Moody AFB prepares for Tropical Storm Debby
Published 1:07 pm Sunday, August 4, 2024
- A U.S. Air Force Airman assigned to the 76th Fighter Generation Squadron prepares an A-10C Thunderbolt II for takeoff at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, Aug. 4, 2024. A total of 23 A-10s and four HC-130J Combat King II aircraft were launched from Moody to Maxwell AFB, Alabama, to ride out the storm safely and away from any potentially damaging winds. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Leonid Soubbotine)
MOODY AIR FORCE BASE – Moody airmen evacuated 23 A-10 Thunderbolt II and four HC-130J Combat King II aircraft Sunday in preparation for damaging winds and rain from the approaching Tropical Storm Debby.
The evacuated aircraft left for Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, to wait out the storm, and the remaining aircraft at Moody were safety stowed in protective hangars along the flightline. The current plan will have the evacuated aircraft return to Moody on Aug. 6 once the storm has passed.
A full base closure will be in effect for Monday to allow airmen to shelter at home during the storm, but a group of experts will remain on base with the ability to respond to emergencies throughout the storm duration, the base public affairs office said.
