Goodfellow Air Force Base
Home to the 17th Training Wing, Goodfellow Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base subordinate to Air Education and Training Command.
Located on 1,135 acres in the southeast corner of San Angelo, the base opened in 1941 after the Army Air Corps chose San Angelo as one of the sites for its aviation training program. Known as the "Joint Center of Excellence,” the base itself was named after Lieutenant John Goodfellow, Jr., an aviator in World War I who was raised in San Angelo.
In 1958, Goodfellow entered a new era of training intelligence professionals for the Air Force Security Service. The base has since become the flagship not only for intelligence and special instruments training but for fire protection training as well. Currently, more than 6,600 active- duty service members and civilian employees comprise the 17th Training Wing. Within the Goodfellow community are the training, mission support and medical groups. In addition to the units at Goodfellow, the wing also includes three geographically separate units located in California, Arizona, and Florida that provide additional, specialized intelligence training.
Among its associate units, Goodfellow is host to three joint services branches—the Navy Detachment, the Marine Corps Detachment and the Army’s 344th Military Intelligence Battalion, the base’s largest associate unit. The Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps at Angelo State University also receives support from Goodfellow, with an annual enrollment of more than 100 cadets.
The economic impact in the San Angelo area remains significant, and community relations between San Angelo and Goodfellow are renowned and acclaimed by the Department of Defense. More than 70,000 hours of community volunteer work by base members each year is valued at approximately $1.4 million. In addition, over the past few years, individuals, units and the wing as a whole have earned some of the top awards in Air Education and Training Command and the Air Force.
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