page_title: 23rd Wing
section_title: Units
hierarchical_section_title: 23rd Wing / Units
caption_attribution_description: English: Aircraft from the 23d Wing conducted a surge exercise May 22, 2017, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. The exercise was conducted in order to demonstrate the wing's ability to rapidly deploy combat ready forces across the globe. The 23d Wing maintains and operates A-10C Thunderbolt IIs, HH-60G Pave Hawks, and HC-130J Combat King II aircraft for precision attack, personnel recovery and combat support worldwide.
context_page_description: The 23rd Wing is a front-line United States Air Force Air Combat Command wing currently assigned to Moody Air Force Base, Georgia.
context_section_description: The 23rd Wing consists of the following groups:
  23rd Security Forces Squadron
  347th Rescue Group (HH-60G, HC-130J)
  38th Rescue Squadron
  41st Rescue Squadron
  71st Rescue Squadron
  347th Operations Support Squadron
  23rd Fighter Group (A-10C)
  74th Fighter Squadron
  75th Fighter Squadron
  23rd Operations Support Squadron
  598th Range Squadron (MacDill AFB and Avon Park Air Force Range)
  563rd Rescue Group (Davis-Monthan AFB) (HH-60G, HC-130J)
  48th Rescue Squadron (Davis-Monthan AFB)
  55th Rescue Squadron (Davis-Monthan AFB)
  79th Rescue Squadron (Davis-Monthan AFB)
  563rd Operations Support Squadron (Davis-Monthan AFB)
  58th Rescue Squadron (Nellis AFB)
  66th Rescue Squadron (Nellis AFB)
  23rd Mission Support Group
  23rd Medical Group
  23rd Maintenance Group
caption: Aircraft from the 23rd Wing conducted a surge exercise 22 May 2017, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. The exercise demonstrated the wing's ability to rapidly deploy combat ready forces across the globe. The 23rd Wing maintains and operates A-10C Thunderbolt IIs, HH-60G Pave Hawks, and HC-130J Combat King II aircraft for precision attack, personnel recovery and combat support worldwide.
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