94th Airlift Wing The 94th Airlift Wing ( 94 AW ) is an Air Reserve Component ( ARC ) of the United States Air Force . It is assigned to the Twenty - Second Air Force , Air Force Reserve Command , stationed at Dobbins Air Reserve Base , Georgia . If activated , Air Education and Training Command , Air Mobility Command , Air Combat Command , and Air Force Reserve Command would each gain separate elements of the wing . Overview . The 94th Airlift Wing is the host organization at Dobbins Air Reserve Base and is responsible for providing security , civil engineering , fire protection , air traffic control , and numerous other services the base and to tenant organizations assigned to the base . This includes the maintenance of the airfield , which is used by NAS Atlanta , Lockheed - Martin / Air Force Plant # 6 , as well as Dobbins tenants . Over 14 , 000 flight operations occur annually making the Dobbins complex an extremely active facility with diverse air traffic operations from all branches of the military and other US government agencies . This air traffic environment takes place within the area of the busiest airport in the world ( Atlanta Hartsfield Airport ) and is as busy as many medium - sized commercial airports . Mission . The wing ' s mission is threefold . The primary mission is to train C - 130H aircrews for the United States Air Force ( active duty and reserve component ) . The second mission is to maintain combat ready units to deploy on short notice to support contingencies anywhere in the world . Finally , the 94th is the host organization for supporting all agencies and tenants at Dobbins Air Reserve base . To accomplish this , the wing recruits , organizes , and trains Air Force Reservists for active duty in time of war , national emergency , or contingency tasking . The aircrews trained are capable of using the C - 130H aircraft to deliver cargo and personnel into and out of airports as minimal as dirt runways to international airports . They can also deliver paratroopers and equipment to the point of conflict by airdrop . Units . The 94th Airlift Wing is organized into a headquarters element , three groups , and a medical element containing 10 Squadrons and 4 Flights ( 1600 personnel ) . 94th Operations Group ( 94 OG ) 94th Maintenance Group ( 94 MXG ) 94th Mission Support Group ( 94 MSG ) 94th Aeromedical Staging Squadron ( 94 ASTS ) History . Established in 1949 , the wing trained in the Reserve as a light bombardment wing , June 1949 - March 1951 . Called to active service during the Korean War , wing personnel augmented other USAF organizations . Trained in the Reserve from June 1952 , in turn , as a tactical reconnaissance , bombardment , troop carrier , and airlift wing . Served briefly on active duty during the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 . By 1958 , wing personnel began taking part in regular airlift missions and exercises , both in the United States and overseas , including contingency operations in the Dominican Republic in 1965 . After converting to C - 124s in 1966 , the wing flew strategic airlift including troop and cargo - carrying missions to Southeast Asia until 1971 , augmenting normal airlift resources of Military Airlift Command and Tactical Air Command . After converting to C - 7 aircraft in mid - 1972 , the wing ' s primary operations involved support of U . S . Army airborne forces , tactical cargo airlift , and air evacuation missions . From July 1973 to May 1975 , the wing flew missions in Puerto Rico , airdropping 1 . 2 billion sterile screwworm flies as part of a project to eradicate the screwworm menace to Puerto Rico ' s livestock . It controlled the 907 TAG with an aerial spraying mission between 1981 and 1989 . In 1981 , the 94th became the second largest wing in the Air Force Reserve , flying three different types of transport aircraft . By 1987 , it had given up C - 7 and C - 123 aircraft , retaining only C - 130s . In 1990 - 1991 , wing personnel transported passengers and materiel between the United States and Southwest Asia . Modern era . Elements of the wing rotated regularly to Panama during the 1980s and 1990s . The wing participated in numerous humanitarian airlift and contingency operations worldwide , especially in the areas of Southwest Asia , Europe , and the Caribbean Sea . In the spring of 1996 , wing personnel and aircraft deployed to Europe in support of peacekeeping operations in Bosnia . Components . Groups Squadrons