Air Force · Texas
San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas, United States
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Goodfellow Air Force Base is an active joint-service training installation in San Angelo, hosted by the 17th Training Wing. Its modern mission centers on intelligence-related and fire-protection training, rather than the pilot training associated with its early history. Student status and service determine important arrival and housing arrangements. [1]
Air Force permanent-party personnel and specified student categories use the gaining unit’s CSS during duty hours. [3]
Goodfellow publishes separate student and permanent-party housing guidance. [4]
For an Abilene assignment, use the Dyess AFB guide. Goodfellow is in San Angelo, so its reporting points, school planning and housing contacts should not be used for a Dyess move. The Texas directory groups the state’s separate duty locations.
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Phone numbers belong to the offices named above. Check the linked official pages for current hours and availability.
Life around your next station
Start with your sponsor and the installation’s official newcomer resources. Confirm the arrangements that apply to your household before you travel.
Air Force permanent-party personnel and specified student categories use the gaining unit’s CSS during duty hours. Other services have their own detachment instructions. Coordinate after-hours lodging and next-duty-day reporting with the sponsor; the hotel is not a universal personnel office.
Goodfellow Air Force Base — reporting proceduresAgree the authorized entry route and any visitor arrangements with the sponsor or responsible office. A hotel booking, training allocation or map pin does not authorize access.
Official installation informationGoodfellow publishes separate student and permanent-party housing guidance. Contact the Military Housing Office before committing to a home. A student’s duty status and course determine which quarters or community options can apply; do not treat every training assignment as an accompanied PCS move.
Goodfellow Air Force Base — military housing supportThe official directory lists Angelo Inn lodging. Confirm the property, dates, eligibility and household needs with the operator. Pipeline dormitory assignment and temporary hotel accommodation are separate arrangements. Ask the travel office which booking and documentation requirements apply to the orders.
Goodfellow Air Force Base — temporary accommodationThe School Liaison helps with local dependent-school transitions. Give staff the intended residential address and children’s grades. Confirm attendance boundaries and enrollment with the receiving district instead of treating school names in an old housing packet as guaranteed assignments.
Goodfellow Air Force Base — school transition resourcesThe CDC registration contact is listed in the official installation directory. Discuss the current request process, arrival date, documentation and care schedule. Confirm placement directly before relying on it during a course or first duty days.
Goodfellow Air Force Base — child-care resourcesThe Goodfellow medical appointment contact connects beneficiaries with the appropriate clinic arrangements. Confirm enrollment, records and referrals for the household. Training-unit medical processing does not by itself establish a family member’s assigned provider.
Goodfellow Air Force Base — medical arrangementsThe Military and Family Readiness Center can help with relocation, household readiness and program referrals. Explain the student or staff category and any time-sensitive needs. Confirm appointments and the location of the service before arrival.
Goodfellow Air Force Base — family-readiness supportGo straight to the source
Confirm current procedures and arrangements with the responsible organization.
The place behind the name
Current & former names: Goodfellow Air Force Base · Goodfellow AFB · Goodfellow Field
The San Angelo Army Air Corps flying school was established.
Milestone sourceThe installation was named Goodfellow Field.
Milestone sourceThe final pilot class graduated before the installation shifted toward intelligence-related training.
Milestone sourceNo. Its modern mission focuses on intelligence-related and fire-protection training. Flying training belongs to its early history.
No. The official student guidance distinguishes duty status and student categories. Confirm the applicable arrangements with the course and Military Housing Office.
Contact housing and the training organization first. Do not assume a community lease is appropriate for every student category.
No. Confirm the instructions for the gaining unit or service detachment; a general base arrival description is not universal.
Hotel lodging and assigned student dormitory accommodation are different arrangements. Confirm which applies to the orders.
No. The receiving district confirms attendance boundaries for the actual home address. The School Liaison can help with the transition.
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