Dobbins Air Reserve Base
| Dobbins Air Reserve Base | |||||||||
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| Marietta, Georgia in the United States of America | |||||||||
.jpg) A C-130 Hercules operated by the 700th Airlift Squadron, part of the 94th Airlift Wing based at Dobbins ARB. | |||||||||
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| Coordinates | 33°54′55″N 084°30′59″W / 33.91528°N 84.51639°W | ||||||||
| Type | US Air Force Base | ||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||
| Owner | Department of Defense | ||||||||
| Operator | US Air Force | ||||||||
| Controlled by | Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) | ||||||||
| Condition | Operational | ||||||||
| Website | www.dobbins.afrc.af.mil/ | ||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||
| Built | 1941 (as Rickenbacker Field) | ||||||||
| In use | 1941 – present | ||||||||
| Garrison information | |||||||||
| Current commander | Colonel Carl Magnusson | ||||||||
| Garrison | 94th Airlift Wing (Host) | ||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||
| Identifiers | IATA: MGE, ICAO: KMGE, FAA LID: MGE, WMO: 722270 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 325.5 metres (1,068 ft) AMSL | ||||||||
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| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||||||||
Dobbins Air Reserve Base or Dobbins ARB (IATA: MGE, ICAO: KMGE, FAA LID: MGE) is a United States Air Force reserve air base in Marietta, Georgia. It is about 20 miles (32 km) northwest of Atlanta. It was originally known as Dobbins Air Force Base. It was named in honor of Captain Charles M. Dobbins, a World War II C-47 pilot who died near Sicily.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Airport Diagram – Dobbins AFB (KMGE)" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
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