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  • Robin Meade works on flightline

    Robin Meade, lead anchor for Headline News, and a crew from two of Turner Broadcasting System's cable networks visited Dobbins Oct 27 to tape intro segments for her Veteran's Day "Salute to Troops" special."We came to Dobbins because it is conveniently located in the city," said Bryan Simmons,

  • Always prepared

    Members of the 94th Airlift Wing participated in a table-top exercise simulating a terrorist attack at the Dobbins Air Reserve Base Civil Engineering building Oct 25.Lt. Col. David J. Smith, Exercise Evaluation Team director, and the EET staff set up an Installation Control Center and Emergency

  • Command chief speaks to Vietnam vets

    Command Chief Master Sgt. Wendell Peacock of the 94th Airlift Wing, served as guest speaker at the October meeting of the Georgia Vietnam Veterans Alliance in Marietta Oct. 20. Peacock told the group about today's Air Force and also covered current issues concerning the men and women of the 94th

  • Dobbins receives Christmas tree

    "We like to do what we can for our troops," said Chuck Berry, owner of Berry's Christmas Tree Farm. "We know they're working hard for us every day and we want to support them."Berry and his team, based out of Covington, donated a 16-foot Christmas tree to the Dobbins community.More than 40 miles

  • 2011 Veteran's Day Job Fair

    You are invited to attend a Veteran's Day Job Fair sponsored by the Georgia Department of Labor, DeKalb Career Center in association with Total Grace Christian Center and City of Lithonia, Ga.When: Wednesday, Oct. 26Time: 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.Place: Total Grace Christian Center            4000

  • VA Launches Outreach Campaign to Eliminate Homelessness Among Veterans

    As part of its drive to end homelessness among Veterans by 2015, the Department of Veterans Affairs is launching a nation-wide outreach initiative, "Make the Call," to spread the message about its special programs to help homeless Veterans and their families to 28 communities across the nation in

  • Above and beyond: a civic leader's experience

    Oct. 13 started as a normal day when I woke up in the pre-dawn hours and began my morning ritual of preparing for the day. That was the extent of my normalcy for this day, however. Instead of heading to my restaurant to begin my work day, I set a course for Dobbins Air Reserve Base for a civic

  • Week 7 Pigskin Picks

    PA PIGSKIN PICKSAre you an "expert" when it comes to football? Think you got what it takes to correctly guess any NFL match-up? Well here's your chance to prove your critics wrong! Simply highlight and copy the below info to a word document THEN highlight the team you think will win for each game

  • Confined Space

    A murmuring voice heard over the radio alerted a member from the fire rescue team of his gradually deteriorating condition. "Mom, mom," the victim said suddenly in an angst-filled voice. "I need my mom!" The scene was a secluded tower hovering over a three-part tunnel system above the ground. Twelve

  • Surviving breast cancer: a true story

    My name is Stephanie Flowers and I am a breast cancer survivor.When I was 33 years old, I felt a lump in my left breast one evening while playing with my son. He bumped the back of his head against my breast while swinging his head backwards, and I felt a dull ache. I touched it, and I could not