Oct. 5, 2017 Water, food loaded onto C-130 at Dobbins, bound for Puerto Rico Hurricane relief efforts continued on the Dobbins flight line as forklifts and K-loaders loaded cases of water and ready-to-eat meals onto a C-130 Hercules Oct. 4.
June 21, 2017 Dobbins among 100 aircraft in joint forcible entry exercise 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 web of cracks across the
Oct. 12, 2016 Team Dobbins, Latvian air force collaborate for Sky Fist 94th Airlift Wing Reservists participated in Sky Fist 2016, an aircraft mishap response exercise at Lielvarde Air Base, Latvia, Oct. 5-7, 2016.“This is a great exercise that builds the relationship between the Latvian air force and the (U.S.) Air Force,” said Col. Armands Saltups, Latvian air force
Sept. 7, 2016 Dobbins hosts incident response course “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
June 2, 2016 Eager Lion: Partnerships build as 94th AW flies over Jordan From “Hotlanta” to the sunny, arid deserts of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, 94th Airlift Wing Airmen always stand ready to execute the U.S. Air Force mission. Miles and cultural differences separate Jordan from here; however, the country is a strong U.S. ally in the Middle East. For this reason,
May 18, 2016 Dobbins Airman to Academy cadet A Dobbins Aerial Port Airman has been appointed to the United States Air Force Academy class of 2020.Senior Airman Daniel Carpenter, 80th Aerial Port Squadron air transportation journeyman, recently received the news of his acceptance into USAFA, a U.S. service academy that educates and trains
May 17, 2016 Trials, tribulations, triumph Dobbins Airmen gathered at Verhulst Hall, May 14, to listen to Hershel Greenblat speak about his Holocaust survival during World War II.Born inside a cave in Ukraine, Greenblat spent his first year and a half underground while his parents fought with resistance groups. He stressed the importance of
May 3, 2016 Team Dobbins competes in Savage Race Your heart is pumping, adrenaline rushing, and you’re pushing to your limit as you trek through an unfamiliar, wooded terrain. Your wingmen are at your side experiencing the same challenges, but still encouraging you to press forward. Your shoes are full of mud, your clothes soaked and clinging to
Feb. 26, 2016 A Drop in the Ocean Aircrew Airmen from the 700th Airlift Squadron here provided air drop supplies during a three-day mission over the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea in support of Joint Interagency Task Force operations.As the constant roar of C-130 Hercules engines filled the cargo area, the large, flat expanse of
Dec. 21, 2015 AF Reserve kicks off inaugural Celebration Bowl The North Carolina A&T Aggies defeated the Alcorn State Braves to become the first ever Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl champions at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Dec. 19. “You don’t get opportunities like this very often,” said Maj. Gen. Richard Haddad, Air Force Reserve Command vice commander.