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Moody Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located in Lowndes County, Georgia. As of the 2000 census, the area had a total population of 993. The United States Air Force (USAF) is the aviation branch of the United States armed forces. ...
Lowndes County is a county located in the state of Georgia. ...
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Moody Air Force Base is home to the 347th Rescue Wing. The 347th Rescue Wing is comprised of five groups, four of which are located at Moody Air Force Base and one at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. The 347th Mission Support, 347th Operations, 347th Medical, and 347th Maintenance, are located at Moody, and the 563rd Rescue Group at Davis-Monthan. Assigned to the 347th Operations Group is one HH-60G rescue squadron, one HC-130P rescue squadron, and one pararescue squadron. Additionally there are 14 support squadrons and two major tenant units. The wing has operational control over the 563rd Rescue Group, a Geographically Separated Unit (GSU) at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, as well as the 563rd Rescue Group, Operating Location-Alpha, a GSU at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.
The mission of the 347th Rescue Wing is to organize, train and employ a combat-ready, HC-130 and HH-60 rescue wing consisting of approximately 4,054 military and civilian personnel including GSUs in Nevada and Arizona. The wing executes worldwide peacetime and combat search and rescue (CSAR) operations in support of humanitarian and U.S. national security interests, and in support of the global war on terrorism (GWOT). Moody also hosts and supports Air Education and Training Command’s (AETC) 479th Flying Training Group and Air Combat Command’s (ACC) 820th Security Forces Group in all operations. Moody’s aircraft include the HH-60G the HC-130P. The HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter provides a combat search and rescue platform for the USAF through its ability to operate in a vast array of rescue scenarios. The HC-130P flies low-level missions into hostile territory to effect rescues and to provide air refueling for our rescue helicopters.
The base is also home to the 479th Flying Training Group and 820th Security Forces Group.
Air Education and Training Command's 479th FTG consists of four operational training squadrons. The 49th and 435th Flying Training Squadrons operate the newly upgraded T-38C aircraft, and the 3rd Flying Training Squadron, which activated on April 3, 2001, operates the T-6A “Texan II” aircraft. The Group conducts initial Joint Primary Aircraft Training (JPATS) and Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals (IFF) for the Air Force’s newest generation of aviators. The 39th Flying Training Squadron, part of the Air Force Reserve Command, activated on April 2, 2001, under the 479th FTG, and provides reserve instructor pilots to augment their active duty counterparts.
Air Combat Commands 820th SFG brought an additional 625 military personnel to the Valdosta area. The Group consists of three squadrons – the 822nd SFS, which activated in September 2000, 823rd SFS, which activated in January 2001 and 824th which activated in November 2001. The 820th mission centers on providing highly-trained, mobile, security forces capable of providing force protection for initial U.S. “first-in” forces to any operating location in support of the Air Force Global Engagement mission.
The base was first established in World War 2 and long served as a major pilot-training base. U.S. President George W. Bush trained as a fighter pilot at Moody. World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrination, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons such as the atomic bomb. ...
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The life of the African American personnel of the base was immortalized in the comedy monologue with music, "Callin' Moody Field" by Miss Peaches, a rhythm and blues hit in the late 1950s. African Americans, also known as Afro-Americans or black Americans, are an ethnic group in the United States of America whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Sub-Saharan and West Africa. ...
Rhythm and blues (or R&B) was coined as a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Jerry Wexler at Billboard magazine, used to designate upbeat popular music performed by African American artists that combined jazz and blues. ...
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Geography
Moody AFB is located at 30°58'48" North, 83°12'51" West (30.980083, -83.214246)GR1. Adapted from Wikipedias GA county maps by Seth Ilys. ...
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According to the United States Census Bureau, the base has a total area of 1.0 km² (0.4 mi²). 1.0 km² (0.4 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ...
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Demographics As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there are 993 people, 275 households, and 270 families residing in the base. The population density is 958.5/km² (2,452.6/mi²). There are 330 housing units at an average density of 318.5/km² (815.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the base is 69.49% White, 23.26% Black or African American, 0.10% Native American, 2.52% Asian, 0.40% Pacific Islander, 2.42% from other races, and 1.81% from two or more races. 7.55% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ...
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The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
There are 275 households out of which 85.1% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 89.5% are married couples living together, 5.5% have a female householder with no husband present, and 1.8% are non-families. 1.1% of all households are made up of individuals and 0.0% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 3.61 and the average family size is 3.63. Marriage is a relationship between individuals which has formed the foundation of the family for most societies. ...
In the base the population is spread out with 45.3% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 44.1% from 25 to 44, 2.3% from 45 to 64, and 0.3% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 23 years. For every 100 females there are 106.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 97.5 males.
The median income for a household in the base is $36,058, and the median income for a family is $36,058. Males have a median income of $25,758 versus $12,946 for females. The per capita income for the base is $11,452. 2.4% of the population and 2.8% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 2.1% of those under the age of 18 and 0.0% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ...
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