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  • Tech Sgt. Ronald Gowen, a logistician assigned to the 387th Air Expeditionary Squadron, guides a mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicle into the cargo area of a C-17 Globemaster III at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia Nov. 4, 2016. Gowen leads a small Quick Response Team comprised of five specialized aerial port personnel to provide rapid response in support of various requirements around the region. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andrew Park)

    Joint expeditionary Airmen bridge service gaps in today’s fight

    Though he’s performing a standard Air Force job ensuring supplies make it to the front line, Tech Sgt. Ronald Gowen's deployed experience is different from many other Airmen. He is assigned specifically to support non-Air Force units. His unique skills as an Airman are in high demand by sister service elements engaged in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.
  • Airdropped cargo falls from a U.S. C-130H Hercules during a five-ship formation flight including U.S. and Polish air force aircraft, Oct. 26, 2016. The flight was a capstone event for Aviation Detachment 17-1, supporting Operation Atlantic Resolve, held at Powidz Air Base, Poland, Oct. 3-28. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alan Abernethy)

    U.S., Polish Airmen collaborate for Operation Atlantic Resolve

    Low cloud decks, fog and cold rain covered Powidz Air Base, Poland, for much of October 2016.  Although conditions like these create challenges for flying tactical airlift missions, Airmen from the 94th Airlift Wing, Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia, and the 86th Airlift Wing, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, worked hard to fulfill their mission

  • Use-or-lose leave guidelines for civil service employees

    As we approach the end of the year, federal civil service employees should examine their accrued annual leave, and make plans to use it if they are approaching the maximum. Employees may carry over to the new leave year a maximum of 240 hours of annual leave. Under certain circumstances, some personnel may carry over to the new year up to 360
  • Capt. Michael Edwards, 700th Airlift Squadron pilot, flies a C-130H Hercules over Poland Oct. 13, 2016. The 94th Airlift Wing, from Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga., worked jointly with the Polish air force during Aviation Detachment 17-1 in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve, Oct. 3-28. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alan Abernethy)

    View from above

    Capt. Michael Edwards, 700th Airlift Squadron pilot, flies a C-130H Hercules over Poland Oct. 13, 2016. The 94thAirlift Wing, from Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga., worked jointly with the Polish air force during AviationDetachment 17-1 in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve, Oct. 3-28. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alan Abernethy)
  • Senior Airman Justin Holt, 94th AW Aircraft Maintenance Squadron specialist, and other Airmen from the 94 Airlift wing came to help unload and receive the generous donation of holiday cards for deployed troops on October 25, 2016 at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia. The Eastern Stars gave over 10,000 cards to be sent to troops that may not be in the company of family this holiday. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Lauren Douglas)

    Deployed troop holiday card donation

    The Order of the Eastern Star Grand Chapter of Georgia donated holiday cheer in the form of cards to send to deployed troops on October 25, 2016 at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia. The grand chapter took up a collection of cards from other chapters around Georgia in hopes of reaching their goal of 6000 cards. They reached and greatly exceeded
  • Staff Sgt. John McDermott, 94th Maintenance Squadron avionics instruments and flight control, moves a maintenance ladder used to reach C-130 engines at Dobbins Air Reserve Base on September 28, 2016. Maintenance members sometimes shade their eyes from the sun during a clear day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Lauren Douglas)

    Maintenance Spotlight

    Maintenance is necessary for any long-term mission to run successfully and that necessity rings true at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia. The mission of the U.S. Air Force is to fly, fight and win in air, space and cyberspace but without the hard-working Airmen who maintain the aircraft, there would not be much flying, fighting or winning.“My
  • Members of the 94th Airlift Wing, Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia, and the 86th Airlift Wing, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, speak with students at Elementary School No. Nine in Gniezno, Poland, Oct. 19, 2016. The Airmen made a cultural orientation visit to the school while the two units are working with the Polish air force during Aviation Detachment 17-1 in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alan Abernethy)

    Polish students, U.S. Airmen bridge cultural divides

    The classroom buzzed with excitement as Polish elementary school students eagerly waited their turn to ask questions like, “What part of America are you from? What sports do you like?” This in-class discussion was one of several activities that comprised a visit from U.S. Airmen from the 94th Airlift Wing, Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia, and the

  • Around the Air Force: Oct. 25

    On this look around the Air Force special tactics Airmen are honored with a memorial and Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James visits the first enlisted RQ-4 Global Hawk pilot class.
  • Col. Jim Kellogg, 94th Airlift Wing vice commander, speaks to several media outlets at a FEMA command post location on Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia Oct. 12, 2016. Dobbins served as a staging location for the FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Blue Incident Support Team while they provided rapid federal response to local, federal, state and tribal agencies in support of Hurricane Matthew. (U.S. Air Force photo/James Branch)

    Dobbins supports FEMA Urban Search & Rescue during Hurricane Matthew response

    Dobbins Air Reserve Base served as a command post location for the FEMA Urban Search & Rescue Blue Incident Support Team to assist them in providing rapid federal response to local, federal, state and tribal agencies in support of Hurricane Matthew Oct 6-15, 2016.FEMA officials monitored the effects of the storm closely and took when mobilized by
  • Newly promoted Lt. Col. Andre Wright, 94th Civil Engineer Squadron, is sworn in during his ceremony of promotion at Dobbins Air Reserve Base on October 15, 2016. Col. Marty Hughes, 94th Mission Support Group commander, was the presiding officer. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Lauren Douglas)

    The Wright path to lieutenant colonel

    Maj. Andre Wright, 94th Civil Engineer Squadron commander, was promoted to lieutenant colonel at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia on October 15, 2016.Wright’s father, retired Air Force chief James Wright, delivered the invocation at the beginning of the promotional ceremony. Col. Marty Hughes, 94th Mission Support Group commander, was the
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