Dobbins Air Reserve Base

Dobbins Air Reserve Base at a glance

Dobbins Air Reserve Base is a joint military community in Marietta, Georgia, northwest of Atlanta. The Air Force Reserve's 94th Airlift Wing is the host organization and conducts a C-130H3 airlift mission. The wing's public fact sheet describes airlift, airdrop and aeromedical support responsibilities, together with the maintenance and mission support functions needed to keep personnel and aircraft ready.

Dobbins also hosts organizations with wider regional responsibilities, including Headquarters Twenty-Second Air Force and the Georgia National Guard headquarters. Navy Reserve and Army Reserve aviation organizations are part of the installation community as well. This mix makes Dobbins both an operating airlift base and a shared location for command, training and support functions serving different military organizations.

Also searched as: Dobbins ARB, 94th Airlift Wing.

Sources: Dobbins Air Reserve Base fact sheet; 94th Airlift Wing fact sheet

Mission and major activities

• The 94th Airlift Wing prepares reserve forces for airlift, airdrop and aeromedical missions.
• Provides host installation support for a multi-service community.
• Dobbins hosts Headquarters Twenty-Second Air Force and Georgia National Guard headquarters.

Sources: Dobbins Air Reserve Base fact sheet; 94th Airlift Wing fact sheet

Location and community

Dobbins is in Marietta, approximately 16 miles northwest of Atlanta, according to its installation fact sheet.

Sources: Dobbins Air Reserve Base fact sheet

An airlift host and a broader military community

Dobbins’ official overview places the installation in Marietta, northwest of downtown Atlanta, and describes it as a multi-service Reserve location. The host 94th Airlift Wing’s public mission connects tactical airlift and aeromedical evacuation with installation support. Navy Reserve, Marine Corps Reserve and other tenant organizations also appear in the installation description. This is useful context for someone whose paperwork names a tenant rather than the flying wing. Begin with that organization’s instructions, then use installation services for the needs they actually cover. A shared base setting does not make every tenant’s personnel, training or reporting process the same.

Official sources: Dobbins: installation and host-wing overview

Why Headquarters Twenty-Second Air Force appears here

Dobbins also hosts Headquarters Twenty-Second Air Force. Its official introduction describes a command concerned with recruiting, training and maintaining the readiness of subordinate Reserve organizations across a wider area. That headquarters role differs from the host wing’s direct responsibility for its own aircraft and installation. The distinction helps with unit research: a person may work at Dobbins in support of a geographically distributed command rather than a single local squadron. Use the unit’s current official page to understand the chain of command and scope of the assignment. Numerical personnel or aircraft totals on an older introduction should not be treated as live counts.

Official sources: Dobbins: Headquarters Twenty-Second Air Force

Plan a first drill visit with the gaining unit

The published newcomer page is organized around a first Unit Training Assembly and lists in-processing documents and lodging coordination. It distinguishes military-member billeting questions from family travel arrangements. The page also contains specific reporting details and named contacts that may change, so confirm those details with the gaining unit before travelling. As an editorial preparation step, ask for the current reporting destination, which records to bring, and whether a lodging request is needed in advance. This is a Reserve visit-planning question, not an assumption that every newcomer is making a permanent household move to the Atlanta area.

Official sources: Dobbins: published newcomer guidance

Use the directory for the service you need

The Dobbins service directory lists Dobbins Inn lodging, Military and Family Readiness, Travel Management and separate ID-card resources among its installation contacts. It also lists the Force Support Squadron and other support organizations. These are useful entry points for different parts of a visit: lodging addresses accommodation, family readiness supports household concerns, and Travel Management handles its own transportation responsibilities. Confirm eligibility, appointments and availability with the named office. Keep the gaining unit’s contact alongside these service resources, because a service-office listing does not replace reporting instructions or authorize access to the installation.

Official sources: Dobbins: official service phone directory

Published addresses and access

Use the destination label below to distinguish visitor access, a service office and postal mail. A published address does not authorize entry. Confirm current access, sponsorship, appointments and reporting instructions with the official office before travelling.

Before you arrive

Use these questions with your sponsor or gaining organization. They are a starting point for planning, including assignments, courses and training periods that differ from a routine permanent change of station.

1. Confirm the organization, duration and reporting instructions shown on your orders. Ask which office handles your arrival.
2. Clarify lodging and housing arrangements before booking. Ask about availability, required approvals and how to handle a late arrival.
3. Before choosing a home, compare the commute, lease terms, school needs and your household budget. Ask the housing office about the options that apply to your situation.
4. Coordinate household goods and personal travel with the appropriate transportation office. Keep orders, receipts and important family records together.
5. Make a short list of contacts for medical care, schools, childcare and family support, where applicable to your assignment.

Official PCS planning resources   Housing allowance information

Sources: Dobbins Air Reserve Base fact sheet; 94th Airlift Wing fact sheet

Resources for service members and families

Start with the official resources for Dobbins Air Reserve Base and ask which services your household can use. For a training site, rotational location or Reserve component assignment, confirm arrangements with your unit rather than assuming the services of a large residential installation are available.

From this mission to your next career

The mission at Dobbins Air Reserve Base suggests the following areas to consider when describing your experience. These are LockLeed career suggestions based on the public mission, not a list of vacancies or qualifications held by everyone assigned here.

Write down the equipment, systems, processes and teams you personally supported. Add a specific result you can discuss publicly, then match that evidence to the civilian role you want. Keep operational details and sensitive information out of your application.

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Official contacts and installation services

Use the named official resource for this installation or its support community. A directory link does not establish service eligibility, availability or a reporting location. Confirm arrangements with the office or your gaining organization.

Frequently asked questions

Sources and editorial notes

Installation facts above are drawn from the official sources below. Career suggestions and planning questions are LockLeed editorial guidance. Use official offices for current policies, eligibility and arrangements.

1. Dobbins Air Reserve Base fact sheetSupports: overview, mission, local context, planning note
2. 94th Airlift Wing fact sheetSupports: overview, mission, planning note
3. Dobbins: installation and host-wing overviewSupports: expanded guide and official services
4. Dobbins: Headquarters Twenty-Second Air ForceSupports: expanded guide and official services
5. Dobbins: published newcomer guidanceSupports: expanded guide and official services
6. Dobbins: official service phone directorySupports: expanded guide and official services

Reviewed 2026-09-30. This independent guide is not affiliated with or endorsed by the U.S. Department of Defense. Map points are approximate and are not routing or reporting instructions.