Goodfellow Air Force Base
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Goodfellow Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located in San Angelo, Texas As part of Air Education & Training Command (AETC) Goodfellow's main mission is cryptologic and intelligence training for the Air Force, Army, Navy and Marine Corps. Also special instruments training and fire protection is taught here. It is the home of the the 17th Training Wing.
History
Goodfellow AFB is named after 1Lt John J. Goodfellow, Jr. who died during World War I while conducting aerial reconnaissance behind enemy lines.
The administration of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt purchased the land on which Goodfellow sits to build an advanced air training base. The new San Angelo Air Corps Basic Flying School was established on 17 August 1940. In 1941 the base was officially renamed Goodfellow Field.
Throughout World War II and afterwards, Goodfellow trained pilots on such planes as the T-6 Texan and the B-25 Mitchell.
Goodfellow graduated its last class of pilots on 3 September, 1958.
The base was then transferred from Air Training Command to the USAF Security Service. Goodfellow's mission changed to what it is today. In 1966, the mission expanded further to include joint-service training for other branches of the service.
On 1 July 1993, the 17th Training Wing was activated on Goodfellow AFB and special instruments training and fire protection began to be taught there.
External links
Goodfellow Air Force Base (http://www.goodfellow.af.mil/)
