From Thunderbolts to Lightnings, Moody Air Force Base is slated for a big change in the coming years. The Department of the Air Force announced plans June 26 for the Georgia base to host the F-35A Lightning II starting in fiscal 2027, replacing its A-10 Thunderbolt ...
A-10 “Warthogs” from the 23rd Wing at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., deployed to Guam and will take part in a Pacific Air Forces exercise to demonstrate the command’s ability to rapidly generate air power in support of the island chain of Palau by coordinating ...
Air Combat Command declared initial operational capability for the HH-60W Jolly Green II, a key milestone for the combat search and rescue helicopter. The declaration of IOC means the Air Force now has sufficient equipment, logistics, and trained Airmen to deploy a package of four ...
Air Combat Command has designated five units to serve as “lead wings” as the Air Force looks to overhaul its force generation model and pivot to strategic competition with China and Russia. The five wings, scattered from Idaho to Georgia, will be designated to “rapidly generate ...
One of the Air Force’s main rescue bases received USAF's first two HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopters. The 23rd Wing and 347th Rescue Group received the next-generation rescue helicopters, which will replace the HH-60G Pave Hawk, on Nov. 5. Aircrews from Moody’s 41st Rescue Squadron, ...