AF Honor Guard share skills with Moody Airmen

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  • By Airman 1st Class Jarrod Grammel
  • 23rd Wing Public Affairs
MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. --  Known for their perfectly fitted uniforms and crisp drill movements, the Air Force Honor Guard has been performing military honors with complete precision since 1948.

In an effort to standardize ceremonies and how they are performed at bases across the Air Force, a three member training crew from the Air Force Honor Guard came to Moody for eight days to share their knowledge and skill with the base Honor Guard.

"We are here to standardize Moody's Base Honor Guard," said U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Justin Baker, Air Force Honor Guard course supervisor. "We want to make sure that everyone who gets military honors gets the same ceremony. No matter who the person is or who performs the ceremony, the standards are the same.

"They have a good facility and all the training aids they need. I feel like they are really starting to grasp the importance of what they do," he added. "I think it 'clicked' for them."

The three member training team spent eight days sharpening their skills on the major aspects of military honors.

"They are here to lay a good foundation to honor fallen Airmen during ceremonies," said Tech. Sgt. Edwin Bridges, Base Honor Guard NCO in charge. "They are instructing us on pallbearer duties, the firing party and color team sequence to perform military honors."

Airman 1st Class River Carson, 23rd Medical Group public health technician, was one of the Airmen being trained by the member of the Air Force Honor Guard.

"They really know their stuff, and they are highly skilled," he said. "They are helping us sharpen our skills, and give us a better understanding of what we do."

The Air Force Honor Guard represents the precision and discipline that people associate with the military, and Moody Airmen agree those skills were passed on to them during their visit.

"The Air Force Honor Guard members are well trained and disciplined, and they are here to pass on the legacy that they perform everyday at the nation's capitol," said Bridges.