Dobbins opens new medical clinic Published Feb. 14, 2006 By Master Sgt. P.N. Brown Public Affairs DOBBINS AIR RESERVE BASE, Ga. -- The simple cutting of a ribbon ushered in a new era for the 94th Aeromedical Staging Squadron. Brig. Gen. Thomas Stogsdill, 94th Airlift Wing commander, and Col. Edith Schafer, 94th ASTS commander, cut the ribbon to the newly renovated building for the unit. The squadron that is almost as old as the Air Force itself, originally standing up in 1947 as one of the oldest Air Force Reserve medical squadrons has seen it’s share of changes and moves. After just a brief stint in Mississippi during the 1960s, the unit returned to Dobbins then known as the 918th Tactical Hospital. Its mission was as a second echelon medical care unit and operated out of Quonset huts. In the 80’s the unit changed to the 94th Medical Squadron with approximately 50 Airmen serving under the command. A new addition to the Navy dispensary was their home in the 90s. Although the addition was built for the Air Force they had to share the building and facilities with the Navy. This was sometimes a challenge meeting the demands of physicals and the needs of the clinic and its customers. The unit did their part in Desert Shield when the unit activated 93 people to serve as part of the 94th Medical Squadron. In 2000, the unit made one more temporary move to the hangar in building 838 before finally moving into their new home in building 922. Maj. Gen. Howard McMahon, Air Combat Command Surgeon General IMA and a former commander of the unit, attended the ceremony and remarked that he was proud to be a part of this outstanding unit. With the move to the new building, the unit hopes to see improvements in the service they offer. According to Col. Louis Miller, 94th ASTS, the new clinic will allow them to go back to doing physicals on Saturdays and utilize Sundays to complete the important administrative processing.
