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  • 820th BDG welcomes new commander

    The 820th Base Defense Group welcomes Col. Derrick Weyand and bids farewell to Col. Benito Barron during a change of command ceremony June 16, 2020, here. 

  • BDG dog teams train fast-rope insertions

    Members of the 822nd Base Defense Squadron fly in a HH-60G Pave Hawk from the 41st Rescue Squadron to conduct fast-rope training with their military working dogs (MWD) Nov. 20, 2019 at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. Fast-roping allows the MWD teams to quickly access a rugged location where an aircraft is

  • Tactical Leaders Course enhances Airmen’s leadership skills

    Airmen from the 820th Base Defense Group (BDG) were put to the test in the Tactical Leaders Course, Aug. 5-11, here. The course was geared toward helping squad leaders improve their ability to plan, create operations orders and lead Airmen in tactical situations.

  • 9th AF/CC visits 93d AGOW

    Maj. Gen. Chad Franks, Ninth Air Force commander, visited the 93d Air Ground Operations Wing, Aug. 9, 2019, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. Franks, who on separate occasions served as the commander for the 23d Wing and 347th Rescue Group, is a command pilot with more than 3,300 hours in multiple

  • 820th BDG hosts Ranger School prep course

    The 820th Base Defense Group hosted a Pre-Ranger Assessment Course here April 22-25, 2019 to teach Airmen the skills they need to attend the Air Force Ranger Assessment Course and then Army Ranger School.

  • 823d BDS takes adaptive basing exercise to WY

    The 823d Base Defense Squadron (BDS) conducted a Mission Readiness Exercise (MRX) at Camp Guernsey, Wyoming to train adaptive basing skills March 19 to March 31, 2019.The two-week exercise was the first of its kind for the 820th Base Defense Group to be centered around the concept of adaptive basing

  • AF Shooting Team hosts clinic for BDG

    Airman 1st Class Deikoy Francis, 823d Base Defense Squadron fireteam member, fires an M9 pistol during an Air Force Shooting Team Marksmanship Clinic, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., Dec. 20, 2018. The instructors had participants shoot individually and in teams and also used stationary and moving

  • 820th BDG: Cycles of Defense

    Deployment tasking, training and Hurricane Michael disaster relief:  squadrons housed within the 820th Base Defense Group (BDG) are currently accomplishing all three of these missions. The 820th BDG’s mission is to provide high-risk force protection and integrated base defense for expeditionary air