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Military
9th Airlift Squadron C-5M
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Photo by: Edward Aspera Jr.

Military &

Aerospace Master Sgt. Mandy Hazelton,

78th Medical Group Family
Health Flight Chief
Photo by: Misuzu Allen

Robins Air Force Base • T HE VECTR CENTER •

Impact is Significant The Georgia Veterans Education Career
Transition Resource (VECTR) Center supports the
transition of service members to civilian life, helping
any of the more than 23,000 people
veterans translate their military experience into skills
employed by nearby Robins Air Force a civilian employer can understand.
Base are active citizens of our community, The only such center in the country, the GA
integrating the acronym EDIMGIAFAD VECTR Center offers such programs and services as
(“Every Day In Middle Georgia Is Armed lunch-and-learn skill-building sessions, standardized
M Forces Appreciation Day”) into our daily testing for workforce development, credentials
lives. The strong relationship between the base and the community is and licensing, outreach counseling, employment
built on the alliance that began in 1941 when the Army Air Depot first assistance, veterans benefits, and classes offered
brought aircraft to what was then a very small town in Georgia. through Central Georgia Technical College.
Counseling and assistance are provided free of
Today, Robins Air Force Base consists of almost 8,800 acres and
charge by GA VECTR team members who are prior
is the largest industrial complex in Georgia. In 2018, the base had a
military or military spouses.
$3.15 billion impact on the state of Georgia. In that same year, Robins
1001 S. Armed Forces Blvd.
distributed $1.43 billion in salaries, including $1.07 billion to civilians
Warner Robins, GA 31088
working on base, $363.3 million to military members accounted for,
478-218-3900, www.gavectr.org
and $15.4 million to non-federal civilians and contract employees.

• ON A MISSION •
• AEROSPACE CLUSTER •
Robins Air Force Base is home to one of only three Air Force air logistics complexes.
Currently, more than 120 aerospace companies
At the Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex (WR-ALC) some of the most highly trained
maintain facilities in the Robins Region to provide
and proficient workers in the world repair and modify military aircraft such as the F-15
aircraft repair, avionics, electronics, engineering,
Eagle, C-130 Hercules, C-5 Galaxy, and C-17 Globemaster III.
procurement, and logistics support to the WR-ALC
Other military units and organizations that call Robins Air Force Base “home”
include Headquarters, U.S. Air Force Reserve Command; the 78th Air Base Wing; and the base. Companies such as Boeing, Northrop
the 116th and 461st Air Control Wings; the 5th Combat Communications Group; Grumman, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, Rolls-Royce,
the 638th Supply Chain Management Group; and several Defense Logistics L-3 Communications, and others support Robins’
Agency and Air Force Life Cycle Management activities. activities and provide additional jobs.

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