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19-682: For the U.S. base, see Goodfellow Air Force Base . For other uses, see Goodfellas (disambiguation) . Goodfellow is a surname with English, Scottish or Irish origins. Notable people with the surname include: Benjamin Goodfellow (1864–1946), British solicitor and philatelist Bill Goodfellow , Canadian Minister of Highways in the Ontario Department of Highways, 1961–1962 Brent H. Goodfellow (born 1940), American politician Charles Augustus Goodfellow (1836–1915), English recipient of

38-492: A close with the announcement in 1978 that the base would revert to ATC and was a candidate for closure. Since it was a single-mission facility, its mission could perhaps be executed more economically elsewhere. Nevertheless, the 3480th Technical Training Wing of Air Training Command was activated at the base on 1 July 1978. On 3 January 1984 the wing gained the suffix USAF Cryptological Training Center. By then, senior intelligence personnel had already begun seriously to contemplate

57-597: A mere two decades more. Constrained by neutrality legislation, but witness to the aggression across Europe, Africa, and Asia, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt began a program of preparedness that included the construction of facilities dedicated to advanced air training. Several such bases were envisioned for Texas and one, specifically, for the Fort Worth - Midland -San Angelo triangle. Civic leaders from San Angelo immediately commended their community to

76-440: A parent unit based at another location. Air Education and Training Command (AETC) Training and Doctrine Command Naval Education and Training Command Space Training and Readiness Command These are some of the facilities at Goodfellow AFB: The US Code of Federal Regulations specifies that amateur radio operators within 200 kilometers of Goodfellow must not transmit with more than 50 watts of power on

95-404: A result of Lowry's identification for closure under Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC). The successful completion of intelligence training consolidation on 30 June 1988 further facilitated the development of intelligence training integration, a multidisciplinary approach to the training of intelligence professionals. In 1992, as part of Air Force size reductions, ATC was inactivated, replaced by

114-474: A young hero and in tribute to the community that shaped him, the base was officially renamed Goodfellow Field. In the next four years, more than 10,000 trained pilots were graduated, and many were decorated for outstanding heroism in action against Germany , Italy , and Japan . The Axis collapse did not remove the need for the Goodfellow training. Pilots continued to be trained there, primarily for large, multiengine piston and turboprop aircraft, first on

133-531: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Goodfellow Air Force Base Goodfellow's history traces to the days before the attack on Pearl Harbor , but its name registered the valor and sacrifice of an earlier conflict. On 14 September 1918, First Lieutenant John J. Goodfellow Jr., of San Angelo, Texas, boarded his Salmson 2 A2 observation plane at Gondreville Airfield in France to conduct visual reconnaissance behind enemy lines. The mission

152-673: The AT-6 Texan , the T-28 Trojan , and then, beginning in 1954, on the twin-engine TB-25 and B-25 Mitchell . The 3545th Basic Pilot Training Wing gave pilot instruction from 1948. On 3 September 1958, with nearly 20,000 aviators to its credit, Goodfellow graduated its last class of pilots. Air Training Command (ATC) was transitioning to new Cessna T-37 Tweet and Northrop T-38 Talon aircraft for Undergraduate Pilot Training that required minimum 8000-ft (2400-m) runway lengths, far longer than Goodfellow's 5500-ft primary runways. With

171-591: The Air Education and Training Command , which became base's "parent" major command. The 3480 Technical Training Wing was reduced to the 3480 Technical Training Group on 1 February 1992 and then redesignated as the 391 Technical Training Group on 15 September 1992. On 1 July 1993, the 17th Training Wing was activated on Goodfellow AFB. With the change in name came a marked diversification and increase in Goodfellow's mission. Base Realignment and Closure rounds one and two transferred special instruments training from

190-449: The U.S. War Department . A generous offer of sewage and electrical service, a railroad spur, and a 50-year lease on 640 acres (260 ha) at one dollar per year easily decided the issue. Construction of the new San Angelo Air Corps Basic Flying School began at once. Officially established on 17 August 1940, the base was ready for occupancy by 21 January 1941, and the first classes of students soon arrived. On 11 June 1941, in dedication to

209-625: The 1890s through to the 1920s Frederick Goodfellow (1874–1960), British tug of war competitor Geoff Goodfellow (born 1956 California), American inventor of the wireless communicator that became the Blackberry George Goodfellow (cricketer) (1858–1892), Australian cricketer George E. Goodfellow (1855-1910), American physician and expert on gunshot wounds Gerald Goodfellow , U.S. Air Force brigadier general Herbert Goodfellow (son of Fred Goodfellow ) (1916-1997), English rugby league footballer who played in

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228-1390: The 1930s, 1940s and 1950s Ian Goodfellow , American computer scientist, engineer, and researcher James Goodfellow (born 1937), Scottish inventor Jimmy Goodfellow (born 1943), former English professional footballer and manager Jimmy Goodfellow (footballer, born 1938) (1938–2011), Scottish footballer Joan Goodfellow (born 1950), American actress Dame Julia Goodfellow (born 1951), British biophysicist and academic administrator Kate Goodfellow (born 1989), Canadian rower Marc Goodfellow (born 1981), English professional football player Michael Goodfellow (born 1941), English actinobacterial systematician Michael Goodfellow (curler) (born 1988), Scottish curler Mike Goodfellow (1866–1920), American baseball player Peter Goodfellow (geneticist) (born 1951), British geneticist Peter Goodfellow (politician) , New Zealand businessman and politician Ryan Goodfellow (born 1993), Scottish footballer Rob Goodfellow (born 1960), Canadian-Australian author, biographer, consultant editor, freelance opinion columnist, cross-cultural specialist, historian, Indonesianist , and social commentator. Syd Goodfellow (1915 – 1998), English footballer Walter Goodfellow (1866-1953), British zoological collector William Goodfellow (executive) (born 1947), American, founding member and Executive director of

247-739: The Center for International Policy William Goodfellow (philanthropist) (1880–1974), New Zealand philanthropist Fictional characters [ edit ] Puck (Shakespeare) , whose proper name is Robin Goodfellow Dr Goodfellow, a fictional character on the television series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Sgt Goodfellow, a fictional character on the television series Father Brown Gordon Goodfellow, character in The Ickabog Robyn Goodfellowe and her father Bill Goodfellowe, characters in

266-516: The Victoria Cross Daniel Goodfellow (born 1996), British diver Douglas Goodfellow (1917–2014), New Zealand businessman and philanthropist Ebbie Goodfellow (1906–1985), Canadian professional ice hockey player Elizabeth Goodfellow (c.1767–1851), American cooking instructor Fred Goodfellow (father of Herbert Goodfellow ) ( c.  1879 –1925), rugby union and rugby league footballer who played in

285-545: The animated film Wolfwalkers References [ edit ] [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with the surname Goodfellow . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Goodfellow&oldid=1217545149 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description

304-697: The consolidation of all Air Force-managed intelligence training at one location. The site selected for intelligence training consolidation was Goodfellow, and the base was designated a technical training center on 1 March 1985. The Goodfellow Technical Training Center continued to supervise the 3480th Technical Training Wing. During the next three years, intelligence training consolidation brought to Goodfellow advanced imagery training from Offutt Air Force Base , Nebraska ; electronic intelligence operations training from Keesler Air Force Base , Mississippi ; and targeting, intelligence applications, and general intelligence training from Lowry Air Force Base , Colorado , as

323-658: The former Lowry AFB and fire protection training from the former Chanute Air Force Base , Illinois , to Goodfellow. To support the increased training load, Goodfellow underwent extensive modernization and growth. With new training facilities, dormitories, dining halls, a commissary , a youth center, and a physical fitness center. On February 18, 1995 Louis Jones Jr., kidnapped Private Tracie McBride from Goodfellow AFB before raping and murdering her. These flying and notable nonflying units are based at Goodfellow Air Force Base. Units marked GSU are geographically separate units, which although based at Goodfellow, are subordinate to

342-1150: The transfer of the base from ATC to the U.S. Air Force Security Service (USAFSS), Goodfellow's mission became the training of Air Force personnel in the advanced cryptologic skills that the Security Service required. After the changeover, the 6940th Air Base Wing administered the base and later, after a name change, provided decryption training. Eight years later, in 1966, the mission expanded further to include joint-service training in these same skills for U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Marine Corps personnel. Although flight operations at Goodfellow decreased dramatically after 1958, minimal activities continued with both transient aircraft and locally based Cessna U-3 Administrators (1958–1971), DeHavilland U-6 Beavers (1960–1966), Piasecki H-21, CH-21, and HH-21 Workhorse helicopters (1958–1966), and Cessna O-2 Skymasters (1972–1975). Goodfellow's runways were permanently closed in March 1975. After 38 years of pilot and then intelligence training, Goodfellow's mission had apparently come to

361-621: Was part of a larger undertaking just underway, a major American offensive intended to reduce the German salient near Saint-Mihiel . Unfortunately, adverse weather permitted observation only at a low altitude that exposed the lumbering Salmson to enemy pursuit. Three days later, the offensive a success, the young pilot's remains were recovered from his ruined craft and interred at the St. Mihiel American Cemetery and Memorial near Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle . The peace that arrived two months later endured

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