News Search

  • Military Kids Appreciation Day at Dobbins

    DOBBINS AIR RESERVE BASE, Ga. -- Smiles graced the faces of children of all ages as they enjoyed music, food and fun at the Military Kids Appreciation day here July 8, held in collaboration with Kids Wish Network’s Project Toy Drop. The 94th Airlift Wing partnered with the national children’s

  • New 94th AW command chief sets priorities for tenure

    DOBBINS AIR RESERVE BASE, Ga. – The 94th Airlift Wing here recently welcomed a new command chief master sergeant who brings a wealth of experience and goals to promote education and Airmen development at Dobbins. Chief Master Sgt. Imelda B. Johnson took the reigns as the wing’s top enlisted leader

  • Deployed firefighters extinguish assumptions, overcome challenges

    SOUTHWEST ASIA -- The term Airman is non-specific by design. It encompasses all genders, all ranks and all careers. In this way, the term Airman is similar to the term firefighter. At the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing there are four female firefighters who are doing the same physically demanding work

  • Dobbins, others participate in Braves' July 4th celebration

    DOBBINS AIR RESERVE BASE, Ga. -- A group of about 80 men and women from the Army, Georgia National Guard, Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve volunteered to help unfurl the flag during the Atlanta Braves game at SunTrust Park in Atlanta, Georgia on July 4, 2017.After a few practices at

  • Recruiters, maintenance school partner for flightline fieldtrip

    DOBBINS AIR RESERVE BASE, Ga. – Nearly 20 students and faculty members from a local aviation maintenance school toured the flightline here June 23, 2017 to get a firsthand look at the world of military aviation, a possible career path upon graduation. Air Force Reserve recruiters partnered with

  • Dobbins flies with more than 100 aircraft in joint forcible entry exercise

    DOBBINS AIR RESERVE BASE, Ga. – As the sun slowly rose over the eastern horizon, 19 C-130 aircraft, both Hercules and Super Hercules models, made their way across the Nevada landscape. While the aircraft progressed towards their target, the gorges and canyons below seemed like nothing more than a

  • Son continues family military legacy, works alongside father at Dobbins

    DOBBINS AIR RESERVE BASE, Ga. – As Father’s Day approaches, a new pilot here has a particularly special memory from Father’s Day last year. While attending C-130 pilot training at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, his father came to visit. His father is no stranger to Little Rock, as he also

  • Vice President Pence pledges support while visiting Dobbins Air Reserve Base

    While visiting Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia June 9, 2017 and recognizing it as the largest joint service training Reserve base in the world, Vice President Mike Pence pledged the administration’s full support of our military service members and our national defense.The vice president brought

  • Hero abroad to hero at home

    A screeching voice rings out in the avenue as nearby citizens pause and take notice.“Oh, no! That bus just ran over that lady!” the voice cries.A brave patron at a nearby diner springs into action and is at the injured woman’s side seconds after the voice hit the air. The courageous helper sees that

  • Air Force announces significant changes to Aviation Bonus Program

    As part of its retention efforts, the Air Force released details on the fiscal year 2017 Aviation Bonus Program (AvB) June 5, 2017. This year’s program implements an increase in maximum bonus amounts authorized in the fiscal 2017 National Defense Authorization Act in addition to more flexibility in