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  • NCO Leadership Development Course

    Reservists are learning skills to become more effective communicators and leaders during the Non-Commissioned Officer Leadership Development Course currently underway here.The NCOLDC is a 10-day curriculum for immersing in leadership, management and communications. An average class size of 25

  • Deployed MSG/CC takes command of 506 AEG

    Col. Steven Slick took command of the 506th Air Expeditionary Group from Col. Leonard Dick during a change of command ceremony at Kirkuk Regional Air Base, Iraq, April 22. Brig. Gen. Craig Franklin, commander of the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing, Joint Base Balad, Iraq, was the presiding official for

  • 56 Group to hold election for Treasurer

    The Dobbins 56 Group will hold an Executive Committee Board Election for the office of Treasurer June 6, 12 p.m. at the Transportation Profiencency Center (TPC), Building 747.Nominations will be accepted by e-mail to Staff Sgt. Erica Shelton erica.shelton@us.af.mil until 11 p.m. June 5. All nominees

  • Citizenship opportunities available for Dobbins Reservists

    Military members assigned here who have not yet become a U.S. Citizen should become aware of their citizenship opportunities, said Base Legal officials recently.Under the Immigration and Naturalization Act § 329 (Requirements during Periods of Hostilities), it is possible as a reservist to apply to

  • New HC-130J Super Hercules unveiled

    A new model of one of the most versatile aircraft in the U.S. Air Force inventory was unveiled at the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, Marietta, Ga., Apr. 19. The HC-130J Super Hercules combat rescue tanker is configured to provide invaluable support to special operations objectives. It's

  • Additional resources online to support NSPS conversion

    Online training courses are now available to help smooth the upcoming transition of more than 40,000 current Air Force National Security Personnel System employees into non-NSPS personnel systems. To facilitate the conversion, multiple resources have been added to the NSPS's official Web site,

  • Cadets visit Dobbins for orientation flights

    Junior ROTC cadets from Ga. and the surrounding states participated in the Dobbins Annual JROTC Orientation Flights April 13-14. The event took over 1500 cadets, instructors, and chaperones from high schools on a ride aboard a C-130 Hercules aircraft, many for the very first time. The cadets

  • AES members meet president and vice president

    94th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron members Lt. Col. David Rodberg and Tech. Sgt. Alycia Jackson meet President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden at Macdill Air Force Base, Fla. while in support of Operation Restore Hope Jan. 28. AES members participated in relief missions to Port-au-

  • 56 Group elects new executive board officers

    The Dobbins 56 Group held elections March 7 during the Unit Training Assembly.Newly elected executive board officers are Tech. Sgt. Tanisha Lofton, president, Staff Sgt. Aaron Abshire, vice president, Staff Sgt. Erica Shelton, administrator and Tech. Sgt. Tracy Bridges, treasurer.The board plans to

  • Continuing a family legacy

    Alexander M. Lopez has big career goals. He wishes to become a weather specialist, serving with a special forces unit as a weather jumper. Moreover, he wishes to follow his father, Master Sgt. Larry Lopez's footsteps and become a member of the U.S. Air Force.Sergeant Lopez began serving at Dobbins