USAF 23rd Wing / Rescue Flying Tigers / Korean Deployment
The 347th Rescue Wing was redesignated the 23rd Wing. The 347th Rescue Group and 563d Rescue Group remained under the 23rd Wing, and the 23rd Fighter Group was reassigned to Moody from Pope AFB, North Carolina with two A-10 Thunderbolt II Squadrons. In addition, the 820th Security Forces Group was assigned to the 23d Wing but would eventually be reassigned to the 93d Air Ground Operations Wing, also located at Moody AFB. Along with accepting the 23d Wing designation, Moody AFB accepted the responsibility of carrying on the historic Flying Tigers heritage. In addition to the A-10s from Pope, an additional twelve A-10 aircraft were received from the inactivating 355th Fighter Squadron at Eielson AFB, Alaska.
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