June 11, 201411 yr Hey guys, hope everyone is doing well. Sorry I'm not around much anymore, work and married life keeps my schedule pretty busy, but I wanted to share my work day today. I was shooting for our local paper and hanging out with Reaper 5 squad and the rest of the 820th Base Defense Group at Moody AFB today. They're featured in National Geographic show "Inside Combat Rescue" which has a new installment coming out soon. I got to play with some of the toys, got rolled over in a MRAP, avoided IED's, and met the nicest puppy. See you on the battlefield (eventually). /monthly_06_2014/post-1585-0-40913500-1402524852_thumb.jpg /monthly_06_2014/post-1585-0-22599500-1402524861_thumb.jpg
June 12, 201411 yr Security Forces ...that was my job for about 24 years. Glad to see you had some fun. I thought Moody was a reserve base?
June 12, 201411 yr Author Aww blanks aren't as fun They still kick, make noise and fire but yeah nothing beats seeing the thing you're pointing it at go away.
June 12, 201411 yr Author Security Forces ...that was my job for about 24 years. Glad to see you had some fun. I thought Moody was a reserve base? For a time, or several times throughout it's history it has been. Its role changes every decade or so it seems. Its been a training base, George W Bush learned to fly here. When I was a kid it was mainly an F16 base. They've had the Jolly Green Giant para rescue group for a long time (they were featured last year on Nat Geo's show). They are currently home of the Flying Tigers who are flying A-10s, para rescue, and a base defense group. Don't know what they'll be once the A-10s are phased out in the coming years.
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