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  • 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

  • 1 ASOG hosts TACP Lightning Challenge

    The 1st Air Support Operations Group kicked off the 2019 Lightning Challenge at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, July 29.Twenty two-man teams of Tactical Air Control Party Airmen assigned to Air Combat Command, Pacific Air Forces, U.S. Air Forces Europe, and the Washington National Guard

  • 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.

  • U.S. Air Force TACP Airmen compete in Best Ranger Competition 2019

    This year marks the 36th anniversary of the U.S. Army Best Ranger Competition; a grueling three-day competition of tactical and survival skills designed to discover the best two-man team in the U.S. Armed Forces.Although it originally started as an Army competition, this year’s event featured

  • Hundreds of AGOW Airmen run for TACP cause

    Hundreds of 93d Air Ground Operations Wing (AGOW) tactical air control party (TACP) Airmen across the country participated in the TACP Association’s 24 Hour Challenge, March 28, 2019 to raise money for TACP Airmen and families in need.The TACP Association is a non-profit organization whose mission

  • 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

  • WWII pilot shares wisdom with Airmen

    Airman 1st Class Alejandro Martinez, 18th Weather Squadron weather forecaster, explains his career field to World War II Bomber Pilot Paul Grassey (right) at Fort Stewart, Ga., March 1, 2019. Grassey, accompanied by other members of the Eighth Air Force Historical Society, spoke to the 15th Air

  • 93d AGOW conference raises standards, improves leaders

    Commanders and senior enlisted leaders from 18 units in the 93d Air Ground Operations Wing convened for a conference on raising unit standards and improving leadership here, Feb. 5 through 7. The three-day conference, held every six months, allowed commanders from geographically separated units

  • Airmen test resolve during Air Assault Assessment

    Cadres from the 820th Base Defense Group (BDG) evaluated approximately 37 Airmen during an Army Air Assault Assessment (AAA), January 28-31, here.The assessment measured Airmen’s readiness to determine who would be selected to attend the 10-day Army Air Assault School (AAS), at Fort Campbell, Ky.

  • BDS strengthens airfield security capabilities

    The 823d Base Defense Squadron (BDS) conducted airfield security operations during adaptive base training, Jan. 28-29, 2019, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga.The training was geared around bolstering the 823d BDS’s adaptive base readiness to give more autonomy at the squadron level, where Airmen improved