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 Dobbins
Air Reserve Base in Marietta, Ga., is the largest multi-service
reserve training base in the world. Located 16 miles northwest of
Atlanta, Dobbins ARB supports more than 10,000 guardsmen and
reservists from the Air Force, Army, Navy and Marines. The base is
home to the 94th Airlift Wing, the 22nd Air Force headquarters, Clay
National Guard Center, and
Lockheed Martin Aeronautical Systems
Corporation (Air Force Plant #6, "Home of the
F22 Raptor").
 Built
in 1943, the base was originally called Marietta Army Airfield. In
1950, the named changed to Dobbins Air Force Base to honor Capt.
Charles Dobbins, a C-47 pilot from Marietta whose aircraft was
shot down over the Mediterranean Sea during World War II. In June
1992, the name was changed to Dobbins Air Reserve Base.
Dobbins Fire &
Emergency Services is staffed by civil service firefighters employed
by the US Air Force Reserve Command.
Two shifts, working 24 hour days man the vehicles and respond to
emergencies both on and off the installation. The
department is primarily
responsible for Fire, EMS, Technical Rescue, and HazMat response and
also provides fire training and inspections to the base populace.
DFES is also a valuable member of the emergency response forces of
Cobb County, responding to calls with Cobb, Marietta, and Smyrna
fire departments as well as statewide requests through the
Georgia Mutual Aid Group.
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