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  • Tactical Leader, Battle Staff Courses shapes future leaders

    The 820th Base Defense Group plays a pivotal role in ensuring safe operations by securing air base infrastructure, safeguarding personnel and providing a strong defense posture to enable Air Force, Joint and Coalition missions.In a joint environment with unpredictable challenges, dispersed execution

  • 824 BDS exercise defensive capabilities

    Over 100 members from the 820th Base Defense Group conducted the 824th Base Defense Squadron’s mission readiness exercise at Avon Park Air Force Range, Fla., 18-25 August, 2023. This mission readiness exercise was a five-day certification event designed to ensure the 824 BDS is prepared to conduct

  • 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

  • Moody welcomes 822d BDS home

    The 822d Base Defense Squadron was greeted by leadership, family and friends as they returned from a deployment to Southwest Asia on Oct. 21. While deployed, the 822d was tasked as defenders of expeditionary locations and assets. After returning to Moody, these Airmen train to uphold combat and