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94th AW Leadership

Commander, 94th Airlift Wing

Command Chief, 94th Airlift Wing

Dobbins Air Reserve Base

Mission Critical to Cobb County

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MISSION

    Dobbins Air Reserve Base in Marietta, Ga., is the largest multi-service reserve training base in the world.
    Located 16 miles northwest of Atlanta, Dobbins ARB supports more than 10,000 guardsmen and reservists
    from the Air Force, Army, Navy and Marines. The base is home to the 94th Airlift Wing, which is the host unit,
    and tenant organizations including the 22nd Air Force headquarters, Naval Air Station Atlanta and the
    Georgia Army National Guard. Nearly 50 aircraft are assigned to different flying units at Dobbins and the base
    including the C-130 Hercules, DC-9 Sky Train, C-12 Beachcraft Kingair, C-560 Cessna Citation, FA-18 Hornet,
    E-2 Hawkeye, AH-1 Cobra, UH-1 Huey and UH-60 Blackhawk. The base boasts more than 7,000 take-offs
    and landings monthly.

PERSONNEL

The population consists of nearly 2,500 Air Force reservists and civilians assigned to the 94th AW and 22nd
Air Force combined. More than 2,000 Navy, Marine Corps and Army reservists are also stationed at the base.

ORGANIZATION

Organizations at Dobbins include the 94th Airlift Wing, 22nd Air Force headquarters, Naval Air Station Atlanta
and the Georgia Army National Guard.

    As the host unit at Dobbins, the 94th AW has a three-fold mission. Its primary mission is to train C-130 Hercules
    aircrews for the U.S. Air Force - active duty, guard and reserve components. It also maintains combat-ready units
    to deploy on short notice to support operations around the world. Finally the wing is responsible for providing
    security, civil engineering, fire protection, air traffic control and other services to the base and its tenant units.
    The wing also provides maintenance for the airfield, which is used by NAS and Lockheed Martin/Air Force
    Plant #6, which is adjacent to the base.

    Headquarters, 22nd Air Force, is one of three numbered air forces in Air Force Reserve Command. 22nd AF is
    responsible for recruiting and training reservists and for maintaining subordinate units at the highest level of
    combat readiness. A by-product of training is to coordinate daily support of the active duty air force. 22nd AF's
    wartime mission is to provide combat-ready airlift and support units and augments personnel requirements to
    Air Mobility Command in the United States. More than 27,000 reservists fall under the 22nd Air Force across
    14 different wings in 19 different states.

    Naval Air Station Atlanta supports some 2,000 Navy and Marine Corps reservists in 31 different units. Fleet
    Logistics Support Squadron 46 (VR-46) flies the DC-9 Sky Train to support the Chief of Naval Operations airlift
    missions. Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 77 (VAW-77) flies the E-2C Hawkeye in support of the nations
    counter drug forces in the war on illegal drugs. In addition, the C-12 Beachcraft Kingair transports personnel and
    cargo throughout the continental U.S. and Caribbean regions. Marine Air Group 42 (MAG-42) staff headquarters
    is located aboard NAS Atlanta.

    The Marines have two squadrons located on the base. Marine Helicopter Light Attack Squadron 773 (HMLA-773)
    flies the AH-1W Cobra and UH-1N Huey helicopters and has made two deployments to Afghanistan since
    September 11, 2001.Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 142 (VMFA-142) flies the FA-18 Hornet. VMFA-142's mission
    is to plan for the conduct of air operations in support of the Fleet Marine Force, supervise and train selected
    Marine Corps Reserve units, and ensure mobilization readiness.

The Georgia Army National Guard flies the UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters. Other Army units on the base include
the Joint Operations Directorate, which provides counter drug support to civil authorities and operations planning.

    Lockheed Martin/Air Force Plant #6, which is adjacent to the base, also shares the Dobbins runway. The
    corporation uses a 74-acre building to build the C-130 Hercules and the P-3 Orion. Lockheed built the C-141
    Starlifter and the C-5B at that plant as well. Lockheed is currently producing the Air Force's F-22 Raptor, an
    advanced air-to-air fighter designed to replace the F-15 Eagle.

BRAC 2005

    In its 2005 BRAC recommendations, the DoD recommended to close Naval Air Station Atlanta, Ga. As a result,
    DoD recommended to consolidate the Naval Air Reserve Atlanta, located at NAS Atlanta, with the Navy and
    Marine Corps Reserve Center forming the newly named Naval Operational Support Center Atlanta (NOSC)
    located at Dobbins Air Reserve Base. The recommendation also directed NAS Atlanta aviation assets be
    transferred to aviation bases in Texas, Louisiana, and Georgia which would result in increased maintenance
    efficiencies and operational synergies

History

    The 94th Airlift Wing was established as the 94th Bombardment Wing (Light) on May 10, 1949 and was activated to service
    in the Reserve on June 26, 1949. Not long afterward, the unit was called to active service on March 10, 1951 during the
    Korean War. A year later, on May 26, 1952, the unit was re-designated as the 94th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing and
    activated to the Reserve on June 14, 1952.

    For the next 10 years, the unit's mission in the Reserve encompassed tactical reconnaissance, bombardment, troop carrier,
    and airlift. By mid-1958, wing personnel had taken part in regular airlift missions and exercises, both in the United States
    and overseas, including contingency operations in the Dominican Republic in 1965. During that time, the unit was once
    again called to active duty to serve a one-month tour during the Cuban missile crisis on Oct. 28, 1962.

    After converting to C-124s in 1966, the wing flew strategic airlift missions, including troop and cargo missions, to Southeast
    Asia until 1971, augmenting normal airlift resources of the Military Airlift Command and Tactical Air Command. After
    switching to C-7 aircraft in mid-1972, the wing's primary operations involved support of U.S. Army airborne forces, tactical
    cargo airlift, and air evacuation missions. From July 1973 to May 1975, the wing flew 685 "Coronet Roundup" missions in
    Puerto Rico, airdropping 1.2 billion sterile screwworm flies as part of a project to eradicate the screwworm menace to
    Puerto Rico's livestock.

    In 1981, the 94th became the 94th Airlift Wing, the second largest wing in the Air Force Reserve, flying three transport
    aircraft -- the C-7, the C-123, and the C-130. By 1987, it had given up the C-7 and C-123 aircraft, retaining only C-130s.