Dobbins Air Reserve Base | |||||||||
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Marietta, Georgia in the United States of America | |||||||||
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.