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  • AF Shooting Team hosts clinic for BDG

    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 shooting drills. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt.
  • A-10C Thunderbolt II pilots assigned to the 74th Fighter Squadron from Moody Air Force Base, Ga., demonstrate a show of force maneuver during Hawgsmoke 2018 at Cannon Range, Mo., Oct. 18, 2018. The competition is a biennial worldwide A-10 bombing, missile and tactical gunnery competition derived from the discontinued "Gunsmoke" Air Force Worldwide Gunnery Competition. The 74th FS brought home the top overall team award, Top Tactical and Top Conventional team awards. Based on their winning performance, Moody is slated to host the next Hawgsmoke in 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Missy Sterling)

    74th FS out guns competition during Hawgsmoke 2018

    Moody’s 74th Fighter Squadron ‘Thunder’ A-10C Thunderbolt II pilots out gunned more than 10 units to win its first-ever Top Overall Team Award during the 2018 Hawgsmoke competition, Oct. 18, 2018, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. With the best of the best from the close-air support community pitted against each other, the 74th FS showcased their bombing, missile and tactical gunnery capabilities to also garner both the Top Tactical and Top Conventional team awards. The 74th FS’s camaraderie with their total force partners proved critical to enhancing their execution as A-10 maintainers from the 476th Maintenance Squadron, a reserve unit located at Moody, maintained their aircraft during the competition. The 476th MXS also competed and came out victorious winning the Top Hawg award, which is presented to the best maintenance team.
  • A convoy of U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 820th Base Defense Group and mine-resistant, ambush protected vehicles patrol a road Oct. 6, 2016, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. The 820th BDG simulated a deployed environment at the military operations in an urban terrain village showcasing a variety of capabilities to include detecting improvised explosive devices and securing hostile areas during Maj. Gen. Scott Zobrist's, 9th Air Force commander, first official visit to the 93rd Air Ground Operations Wing since taking command in May 2016. He was accompanied by Chief Master Sgt. Frank H. Batten III, 9th Air Force command chief. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Daniel Snider)

    BDG showcases capabilities to 9th AF

    The 820th Base Defense Group showcased their abilities to leadership from the 9th Air Force. Airmen used vehicles, weapons, simulated detecting improvised explosive devices and secured hostile areas. This was Maj. Gen. Scott Zobrist's, 9th Air Force commander, first official visit to the 93rd Air Ground Operations Wing since taking command in May 2016. He was accompanied by Chief Master Sgt. Frank H. Batten III, 9th Air Force command chief.
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