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  • 23rd Wing congratulates 2008 Annual Award winners

    Members of the 23rd Wing recently gathered to recognize superior performers during the 2008 Annual Awards Banquet held at the James H. Rainwater Convention Center in Valdosta Jan. 31. The event honored the wing's "best of the best" military members and civilian personnel nominated in 10 separate

  • 23rd MDG staff practice life-saving capabilities during AHRT exercise

    The 23rd Medical Group recently participated in an exercise that tested their life-saving capabilities should there ever be a chemical explosion with mass casualties. The All-Hazards Response Training exercise Jan. 20-22 was designed to test all aspects of Moody's Force Incident Management System

  • Moody Airmen assist in search for Americans in capsized boat

    Servicemembers from Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa participated in a three-day rescue operation in an effort to save three Americans from a capsized sailboat 260 miles off coast of Madagascar in late January. One of the three Americans was found alive after being spotted by servicemembers

  • President Obama thanks troops, pledges support

    President Barack Obama thanked U.S. troops and pledged to provide the resources they need to accomplish their missions Jan. 28 in his first visit to the Pentagon as commander in chief. President Obama spoke to reporters here after meeting with the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Defense Secretary Robert

  • Nurse commissioning program seeks enlisted applicants

    Air Force Personnel Center officials here will conduct the annual Nurse Enlisted Commissioning Program board May 4 through 8 to select candidates for fall 2009 and spring 2010 semester start dates. The program offers active-duty Airmen the opportunity to earn a bachelor's degree in a high-need

  • Goin' once, goin' twice, Exchange shoppers are sold on exclusive auction site

    Since the first auction opened at the Exchange Online Mall's Exchange Auctions www.military.exchangeauctions.com site late in Nov. 2008, more than 4,000 successful bids have been submitted. Winning bids since that time have included a $149 18k over sterling silver blue topaz earring set that sold

  • Fire suppression foam test ensures safety of new fuels hangar

    The 23rd Civil Engineering Squadron is beginning the final phases of construction on an A-10C Thunderbolt II, two-bay fuel cell maintenance hangar here. The new fuel cell maintenance hangar, which will be home to the 23rd Component Maintenance Squadron's Fuels flight, jumped its last major hurdle