Moody Air Force Base

The Moody Air Force Base is prominently situated in the Lanier/Lowndes Counties in close proximity to Valdosta, Georgia. Locating the facility is very easy, since it only lies10 miles on the north eastern section of Valdosta, Georgia on Highway 125 occasionally called Bemiss Road.  The installation stands proudly as an historical landmark under supervision of Colonel Gary W. Henderson. In 1941, this facility made its introduction and currently facilitates the 347^th Rescue Wing and the 23^rd Wing, which are the only operatives engaged in Search and Rescue Wing missions for the United States Air Force.

Moody AFB Facts

• Location: Lowndes / Lanier counties, near Valdosta, Georgia
• Website:
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• Phone: (229) 257-4211
• Longitude:
  -83.193
• Latitude:
  30.967833
• DSN:
  460-4211

Originally, the establishment was given the name Valdosta Airfield, which was later changed to Moody Army Airfield then to its current recognition. The name given was to honor a pioneer, Major George Putnam Moody who served the Air Force, but suffered an unfortunate death in the early centuries.

The base currently hosts 462 civilian personnel’s, 3, 637 active duty personnel’s and 5, 229 family members related to operatives.

This organization will arrange, train and employ operatives to effectively maneuver all task assigned in aiding the United States interest on national security and humanitarian support. Logistical and base maintenance functionalities are executed by all operatives within the command force.

Most of the provisions secured on this military base are elongated throughout the Lowndes County, which is situated at a six miles radius from the south eastern border of Lakeland. The surrounding areas of the property are mostly fended by undeveloped wetlands on both the south and eastern section of the facility, along with rural residential and agricultural land divisions on the northern and western areas. Within the base sectors, are land provisions which are populated with various residential sub-divisions and agricultural lands that are situated south westerly of commercial lots with limited sizes on State Route 125.