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  • Lisa Allen, wife of Lt. Col. Rob Allen of the 700th Airlift Squadron, has a laugh after a "rough landing" that resulted in the "red screen of death" at the Eastern Regional Flight Simulator here. Spouses were treated to a full day of reserve life as part of the annual event meant to help reward spouses of Airmen in retention critical areas.

    Spouses take control

    In the midst of commemorating 60 years of air and space power, the 700th Airlift Squadron took time to recognize and celebrate one of the Air Force's most important assets, its spouses. Spouses of 94th Airlift Wing members experienced a day in the life of an Air Force Reservist, from pilot to aerial delivery, and ended the day with a flight in one
  • Retired Army Col. Bill Richardson, a POW from the Korean War, spoke at Dobbins' POW/MIA Park annual living memorial ceremony, where a plaque was dedicated to honor POW/MIAs from that war. (U.S. Air Force photo/Don Peek)

    Big step for memorial park

    "Today is a very special day in more ways than one," said retired Army Col. William Richardson. "57 years ago today, was the very day that I was released as a prisoner of war." On Sept. 21, Colonel Richardson was the guest speaker for the annual POW/MIA Memorial Park tree-planting ceremony here which included a Korean War Memorial plaque
  • Mr. Bob Hopkins (left), of the U.S. Postal Service of Marietta, and Col. Joseph Thomas, 94th Airlift Wing vice commander, unveiled a picture of the new 41 cent stamp honoring Brig. Gen. James Stewart, B-17 and B-24 bomber pilot on September 18. The unveiling was part of the Air Force 60th anniversary celebration at Dobbins Air Reserve Base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Don Peek)

    Dobbins commemorates Air Force 60th Anniversary with postmarking and heritage ceremony

    History was the centerpiece of a joint celebration between the postal service and the U.S. Air Force at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga., where a new pictorial postal cancellation was used to commemorate the Air Force's 60th Birthday on Sept. 18. The illustration in the United States Post Office's pictorial cancellation is a WWII era B-24 aircraft.
  • A parachutist from the Air Force Wings of Blue, Air Force Academy presents Brig. Gen. Ric Stevenson, Air Force Reserve vice commander, Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue and Bobby Cox, manager of the Atlanta Braves with a baseball that was flown around the world.

    Atlanta Braves celebrate Air Force 60th Birthday

    When the United States Air Force celebrated its 60th birthday in Atlanta at the Braves baseball game at Turner Field on September 18, baseball fans witnessed what announcers called a spectacular evening of parachutes, flyovers, and American spirit. The event opened with a jump by the Wings of Blue parachute team from the Air Force Academy. The
  • Col. Heath Nuckolls, 94th Airlift Wing commander, presented Secretary of the Air Force, Michael W. Wynne with an Air Force Week Atlanta coin on Mr. Wynne's arrival to Dobbins Air Reserve Base Aug 28. Mr. Wynne came to Marietta for the rollout of the 100th F-22 at the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics plant here.

    Wynne passes through

  • Base prepares for readiness inspection

    Members of the 94th Airlift Wing participated in an Operational Readiness Exercise during the August UTA in preparation for the wing's Operational Readiness Inspection scheduled for 2008. The exercise simulated a short-notice deployment and demonstrated the importance of traditional reservists being fully qualified to deploy anywhere in the world
  • 94th Security Forces Squadrion member, Senior Airman Alan Perry briefs a group of employers during Dobbins' annual Employers Day visit. The day is a joint effort with Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve meant to educate bosses on the things their reserve employees accomplish during drill weekends. (Air Force photo/Don Peek)

    Teaching Bosses a lesson

    Sixteen civilian employers visited Dobbins Aug. 4 for Employers' Day 2007. The guests were treated to a base tour, a security forces static display, an explosive ordnance disposal demonstration, and a C-130 orientation flight. Employers' Day is an annual Dobbins event where reservists' civilian supervisors get the opportunity to see just what they
  • Firefighters from the Dobbins Air Reserve Base Fire Department enter a burning house during a training session here. The fire department recieved two Air Force Reserve Command awards this year. (Air Force photo/Don Peek)

    Dobbins Fire Department wins two awards

    The Dobbins Fire Department won two command-level awards this year, including Air Force Reserve Command Civilian Firefighter of the Year and Best Fire Prevention Program of the Year. "I am extremely proud of all the winners and the programs that they manage. Since 2001, we have won an award in one category or another every year," said Dobbins Fire
  • The transient aircraft ramp at Dobbins Air Reserve Base was home to a first-time partnership between the Coast Guard and a FIRST team. A Coast Guard C-130 crewmember loads a vehicle belonging to one of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Federal Incident Response Support Team. The FIRST team is headed to Puerto Rico ahead of Atlantic storms. The teams are meant to support state and local response by expediting federal assistance and communication. The transport came from USGC Air Station at Elizabeth City, N.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Don Peek)

    FIRST partnership

  • Contractors work at the Dobbins POW/MIA Memorial Park to install one of four granite monuments, this one bearing a plaque recognizing World War II prisoners of war and those missing in action. Planning and construction at the park is sponsored by the Dobbins Chiefs Group while the Air Force Sergeants Association Auxiliary, along with Dobbins Air Reserve Base units, conduct the base's annual Living Memorial ceremony and tree planting at the park. The monuments were put in place in preparation of this year's ceremony, planned for Sept. 21. A highlight of the event will be the installation of a monument honoring Korean War POW/MIAs. Korean War veteran and former POW, retired Army Col. William "Bill" Richardson is the invited guest speaker.

    Monumental change

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