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  • AF improves unit climate assessment process

    A revitalized unit climate assessment program is being implemented Air Force-wide in an effort to better assist commanders in determining the human relations climate within their organization. While the basic questions provided to the survey taker have not changed much, the new program provides the commander with a more specific breakdown to see
  • Airman 1st Class Nadine Rudke, 823rd Security Forces Squadron fire team member, guards the perimeter of a casualty collection point during a combat medical skills excercise held Jan. 19 at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Parker Gyokeres)

    823rd SFS hones combat-care skills through realistic training

    Five Airmen lay broken, bleeding and screaming for help along the smoke obscured tree line, while gunfire cracks overhead and thunderous mortar blasts shake the ground at terrifyingly irregular intervals. Through the smoke, a dismounted squad urgently approaches. The scene that confronts them is a roll call of traumatic amputations, impalement and
  • The 820th Security Forces Group is currently evaluating the Active Denial System, a non-lethal weapon designed to engage and repel human targets by projecting a beam of energy that creates an intolerable heating sensation on the skin. ADS can potentially give deployed Airmen another option to employ in the Global War on Terrorism. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gina Chiaverotti)

    820th SFG evaluates non-lethal weapon

    The 820th Security Forces Group is currently evaluating a long-range, non-lethal weapon system that could eventually save lives in the Global War on Terrorism. The Active Denial System is designed to engage and repel human targets by projecting a beam of energy that creates an intolerable heating sensation on the skin, said Tech. Sgt. John
  • Sgt. Michael Kropiewnicki, U.S. Marine Corp combat videographer, launched a Scan Eagle unmanned aerial vehicle during an exercise at Yuma, Ariz., in 2006. The 820th Security Forces Group will begin using Scan Eagle as part of a user evaluation of the Ground Situational Awareness Toolkit in March. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by by Sgt. Guadalupe Deanda)

    820th SFG to use new enemy-locating technology

    The 820th Security Forces Group once again is proving to be on the cutting edge of military technology after recently being selected as the first Air Force unit to purchase and deploy the Ground Situational Awareness Toolkit. The GSAT kit, consisting of the Scan Eagle unmanned aerial system and ShotSpotter gunfire acquisition technology, will allow
  • The Moody Child Development Center was recently recognized as the top child care center in Air Combat Command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Parker Gyokeres)

    Moody CDC recognized as best in ACC

    Proving again they're the 'best of the best,' the Moody Air Force Base Child Development Center recently received top honors in Air Combat Command. This is the second year the CDC has been recognized as being the best in its command. Last year the center received top honors in Air Force Special Operations Command. The success can be attributed to
  • Staff Sgt. William Lawson, 38th Rescue Squaron pararescueman, gains control of a protective sled used in the airdrop of the Hard Duck off the coast of Key West, Fla. An H-Duck is a fully-inflated zodiac raft that is dropped out of an HC-130 and can help PJ’s save valuable time during rescue efforts in the water. The 71st and 38th Rescue Squadrons also combined efforts to test the advanced rescue craft process, which involved deploying a personal watercraft. (U.S. Air Force photo Senior Airman Javier Cruz)

    347th RQG enhances life-saving capabilities

    The 347th Rescue Group combined efforts to expand their combat search and rescue capabilities during a recent three-day test to Key West Naval Air Station, Fla. The 71st and 38th Rescue Squadrons tested both the Hard Duck and Advance Rescue Craft processes; two techniques designed to increase the efficiency of rescue missions over-water, where
  • Senior Airman Jose Fuentes, a crash recovery specialist with the 723rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Moody AFB, Ga., performs an operational checkout of a landing gear system on an HC-130P during an Isocronal inspection Jan. 8. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Parker Gyokeres)

    Inspecting the gadgets

  • Staff Sgt. James Parkis and his military working dog, Ffifteen, take a break after agility training Dec. 28, 2006. Sergeant Parkis and Ffifteen are assigned to the 824th Security Forces Squadron, Moody AFB, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Parker Gyokeres)

    Sniffing out danger

  • Senior Airman Dwight Madero, propulsion specialist with the 723rd AMXS, shuts down an HC-130P engine during a maintenance run Jan. 9. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Parker Gyokeres)

    Ready to go

  • Dr. Haithe Anderson, 23rd Wing historian, researches historical documents at her office Wednesday. Moody is currently preparing base civilian employees for the implementation of the National Security Personnel System Jan. 21. The system will update civilian payment and career advancement practices. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Parker Gyokeres)

    Moody prepares to implement NSPS

    More than 295 of Moody's 350 government service civilian employees are preparing to convert to the National Security Personnel System, a new civilian payment and career advancement system that starts Jan. 21. NSPS features a transition from a legacy to a pay-for-performance system, where civilians have increased accountability and opportunities to
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