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  • 700th Airlift Squadron Honors Fallen WWII Airman

    Piano burning is a tradition that is believed to have started with the Royal Air Force and spread among its allies during World War II as a way of honoring fallen aviators. On this spring drill weekend, more than a dozen names of departed Airmen were handwritten with care on the piano before it was

  • 70 Years of Flight: The C-130's legacy and future

    Since its first flight Aug. 23, 1954, the C-130 has proven to be one of the most versatile and active aircraft in the Air Force’s fleet, having carried troops and supplies from the tundra of Antarctica, to the deserts of the Middle East, to the tropical islands of the Pacific, and nearly everywhere

  • 94th MXG showcases persistent mission generation

    Brig. Gen. James “Jim” Hartle, Associate Director of Logistics and Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, visited Dobbins Air Reserve Base from March 1-2, 2024. Hartle’s visit provided an opportunity for Reserve Citizen Airmen to engage

  • FOD walk ensures mission success

    Col. Richard J. Konopczynski, 94th Operations Group commander, holds up a comb he picked up during a foreign object debris walk on the transit ramp at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga., Oct. 15, 2023. FOD walks ensure that all rocks, screws or any misplaced items are cleared from the runway to prevent

  • 94th Maintenance Squadron Conducts ISO Inspection

    The 94th Maintenance Squadron at Dobbins Air Reserve Base conducted a thorough isochronal inspection of a C-130H Hercules aircraft on April 2, 2023.Isochronal inspections are required every 540 calendar days and are conducted by examining parts of the aircraft that are not normally accessible. These

  • 24-hour operations for the U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules maintainers

    The Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron works 24-hour operations year-round to keep the C-130 aircraft in flight to support the execution of the wing's mission of national, regional and global importance and stabilize the U.S. Central Command's areas of responsibility. The wing is