The 94th Airlift Wing, Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga., is part of the Air Force Reserve Command and provides the Department of Defense exceptional C-130 Hercules mobilization, with combat-ready units ready to deploy on short notice and support for more than 10,000 guardsmen, reservists and civilians at the world's largest joint air reserve base.

Mission
The 94th Airlift Wing is organized into a headquarters element, three
groups, and a medical element containing 14 Squadrons and 1 Flight (1,600 personnel). Our mission is two-fold. Our primary mission is to maintain combat ready units to deploy on short notice to support contingencies anywhere in the world. Our secondary mission is to be the host organization for supporting all agencies and tenants at Dobbins Air Reserve Base. To accomplish this, the wing recruits, organizes, and trains Air Force Reservists for active duty in time of war, national emergency, or
contingency tasking. The aircrews we prepare are capable of using the C-130H aircraft to deliver cargo and personnel into and out of airports as minimal as dirt runways to international airports. They can also deliverparatroopers and equipment to the point of conflict by airdrop.

To understand this Wing, it is important to realize that our personnel and
aircraft are constantly involved in contingencies around the world. When
called to active duty, Air Mobility Command and Air Force Reserve Command would each gain separate elements of the wing.  As the Dobbins ARB host organization, the wing's final mission is to support more than 10,000 guardsmen, reservists and civilians from the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines -- all tenants of the 94th AW. The 94th AW is responsible for providing security, civil engineering, fire protection, air traffic control, and numerous other services for the base and to tenant organizations assigned to the base. This includes the maintenance of the airfield, which is used by Army National Guard and Army Reserve, Lockheed-Martin/Air Force Plant #6, and other Dobbins tenants. 

Over 14,000 flight operations occur annually making the Dobbins complex an extremely active facility with diverse air traffic operations from all branches of the military and other U.S. government agencies. This air traffic environment takes place within the area of the busiest airport in the world (Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport ) and is as busy as many medium-sized commercial airports.
 
Personnel and Organization
The 94th AW is organized into a headquarters element, three groups, and a medical element containing 14 squadrons and one flight, with 1,600 personnel.

Global Engagements
Our personnel have been involved in every major national crisis including: Operations Noble Eagle, Shining Hope (Kosovo Airlift), Desert Shield/Storm, Provide Promise (Bosnia Airlift), Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. They have also participated in recovery operations for Hurricanes Hugo and Mitch. In September 2005, the wing provided support for the Hurricane Hunters to fly out of Dobbins ARB after Hurricane Katrina did major damage to their normal home at Keesler Air Force Base, Biloxi, Miss. Numerous Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita evacuees also came to metro Atlanta through Dobbins, including many medical patients taken in by local hospitals. This has been largely done with volunteers, who take time from their civilian jobs and families to support the nation.

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.


(Current as of August 2010)