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  • ID Card section closed July 4,6

    The Customer Service section on Dobbins Air Reserve Base will be closed July 4 and July 6 in observance of Independence Day.This section serves the local military community by issuing Common Access Cards, dependent identification cards, and handles most other Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting

  • Annual ‘Feds Feed Families’ food drive in full swing

    Members of Dobbins Air Reserve Base are welcomed to contribute non-perishable food items in support of this year's Feds Feed Families food drive this summer.Blue collection bins have been placed by 94th Airlift Wing equal opportunity specialists in buildings 838 and 727, the Base Exchange and the

  • Yellow Ribbon event for dependents Aug 3-5

    Air Force Reserve Command is hosting a Yellow Ribbon reintegration event for spouses and dependents of currently deployed members at the World City Marriott in Orlando, Fla., Aug. 3-5.Free childcare is provided by licensed professionals for dependents up to age 18."This event is to recognize spouses

  • Wife of SFS officer named 2012 Spouse of the Year

    The wife of an operations officer with the 94th Security Forces Squadron was named the 2012 Spouse of the Year at the annual Wing Family Day June 5 here. Carissa Mayes, the wife of Capt. Robert Mayes, 94th SFS operations officer, was chosen by a panel of judges for her outstanding commitment to the

  • Copperheads spotted on base

    A copperhead snake was spotted recently by a runner near the trail behind the Air Force gym on base. The copperhead is one of three venomous snakes found in North Georgia and is the most commonly encountered.It's not unusual that we have at least one confirmed copperhead sighting on Dobbins every

  • Aerial Porters separate the Dawgs from the pups

    The 80th Aerial Port Squadron, 94th Airlift Wing, took first place in the cargo restraint event at the Air Force Reserve Command's biennial air mobility competition on here, June 21.The 80th APS was represented by Master Sgt. Edward Thomas Jr., Tech. Sgts. Mitchell Brown, Ray Lewis and Joseph

  • Welcome to week three of the 2012 Critical Days of Summer

    Three Dobbins members have been injured in motorcycle accidents so far this riding season. Sadly, in week one the Air Force lost two Airmen to fatal motorcycle accidents. Commanders and supervisors, please continue to help the members of the wing safety office educate our members on safe riding,

  • APS bares teeth during Port Dawg Challenge

    Nineteen teams representing some of the Air Force Reserve Command's Aerial Port Squadrons, or "Port Dawgs," are going toe-to-toe June 19-21 in the 2012 "Port Dawg Challenge" at the Transportation Proficiency Center, here. Dobbins Air Reserve Base is represented by Master Sgt. Edward Thomas, Tech.

  • Commentary: The Heart of the Father God

    This month we observe Fathers Day. This day can bring mixed feelings to some of us. For some people this day is full of sweet memories of their loving and caring fathers, for others, it brings sharp pain of emptiness and void due to the absence or neglect of their earthly fathers. However, no matter

  • First Four drives membership, gets projects going

    Until recently, Dobbins Air Reserve Base has had groups for its noncommissioned officers and senior noncommissioned officers, in the form of the Dobbins 56 Group, Top 3 Group and the Chiefs' Group. Now, Dobbins ARB can proudly boast its own fully-operational First Four, specifically for the junior