820th BDG celebrates 16th birthday

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 820th Base Defense Group perform lunges during a physical training session for the group’s 16th birthday at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., March 15, 2013. The 820th BDG is a quick-reaction force established in 1997 whose home-station mission is to prepare to able to deploy at a moment’s notice. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Olivia Bumpers/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 820th Base Defense Group perform lunges during a physical training session for the group’s 16th birthday at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., March 15, 2013. The 820th BDG is a quick-reaction force established in 1997 whose home-station mission is to prepare to able to deploy at a moment’s notice. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Olivia Bumpers/Released)

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 820th Base Defense Group perform squats during a physical training (PT) session for the group’s 16th birthday at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., March 15, 2013. In honor of the group’s birthday, each squadron held a series of events such as PT, resiliency training and other group discussions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Olivia Bumpers/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 820th Base Defense Group perform squats during a physical training (PT) session for the group’s 16th birthday at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., March 15, 2013. In honor of the group’s birthday, each squadron held a series of events such as PT, resiliency training and other group discussions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Olivia Bumpers/Released)

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Logan Miller, 824th Base Defense Squadron, holds a Purple Heart Medal before it was given to Staff Sgt. Melissa Gschwend, 820th Base Defense Group standards and evaluation NCO, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., March 15, 2013. Gschwend received the Purple Heart for her actions during a deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Olivia Bumpers/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Logan Miller, 824th Base Defense Squadron, holds a Purple Heart Medal before it was given to Staff Sgt. Melissa Gschwend, 820th Base Defense Group standards and evaluation NCO, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., March 15, 2013. Gschwend received the Purple Heart for her actions during a deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Olivia Bumpers/Released)

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 824th Base Defense Squadron and 93d Air Ground Operations Wing leadership applaud Staff Sgt. Melissa Gschwend, 820th Base Defense Group standards and evaluation NCO, as she receives a Purple Heart Medal at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., March 15, 2013. The Purple Heart is a combat decoration awarded to those who are wounded by the enemy or posthumously to the next of kin of those who are killed in action or die of wounds received in action. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Olivia Bumpers/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 824th Base Defense Squadron and 93d Air Ground Operations Wing leadership applaud Staff Sgt. Melissa Gschwend, 820th Base Defense Group standards and evaluation NCO, as she receives a Purple Heart Medal at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., March 15, 2013. The Purple Heart is a combat decoration awarded to those who are wounded by the enemy or posthumously to the next of kin of those who are killed in action or die of wounds received in action. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Olivia Bumpers/Released)