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  2. Dobbins Air Reserve Base - Wikipedia

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    In 1950, the Air Force renamed the base Dobbins Air Force Base in honor of Captain Charles M. Dobbins of Marietta, a World War II transport pilot. Captain Dobbins died near Sicily on July 11, 1943, when US Navy gunners who had earlier suffered a Luftwaffe (German air force) attack mistakenly downed his C-47. He was flying his third mission of ...

  3. General Lucius D. Clay National Guard Center - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. 94th Airlift Wing - Wikipedia

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    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]

  5. Cobb commission signs off on land swap to remedy Dobbins ...

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    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.

  6. United States Air Force Plant 6 - Wikipedia

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    During the course of the War, the factory produced 668 B-29s for the United States Army Air Forces, and at its peak had a work force of approximately 28,000. After the War the factory was mothballed, but with the United States's entrance into the Korean War , in January 1951 the plant was turned over to Lockheed who began refurbishing B-29s.

  7. Biden, Harris to land at Dobbins for official visit after ...

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    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 ...

  8. List of United States Air Force installations - Wikipedia

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    US Navy operated joint reserve base. Air Force Reserve Command's 301st Fighter Wing operates the F-16C Fighting Falcon and the Texas Air National Guard's 136th Airlift Wing operates the C-130 Hercules. Home to headquarters of the Tenth Air Force. Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base: Westhampton Beach: New York

  9. Georgia National Guard - Wikipedia

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    Company C, 2d Battalion (Security and Support), 151st Aviation Regiment, Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Marietta; Army Fixed Wing Support Activity, Robins Air Force Base, Warner Robins; Army Aviation Support Facility No. 1, Winder Barrow Airport, Winder; Army Aviation Support Facility No. 2, Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Marietta