBRN Challenge

    Airmen from the 23rd Civil Engineer Squadron Emergency Management Flight and the 23rd Bioenvironmental Engineering Flight teamed up to exercise their response techniques for chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear threats during the Air Combat Command's CBRN Challenge here April 5-9. During

  • 347th RQG to participate in largest personnel recovery exercise

    The 347th Rescue Group geared up to participate in the world's largest multinational personnel recovery exercise scheduled to take place today through April 23 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz.The two week-long Angel Thunder, sponsored by Air Combat Command, is an exercise with the objective of