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  • OSS Airmen lend local town a helping hand following tornado

    Disaster struck Adairsville, Ga. Jan. 30 when a large funnel cloud bore down on the small town. In the days following the storm, local media described the area as if it were a post-apocalyptic lithograph. Local papers and newscasts showed residents returning to their homes, assessing the damage and

  • The importance of risk management

    The Air Force recently lost two Airmen to ground mishaps while loading and unloading aircraft. We continue to hear of Airmen dying on our highways. We also continue to crash our airplanes. Bottom line, our life and duty as Airmen is risky. If it was easy, anyone could do it.Our challenge as

  • Identity theft and online scams; are you being too social?

    We live in an instant world with handheld devices and lightning speed access to information. However, that's a two-way potentially hazard-filled street. Via e-mail and social networking sites, your information is out there for anyone to potentially get a hold of and use illegally."There are all

  • Knowledge operations manager selected for INNERview

    INNERview is a special spotlight for members of Team Dobbins who don't always get recognized for their accomplishments on base and outside of the gates. If you would like to nominate someone, please call Public Affairs at (678) 655-5055 or email the editor at 94AW.PA@us.af.mil.Senior Airman Tumyra

  • CSAF discusses impact of sequester

    America's military superiority is founded on training and readiness, and the fiscal crisis facing the country threatens to strip away that edge, members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told Congress Feb. 26.Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, along with Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray

  • AF releases criteria for new combat medal

    Air Force officials released nomination criteria for the new Distinguished Warfare Medal Feb. 15, following defense officials' announcement of the new decoration days prior. The DWM will be awarded to honor individuals for single acts of extraordinary achievement, not involving acts of valor, that

  • Former Secretary of the Navy tours Dobbins

    Former U.S. Secretary of the Navy William L. Ball and accompanying officials visited and toured Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga., Feb. 22.The officials received the 94th Airlift Wing mission briefing from Col. Tim E. Tarchick, 94th Airlift Wing commander, and an overview of the mission of Clay National

  • Academy Day scheduled for April 20

    Senators Johnny Isakson and Saxby Chambliss, and members of Georgia's Congressional Delegation invite you to meet representatives of America's Service Academies Saturday, April 20, 2013 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the Dobbins Air Reserve Base Fuel Cell Hangar.Registration is closed.For more

  • President Obama lands at Dobbins

    President Barack Obama was greeted by Airmen, employees and guests hen he landed at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga., Feb. 14. The president was en-route to the City of Decatur Recreation Center to discuss proposals outlined in his recent state of the union address.

  • UPS pledges support of those who serve

    UPS and the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve held a Statement of Support Signing Ceremony yesterday at the United Parcel Service World Headquarters. Air Force Reserve officers joined with UPS senior executives and other guard and reserve military branches in continuing a 40-year-old ESGR