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Dobbins Air Reserve Base or Dobbins ARB (IATA: MGE, ICAO: KMGE, FAA LID: MGE) is a United States Air Force reserve air base located in Marietta, Georgia, a suburb about 20 miles (32 km) northwest of Atlanta.
Dobbins Air Reserve Base, located just northwest of Atlanta along Interstate 75, was originally intended as a second civilian airport prior to World War II. Dobbins would only be available if a future Department of Defense Base Realignment and Closure commission decided to close the base. As of 2015, no additional BRAC closures are planned.
Marietta Air Force Base (later Dobbins Air Force Base), Georgia, 26 June 1949 – 1 April 1951; Dobbins Air Force Base, Georgia, 14 June 1952; Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, 18 May 1955; Laurence G. Hanscom Field, Massachusetts, 16 November 1957; Dobbins Air Force Base (later Dobbins Air Reserve Base), Georgia, 1 July 1972 – present [2]
Jan. 26—Cobb's Board of Commissioners signed off Tuesday night on a land swap to remedy last year's zoning decision that sparked a firestorm of debate around the future of Dobbins Air Reserve Base.
Mar. 19—President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will land at Dobbins Air Reserve Base Friday for an official visit to Atlanta. The trip, originally planned as a victory lap touting ...
In April 1955, Congress appropriated more than $4 million to start building a new Naval Air Station at a more suitable location to allow longer runways. The site selected was a large military reservation jointly occupied by Dobbins Air Force Base and the Lockheed Company, between Marietta and Smyrna. The new air station was completed in April 1959.
Then, in 2005, a parcel of 15.5 acres (0.063 km 2) was leased from the United States Air Force to the government of Cobb County for the creation of a 45,000 sq ft (4,200 m 2) museum. [ 3 ] [ b ] The museum, since renamed the Aviation Museum and Discovery Center , requested an $8 million grant from the state to establish an aviation middle ...
Dobbins Air Force Base: Marietta: Georgia: 1968 Redesignated as Dobbins Air Reserve Base: Donaldson Air Force Base: Greenville: South Carolina: 1963 Closed Dow Air Force Base: Bangor: Maine: 1968 Redesignated as Bangor Air National Guard Base: Eaker Air Force Base: Blytheville: Arkansas: 1992 Closed Edward Gary Air Force Base: San Marcos: Texas ...