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  • Dobbins pilot covers all bases

    Just before 9 a.m. on a July Saturday morning, 1st Lt. Rick Hagauer, a 700th Airlift Squadron pilot, clenches a to-go cup of coffee in one hand and a bucket of baseballs in the other and makes his way down a grassy embankment toward a baseball field at Hembree Park in Roswell, Georgia. Shortly

  • Reserve commander discusses shaping the force for the future

    Lt. Gen. Maryanne Miller, the Air Force Reserve Command commander and chief of the Air Force Reserve, said the legacy of citizen Airmen of the past helped strengthen and shape the dynamic force that serves and defends the nation today during a session at the Air Force Association Air, Space and

  • Dobbins' Link to Spiritual Care

    All heads are bowed in Heritage Hall. Staff Sgt. Jamie Link solemnly closes her eyes and clasps her hands as the chaplain delivers a word of prayer. The chaplain shares a message of hope, curiosity and taking chances. He encourages the group to step out on faith and try new things.Link, 94th Airlift

  • #BeThere, before the call

    When the phone rings in the middle of the night, it’s like an alarm going off in your brain. No one calls at one in the morning to say they were “just thinking of you.”   I received one of those calls 13 years ago and woke to my mom telling me my dad had died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The

  • Robins to host Thunder Over Georgia

    Robins Air Force Base will host the Thunder Over Georgia Air Show featuring the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds Oct. 1 & 2."We are very excited about this event. This is a great opportunity for the Air Force and Robins Air Force Base to thank Americans across the southeast for their continuous support

  • Incident Response Course hosted at Dobbins

    “Dirty Bomb.” It was a term not widely used 25 years ago. Unfortunately today, it's a term with which our children are all too familiar.The term “dirty bomb” relates to a terrorist activity that involves the detonation of an explosive that spreads radioactive material. It is a reality for which

  • Three birds, one life-saving mission

    As the deep, steady hum of fixed-wing engines gently vibrated the hull of the massive medical transport vessel, Airmen in olive green flight suits hurried about the cabin pouring over checklists, securing patients and ensuring proper operation of equipment.   More than a dozen flight nurses,

  • Influenza vaccine update for Airmen, families

    This year's influenza vaccine will be different for service members due to a recommendation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to not use the live attenuated influenza vaccine, commonly known as FluMist.