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  • Cadets march to honor past heroes

    Before the sun rose over the New Mexico desert March 26, more than 3,500 people gathered at the White Sands Missile Range with one mission: to push their bodies to the limit while trekking 26.2 miles over the range’s harsh terrain. For five Valdosta State University Air Force ROTC Detachment 172

  • Former Air Force chief visits ALS students

    A delayed flight and hectic schedule didn’t keep the eighth chief master sergeant of the Air Force from speaking to the graduating Airman Leadership School class March 24. Retired Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Sam Parish visited Moody to speak at the Air Force Sergeants Association Division

  • 347th OG, MXG coordinate day to show thanks to military spouses

    Endless deployments and 12-hour work days leave many military spouses alone at home to deal with the day-to-day hassles. The 347th Operations and Maintenance Groups held the first joint Spouses Appreciation Day Saturday at Moody’s flight line to show their thanks for that kind of support. “The real

  • Wing moves under ACC April 3

    The 347th Rescue Wing took additional steps this week to prepare the wing to move under Air Combat Command’s administrative control Monday. ACC will have specified administrative control over the wing in as many areas as possible, said Col. Kenn Todorov, 347th RQW director of staff. “We know there

  • AF awards MXG Airmen for innovation

    The Air Force recently announced four Airmen assigned to the 347th Maintenance Group are the winners of the 2005 Exceptional Innovator Award and Air Force Productivity Excellence Award. Master Sgt. Carlos Fajardo, Tech. Sgt. Roy Nickel, and Staff Sgts. Sean Gunther and Joshua Duncan received the

  • SCL provides tougher internet security

    The 347th Communications Squadron recently began enabling Smart Card Logon for all Moody computer users. The SCL-enabling process, mandated by the Department of Defense to enhance network security, is set to continue until June 7. While DOD requires each base to be SCL enabled by June, a date for

  • Moody Airmen ‘dedicate’ to aircraft maintenance

    The 347th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron held a Dedicated Crew Chief ceremony March 24 at the 347th AMXS / 41st Helicopter Maintenance Unit hangar to officially resume the historic flight line program. The ceremony formally recognized the best HC-130P/N and HH-60G Pave Hawk maintainers who manage the

  • AF awards Airman for medical readiness

    The Air Force Medical Service named a staff sergeant assigned to the 347th Medical Group as their Outstanding Medical Expeditionary / Operation Readiness Noncommissioned Officer of 2005. Staff Sgt. Cordell Roberson, a native of Stone Mountain, Ga., currently a network administrator for the 347th MDG

  • TRICARE’s Web site takes pain out of appointments

    Life may have become a little easier for TRICARE members. TRICARE recently created a Web site with services and links that add convenience to the health care process. “It is computerized, so for those people who are computer savvy, it can save a lot of time,” said Maj. Johanna Payne, 347th Medical

  • Survival training tests Moody Airmen

    As the sun began to steadily fall from the pastel colored sky, giving way to chilly spring-like breezes, six drenched Moody aircrew members grew miserable. Fatigue, hunger, dehydration, heat, cold and plain discontent seemed to be themes of Combat Survival Training Tuesday at Grand Bay Wildlife