It was renamed as goodfellow field in june 1941 in the honour of world war i martyr john goodfellow. Named in honor of 2d lt john james goodfellow jr, 18911918, of san angelo, tx. Mattis said he could not confirm specifics, such as the number of migrants to be sheltered at fort bliss and goodfellow air force. In 2002 brooks air force base was renamed brooks city base when the property was conveyed to the brooks development authority as part of a unique project between local, state, and federal government. Emily george, 35th medical group diagnostic imaging technologist, prepares the ct. Their primary mission is to train worldclass firefighting. As part of air education and training command aetc, goodfellow s main mission is cryptologic and intelligence training for the air force, army, coast guard, navy, and marine corps. Jun 25, 2018 eielson air force base, alaska ap the trump administration has chosen an army base and an air force base, both in texas, to house detained migrants swept up in the federal governments crackdown on illegal immigration, defense secretary jim mattis said monday. You have been department of army selected to serve as a drill sergeant at the 344th military intelligence battalion, alpha company on goodfellow air force base. Hardcover yearbook goodfellow air force base primary san angelo, texas. Spinstra requires airmen to spend more than 85 training days learning electronic.
At any given time, they have over 5,000 military, 800 civil service, which includes naf and contracting employees, and 12,000 family members on the installation. Goodfellows mission is to develop firefighters and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance professionals on behalf of the department of defense. Goodfellow air force base history goodfellow air force. At any given time, they have over 5,000 military, 800 civil service, which includes naf and. Goodfellow afb is a joint service base that trains over 9,000 students a year from. The base historian for allowing the use of the official usaf government photos. The base, located in tom green county two miles southwest of san angelo, opened in august 1940 as the home of the san angelo air corps basic flying training school. Goodfellow afb san angelo 2020 all you need to know. These resources are available to total force airmen, civilians, retirees, and family members, said air force personnel center libraries branch chief marjorie buchanan, in a 2014 publication. Enjoy the early days of nowfamous cities, people, and events that defined the texan citizen. Lambert met with base leadership and intelligence training students.
Military firefighters are also trained here as part of the 312th training squadron. Roosevelt began a program of preparedness which included the construction of facilities dedicated to advanced air training. International water lily garden, san angelo nature center, fort concho, the angelo civic theatre, the chicken farm art center. Goodfellow air force base is a nonflying united states air force base located in san angelo, texas, united states. The goodfellow afb public affairs office for approving this endeavor. Mattis said he could not confirm specifics, such as the number of migrants to be sheltered at fort bliss and. Air force partners with university of nebraska medical center for infectious disease proficiency. Goodfellow library available 247 virtually air education. Us armed forces only 9 left in stock more on the way. Goodfellow air force base is one of the oldest installations in the us air force. Book signing by author of goodfellow air force base history. The melear family joined over 1,300 people for the san angelo stock show and rodeo during military appreciation night. Local authors sign copies of pictorial history book.
Army drill sergeants key part of goodfellows joint mission. Andres nazario,17th training wing commander, provided the state of goodfellow to the san angelo. Oct 16, 2019 goodfellow air force base is a nonflying united states air force base located in san angelo, texas, united states. Goodfellow was commissioned in 1989 through the university of new mexico air force rotc program. Apply to training developer, forklift operator, emergency services and more. What qualified san angelo as the site for the first of the new fields did not, for. To prepare their book, they tapped the vast archive at goodfellow and other sources in the community, including the asu west texas collection. In june 1954 the base mission was changed to multiengine flight training in b25 twinengine mitchell light bombers.
Enlisted doctorairman with phd earns her commission. The historian goodfellow air force base article display. Kurt hoffmaster for hosting this website and for his patience with teaching me how to use wordpress. Tom nurre will be signing copies of their book that was the 128page book presents a pictorial history of goodfellow, from its. History of goodfellow air force base, texas dodfire. The things our fathers saw the war in the air book one. Goodfellow air force base, texas images of america series.
Goodfellow air force base is also available at the cactus book shop and other select retailers in san angelo, as well as online through amazon, barnes and noble, and arcadia publishing. Goodfellow air force base was established in august 1940 under the designation san angelo air corps flying school. Goodfellow afb, tx history goodfellow afb was created in 1940 as part of a general buildup against the increasing world tensions in the period before world war two. The base is also the units from the army, navy, and marine corps located here as well as a texas air national guard unit training squadron at goodfellow. Air force research laboratory information directorate. Goodfellow field was reopened in december 1947 as goodfellow air force base, a basic pilottraining school of the newly independent united states air force. It was the first of scores of flying training fields established across texas and oklahoma during world war ii. Goodfellows chief mission is to develop and deliver training in the cryptologic and general intelligence career fields for air. Nov, 2019 goodfellow air force base, texas the bbq having been consumed, the relatives and friends seen, the pools wellused, and the ceremonies attended what now remains of memorial day. Goodfellow air force base wikimili, the free encyclopedia. The goodfellow library provides library privilege avenues for customers to rent electronic books, audiobooks, digital magazines, music, movies and more.
He is the director of strategic plans, programs and requirements, headquarters air force global strike. As part of air education and training command aetc, goodfellows main mission is cryptologic and intelligence training for the air. The library is located in the consolidated learning center, building 316 on goodfellow air force base. San angelo field was designated as a site for united states army air corps pilot training on june 21, 1940. Discover the states proud history in our books about texas. Before we had time to think about it, the 6th of june dday remembrances were upon us this year was the 75th anniversary, and hard on their heels were the snap. Eielson air force base, alaska ap the trump administration has chosen an army base and an air force base, both in texas, to house detained migrants swept up in the federal governments crackdown on illegal immigration, defense secretary jim mattis said monday. Goodfellow air force base the handbook of texas online. The air force activated the 3605th navigation school and opened a usaf navigator school. For more information on the status of the library and other facilities on goodfellow afb, please visit the following websites.
It is the historian s job to maintain and retrieve historical documents and artifacts and to be knowledgeable of their history. Student inprocessing upon arrival to goodfellow air force base, your first stop will be to your assigned training. Brooks air force base is a closed united states air force facility, located in san antonio, texas. The goodfellow library is closed until further notice. They are a nonflying base and their main mission is to train air force members in cryptology and intelligence. San angelo civic leaders were among many texan competitors for a proposed new army air corps base, and a package of inexpensive land and utilities made the location attractive. Located 4 miles southeast of downtown san angelo, tx, about 210 miles northwest of san antonio, tx. Student inprocessing upon arrival to goodfellow air force base. Vtg texas wing civil air patrol goodfellow air force base san. Emily george, 35th medical group diagnostic imaging technologist, prepares the ct scanner to perform a scan at misawa air base, japan. Navigate to the global search form search landmark. The individual contributors, some 35 in number vary from retired military, professional historians, librarians, and more.
Elsewhere, the seach will be visibly opened after this button is selected. As part of air education and training command, goodfellows main mission is cryptologic and intelligence training for the air force, army, coast guard, navy, and marine corps. Search the history of over 424 billion web pages on the internet. To jim bohn for sharing with me the top photograph of my header image. Goodfellow is a united states air force brigadier general. Col dik alan daso, usaf ret, curator of modern military aircraft national air and space museum. The untold stories of the world war ii generation from hometown, usa. The new book is available locally at the cactus book shop, and other select retailers, and online at. The airfield was reopened for active duty on 31 march 1949 and renamed ellington air force base. What qualified san angelo as the site for the first of the new fields did not, for the most part, distinguish it much from its neighbors.
Over the next eight decades, nurtured by a special relationship between city and base. As always if there is a military base we always need to go check out the exchange and do grocery. The official website of goodfellow air force base, san angelo, texas, home of the 17th training wing 17trw skip to main content press enter. Ellington air force base project gutenberg selfpublishing. Thanks to neighboring goodfellow air force base, this isolated west texas city of 87,000 may harbor more spies, exspies and future spies per capita than any place in america, save washington, d. Top american libraries canadian libraries universal library community texts project gutenberg biodiversity heritage library childrens library. Navigator cadets trained in tb25 mitchell and t29 flying classroom aircraft. We are located on kearney blvd, halfway between the north and south gates, behind the burger kingaafes gas station area.
Here are other times that the us military has been asked. It is an aetc base so no pipeliner is gonna admit having fond memories but san angelo can be a great town if you let it and goodfellow can be a great base. Built on a 1,002 acre site, the base was ready for occupation by january 1941. In june 1954 the base mission was changed to multiengine flight training in. Vtg texas wing civil air patrol goodfellow air force base. Goodfellow has come a long way in just the past year. The brooks development authority is now the owner and.
Goodfellow air force base, texas airforce technology. Goodfellow afb 17th training wing, san angelo, texas. Museums around goodfellow afb goodfellow afb, tx aarp in your city. The base is named for world war i aviator first lieutenant john j. Jun 07, 2019 enlisted doctorairman with phd earns her commission. Goodfellow air force base local and regional history books. Goodfellow air force base, texas the military standard. He is the director of strategic plans, programs and requirements, headquarters air force global strike command, barksdale air force base, louisiana. Goodfellow air force base, san angelo this base of the u.
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