Moody AFB Community History

 

     Moody Air Force Base is located 10 miles northeast of Valdosta. Moody Air Force Base was founded as a result of concerned Valdosta and Lowndes County citizens seeking to assist the expanding defense program in the early stages of World War II. Research suggested developing an air corps training base, and in 1941 the War Department was granted exclusive use of over 9,000 acres of land by the Agriculture Department. MAFB is named in memory of Major George Putman Moody. He was an Air Force pioneer who was on the inspection board for the AT-10 transitional trainers that were eventually sent to the base.

 

      Home to the 23rd Wing, the mission of the over 4,200 military personnel is to organize, train, and employ combat-ready security forces to execute worldwide close air support, force protection and combat search and rescue operations, national security and the global war on terrorism.

 

     The men and women of Moody Air Force Base have historically enjoyed respect and support from area citizens, perhaps evidenced most strongly by the intense lobbying to save the base when it appeared on a closure list. Not only was the based spared, the base gained approximately 600 positions. Moody Air Force Base also employs nearly 400 civilians.

    

     Personnel at Moody Air Force Base return the hospitality to the metropolitan Valdosta area by hosting an annual open house and air show and the "Scare Force" Haunted House at Halloween. Area high school and college students interested in a military career field for a day. Moody Air Force Base personnel (and all active duty and retired military personnel) enjoy exclusive access to nearby Grassy Pond, a 500+ acre recreation area where boating, picnicking, camping, fishing, and hiking are enjoyed in a pristine wilderness setting.

 

Visit our website at www.moody.af.mil.

 

Moody AFB Numbers 

 

Moody Air Force Base

M.A.F.B.

23 Flying Tiger Way

Moody AFB, GA. 31699

229-257-3395

moody.af.mil.

 

ARMY AIR FORCE EXCHANGE SERVICE (AAFES)

4343 George Street

Moody AFB, GA. 31699

 

BASE CHAPEL

229-257-3211

 

BASE LIBRARY

229-257-3539

 

CHILD DEVELOPMENT

229-257-3935

 

COMMAND POST

229-257-3501

 

COMMISSARY

4333 George Street Bldg 902

Moody AFB, GA. 31699

229-257-3338

 

AIRMAN and FAMILY READINESS CENTER

5124 Bradley Circle

Moody AFB, GA. 31699

229-257-3333

 

FINANCE OFFICE

229-257-1482

 

FIRE DEPARTMENT

Emergency 229-257-7911

Non-Emergency 229-257-3362

 

GRASSY POND

5360 Grassy Pond Drive

Lake Park, GA. 31636

229-257-5840

 

MEDICAL CLINIC

229-257-2778 or 1-800-889-3041

 

MILITARY PERSONELL FACILITY

229-257-4660

 

MOODY CONSOLIDATED CLUB

4251 George Street Bldg 901

Moody AFB, GA. 31699

229-257-3792

 

MOODY INN

3131 Coney Street

Moody AFB, GA. 31699

229-257-3893

 

POST OFFICE

5293 Flying Tiger Way

Moody AFB, GA. 31699

229-257-4111

 

YOUTH CENTER

229-257-3067