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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 ...
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. NAS Atlanta in the mid-1940s. Naval Air Station Atlanta was originally located at what is now Peachtree-DeKalb Airport in Chamblee, until
The wing was reactivated in the reserves in June 1952 at what was now called Dobbins Air Force Base [5] as the 94th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, replacing the 902d Reserve Training Wing. The reserve mobilization for the Korean war had left the reserve without aircraft, and the unit did not receive aircraft until July.
The mission of the 78th’s more than 574 pilots, aircrew, maintenance, and support personnel is to mobilize and deploy aviation forces for providing command and control, air movement, and air assault operations in support of combat operations worldwide, as well as to provide aviation support during state and national emergencies in response to homeland defense operations.
Lockheed C-130H-LM Hercules 81-0631 of the 700th Airlift Squadron prepares for approach and landing at Dobbins. 700th Airlift Squadron C-130s on the Dobbins Flightline The 94th Operations Group (94 OG) is the flying component of the 94th Airlift Wing, assigned to the United States Air Force Reserve.
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 ...
Detachment 9, Operational Airlift, Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Marietta; 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