Goodfellow Air Force Base

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Goodfellow Air Force Base
San Angelo, Texas in United States of America
Airmen from the 312th Training Squadron extinguish a fire on a training module to demonstrate an aircraft incident at Goodfellow AFB.
Goodfellow AFB Shown in United States
Coordinates	31°25′47″N 100°23′57″W / 31.42972°N 100.39917°W / 31.42972; -100.39917
Type	US Air Force Base
Site information
Owner	Department of Defense
Operator	US Air Force
Controlled by	Air Education and Training Command (AETC)
Condition	Operational
Website	www.goodfellow.af.mil
Site history
Built	1940 (1940)
In use	1940 – present
Garrison information
Current commander	Colonel Angelina Maguinness
Garrison	17th Training Wing

Goodfellow Air Force Base is a nonflying United States Air Force base located in San Angelo, Texas, United States. As part of Air Education and Training Command, Goodfellow's main mission is cryptologic and intelligence training for the Air Force, Space Force, Army, Coast Guard, Navy, and Marine Corps. Military firefighters are also trained here as part of the 312th Training Squadron. It is the home of the 17th Training Wing. The base is named for World War I aviator First Lieutenant John J. Goodfellow Jr.