{"id":17738,"date":"2021-02-20T22:39:10","date_gmt":"2021-02-20T22:39:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=17738"},"modified":"2021-02-20T22:40:23","modified_gmt":"2021-02-20T22:40:23","slug":"caf-dixie-wing-becomes-caf-airbase-georgia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/state-news\/georgia\/caf-dixie-wing-becomes-caf-airbase-georgia\/%20","title":{"rendered":"CAF Dixie Wing Becomes CAF Airbase Georgia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Above photo by John Willhoff.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Dixie Wing announces its\nofficial recognition as, and transition to, CAF Airbase Georgia, effective Feb\n18, 2021. The group has achieved the designation of Airbase within the\norganization as a result of tremendous growth and awarded accomplishments over\nthe last 35 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are one of the largest, most active, and successful\nunits in the CAF. With over 350 members, multiple&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; award-winning aircraft restorations, a\nmaintenance and machine workshop, continuous growth and financial stability all\nof which led to this milestone,\u201d said Airbase Leader Jim Buckley. \u201cWe are\nexcited and proud to be honored with an Airbase designation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As defined by the organization\u2019s national headquarters in\nDallas \u201ca CAF Airbase is an aviation attraction with a population base of at\nleast 500,000 within a 100-mile radius.&nbsp;\nThe facility must be located on airport grounds and contain interactive\nand interpretative displays, flying aircraft, aircraft restoration facilities,\nand host an annual public event such as a Fly In. Each CAF Airbase serves as\npart of the business community and is a publicly recognized\nattraction\/destination and education distributor.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CAF Airbase Georgia operates World War II aircraft to honor\nthe Greatest Generation, the heroes at home and in battle whose unprecedented\nefforts won the Second World War. &nbsp;\u201cWe\nhave seven operational aircraft and a new restoration project underway,\u201d\nexplained Buckley. \u201cWe have created a strong reputation in our local community\nand throughout the aviation industry as a result of our commitment to our\nmission to \u201cKeep \u2018em Flying\u201d. Our goal is to be embraced as Georgia&#8217;s World War\nII Flying Museum. We do this through events and programs locally, regionally,\nand nationally. As a flying museum our organization is uniquely poised to both\nattract people to our facility and perform outreach programs in Georgia and\nacross region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In recent years the Airbase programs have been intently\nfocused on education with a mission to inspire the next generation of pilots,\naviation mechanics and citizens. \u201cIn late 2019, we began working with local\nschools and aerospace employers to help solve the pilot and aviation mechanic\nshortage and also help teach World War II history at all grade levels.\u201d Buckley\nsaid. \u201cWe also partnered with the tourism sector and a foundation has been\nestablished to assist in future fundraising efforts.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Membership in the Commemorative Air Force and Airbase\nGeorgia is open to men and women ages 18 years and older.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Above photo by John Willhoff. The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Dixie Wing announces its official recognition as, and transition to, CAF Airbase Georgia, effective Feb 18, 2021. The group has achieved the designation of Airbase within the organization as a result of tremendous growth and awarded accomplishments over the last 35 years. \u201cWe are one [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":17739,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17738","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-georgia"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/CAFAirbaseGeorgia-JohnWillhoffedit.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17738","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17738"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17738\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17742,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17738\/revisions\/17742"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17739"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17738"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17738"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17738"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}