Aug. 7, 2023 BDG rehearses ACE, validates SFS tactics at Red Flag The 820th Base Defense Group (BDG) honed their air base defense expertise necessary for Agile Combat Employment, July 16 to 30, 2023, during exercise Red Flag 23-3 at Nellis AFB, Nev.
June 20, 2023 93 AGOW TACPs compete in Dragon Challenge 2023 Thirty-three Tactical Air Control Party (TACP), intelligence and special warfare mission support personnel from the 18th Air Support Operations Group competed in the 2023 Dragon Challenge from June 12-14, 2023, at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
July 19, 2021 SWODEO Competition 2021 The 3d Combat Weather Squadron held its inaugural Staff Weather Officer (SWO) Rodeo, “SWODEO”, competition, June 29 - July 1, to identify the best SWO team in the unit.
April 26, 2021 2021 TACP Wraith Challenge The 7th Air Support Operations Squadron hosted the 3rd Annual Wraith Challenge at Ft. Bliss, Texas, from April 19-23.
March 16, 2021 820th BDG puts the “agile” in agile combat employment Members of the 820th BDG participated in Exercise Mosaic Tiger 21-1 at Avon Park, Florida, February 22, 2021, to demonstrate their capabilities as part of Air Combat Command’s lead wing concept.
March 5, 2021 Combat weather Airmen beat the deep freeze When the weather takes a turn for the worse, everyone looks to forecasters and meteorologists to know how to respond to Mother Nature. Their guidance helps everyone else navigate harsh weather.Airmen from the 3d Combat Weather Squadron at Fort Hood, Texas provided Central Texas with important
Sept. 18, 2020 93d AGOW adds “combat” to weather squadron names A new chapter began for two 93d Air Ground Operations Wing squadrons Sept. 18, 2020, when the 3d Weather Squadron and 18th Weather Squadron were redesignated to differentiate their distinct mission sets from other Air Force weather squadrons.The 3d WS has been redesignated as the 3d Combat Weather
July 17, 2020 Secretary of the Air Force visits Team Pope Secretary of the Air Force Barbara M. Barrett visited Pope Army Airfield, North Carolina on July 16 to discuss joint operations and the integral part the Air Force plays during global responses.
June 17, 2020 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.
May 1, 2020 AGOW weather Airmen still provide predictions during pandemic The weather doesn’t stop for a pandemic, and neither do our Airmen. Army Weather Support Airmen from the 93d Air Ground Operations Wing (AGOW) worked through the COVID-19 quarantine to protect the Army’s assets at bases across the United States.The 3rd Combat Weather Squadron (CWS) and the 18th