FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas ~ 14 DEC 10

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[Kathy in Alaska]

 

 

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Road Trip: Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas

Goodfellow Air Force Base is located in San Angelo, TX and is home to the Seventeenth Training Wing, a training facility of the United States Air Force subordinate to Air Education & Training Command (AETC). The main mission of Goodfellow AFB is to develop and administer training in cryptology and general intelligence career fields for Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Navy personnel as well as students from other Allied countries and national organizations.

The 17th Training Wing is composed of the 17th Training Group, 17th Medical Group and 17th Mission Support Group. The wing trains Air Force 1N1, 1N2, 1N3, 1N4, 1N5, 1N6, 1A8, officer 14N and firefighters from all branches. Many corresponding Army, Navy and Marine Corps intelligence personnel are also trained at Goodfellow AFB, and assigned to the local units.

There are 17 TRW units at the Defense Language Institute, Corry Station, and Fort Huachuca, AZ which also do intelligence training. The wing is also responsible for writing the CDCs for the AFSCs which it trains.

Located on 1,002 acres near the west Texas community of San Angelo, Goodfellow's assets include more than 200 buildings on base, many of them accredited to hold and process sensitive compartmented information (SCI), plus an additional 200 units of leased housing near Lake Nasworthy.

All told, an infrastructure in excess of $600 million and an annual operating budget of $66 million supports almost 15,000 active duty personnel, dependents, retirees and civilians while nearly 400 acres on the eastern side of the base remain available to attract and sustain new missions. On 1 July 1993, the 17th Training Wing was activated on Goodfellow AFB. With the change in name came a marked diversification and increase in Goodfellow's mission.

 Rounds one and two of the base realignment and closure process transferred special instruments training from Lowry AFB and fire protection training from Chanute AFB to Goodfellow. To support the increased training load, Goodfellow underwent extensive modernization and growth. With new training facilities, dormitories, dining halls, a commissary, a youth center and a physical fitness center, Goodfellow entered its second half-century of operation as one of the most modern installations in the Air Force.

Learn More About Goodfellow Air Force Base HERE!!

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And a Big Time thanks for the thread on Goodbuddy! I doubt that any have heard of it save Jinxy and me.

[Kathy in Alaska]

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Thanks, unique, for the road trippers!

Road Trip: Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas

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[ColdOne]

Hello from Idaho.....Wow it was 44 yesterday and 38F today.. Yikes. Heat wave....

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[Uncle Ike]

” And a Big Time thanks for the thread on Goodbuddy! I doubt that any have heard of it save Jinxy and me. “

Graduated from R202 school in April, 1968...

[jstaff]

Brings back memories, one of the best assignments I ever had: Lake Nasworthy, North Concho dam, Frontier Lounge, Fuentes restaurant at 2 am, and going to Via Cuna every payday weekend. Any old 6994th alums from the late 60’s or early 70’s on here? Anyone remember the Rock Bar or the Wagon Wheel?

[inthaihill]

Wrong! Wrong! Wrong! Goodbuddy was my States Side home when not deployed overseas. How many times was I stationed at Goodbuddy? At least five and maybe more. USAF linguists are like that - SaNagelo Bread.

Great pictures.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Honoring Our Heroes

2LT Rebecca USA (Daughter of U S Army EOD)
3 sons (armymarinemom and amdad)
AbnSarge USA
Adam USAF (Grumpybutt)
Allegra
Anoreth USCG (daughter of Tax-chick)
aviator USAF
BIGLOOK USN
Brett USN (CindyDawg)
Brother and Son-in-Law (kalee)
Cannoneer No. 4
CAPT Bryan USA (Diver Dave)
CAPT Future Snake Eater USA (RightOnline)
CAPT Jason Clendenin (friend of Frou)
Chris USA (amom)
Chuck USA (RightOnline)
COL Mike (gpapa)
CMS USA
ConorMacNessa USN USMC
David USAF (LUV W)
Defender2
Deven USA (Shimmer)
Ethan USMC (georgiabelle)
forgotenknight13 USA (grandson of Monkey Face)
Fred (DocRock)
GulfWar1Vet USA
HiJinx USA
IS2 Brianne USN (My Hearts in London - Everett)
IS2 Heather USN (My Hearts in London - Everett)
Jade Falcon USN
James USA (Grumpybutt)
JemiansTerror USA (Jemian)
Jet Jaguar USAF
Joel (NEMDF)
Jonathan USMC (AZbushgal)
Josh USN (doug from upland)
Karen USA (fatima's granddaughter)
Kenneth (Sweetbaby/LadyPilgrim)
Kevin USMC (skimask)
Kevin and David USA (vigilante2)
Laurita USA
LCpl Carter USMC
LCpl Joe USMC (Don’tMessWithTexas)
Lindsay (Sweetbaby/LadyPilgrim)
LT David (Coldwater Creek)
M1911A1 USMC (M0sby)
M1Tanker
Major Jennifer USA (Diver Dave)
Major joma89 USAF
MEG33's Navy Grandson
Michael USAR (RightOnline)
Mike1Sg USA (mystery-ak)
Milo828 USA (mystery-ak)
MSgt Eddie USAF ( Son of ThomasPaine2000, CMSgt USAF, Ret)
MSGT Glen Ignasiak USAF (nephew of AirForceMom)
Nate USN (sneakers)
Old Sarge USA
OneLoyalAmerican USCG
PFC Alan USA (brother-in-law Stonewall Jackson)
PFC Dan USA (son of swmobuffalo)
PFC Jake USMC (son of Enough_Deceit)
Philetus USA
PROCON USA
Pvt Alex USA (son of Enough_Deceit)
Rick USAF (Doogle)
Robert, Jeremy, Daynnis USA (SoldierDad)
SandRat USA
Sat-Com Chris USA (son of KC Burke)
SGT Ev USA (Mozie)
SGT Gray USA (colorcountry’s son)
SGT Robert USMC (MarineMom613)
SGT Sean Reed (preed)
Son USCG (GodBlessUSA)
SPC Mike USA (AbnSarge)
SPC William Akin USA (Step-son of BlueLancer)
SrA The Black Knight USAF
SSG Brian USA (repubmom)
SSG Dustin USA (SIL of U S Army EOD)
SSG Dusty USA (MountainDad)
SSG Mitchel USA (tina07)
SSG Spencer USA (grame)
SSGT Adam USA (Diver Dave)
SSGT Don May Jr USMC (debm29palms)
SSGT John Linde USA (JFoxbear)
Stevan USA (Grumpybutt)
Terrence USN (Sweetbaby/LadyPilgrim)
The Sailor
TMSuchman USMC
tongue-tied USN/USA
Tonkin USN/USCG
TSGT Jason M Kibler USAF (son of AirForceMom)
SFC txradioguy USA
USAFSecurityForces (son of visualops & TheStickman)
Valerie USAF (Shimmer)
Victor and Tony D USMC (weldgophardline)
William USA (jackv)
WOs Bob and Michelle USA (nephew, and his wife, of BnBlFlag)

 

[inthaihill]

Ditty Bop. Ditty Bop. Ditty Bop.

I was a two oh she

What great memories!

[Tuscaloosa Goldfinch]

Been there. Very nice base and area.

There's a water lily garden downtown that's lovely in the summer.

[luvie]

Well, that base isn’t far from where I live...and I know a
FReeper that was there a few years back! :)

Good ole West Texas! LOL!

[Uncle Ike]

Where’d ya do your time??

I went to SanVito (Italy) and then Shemya, then my last 6 months at the Puzzle Palace....