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  • 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

  • Team Moody 'Safeside' defenders support Hurricane Michael

    Defenders from the 822d Base Defense Squadron prepare to depart Moody Air Force Base, Ga., to provide base security at Tyndall AFB, Fla., during Hurricane Michael recovery efforts, Oct. 11, 2018. Moody’s ‘Safeside’ defenders will secure the area as Tyndall’s Ride Out Element conducts damage

  • Moody Chapel hosts Vacation Bible School

    VBS is designed to assist children in building resiliency to the stressors many military families face. More than 95 children and 65 volunteers attended this year’s VBS.

  • Police Week honors fallen defenders

    National Police Week was observed at Moody Air Force Base to recognize all law enforcement members who have lost their lives in the line of duty.President John F. Kennedy signed a proclamation in 1962 designating may 15 as Peace Officers Memorial Day.

  • RAF trainer instructs CQB tactics

    The 820th BDG teamed with British Royal Air Force Sgt. Glenn Risebrow,15th Squadron senior noncommissioned officer in charge of training, in multiple training scenarios to help strengthen combined operations between U.S. and British forces.

  • Catholic Bishop performs Confirmation Mass at Moody AFB

    Bishop Robert J. Coyle, Archdiocese of the Military Services, visited Moody Air Force Base's Chapel to host a Sacrament of Confirmation ceremony. Confirmation is the sacrament by which Catholics believe the Holy Spirit gives them the increased ability to practice their faith in every aspect of their

  • 23d Wing leaders tour Safeside

    The 23d Wing commander and command chief visited the 820th Base Defense Group to gain a better understanding of their missions, capabilities, and training needs.

  • Airmen jump through winter skies

    Airmen from the 820th Base Defense Group conduct Static-line parachute jumps to maintain currency and ensure their ability to rapidly deploy anywhere in the world at a moment’s notice.