78th Aviation Troop Command
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Home-stationed at Clay National Guard Center in Marietta, the 78th Aviation Troop Command is the aviation arm of the Georgia Army Guard.
. Facility personnel successfully supported the first C-27J aircraft qualification courses taught there by New York-based L-3 Communications. Georgia Army National Guard Aviation has been, and remains, integral in the selection and fielding of the C-27J Spartan JCA. In 2010, Company H, 171st Aviation personnel successfully completed the multi-service operational test and evaluation of the aircraft, thereby completing transfer of the program –on time and budget – to the Georgia Air National Guard.
Mission
The mission of the 78th’s more than 574 pilots, aircrew, maintenance, and support personnel is to mobilize and deploy aviation forces for providing command and control, air movement, and air assault operations in support of combat operations worldwide, as well as to provide aviation support during state and national emergencies in response to homeland defense operations.Units
The 78th Aviation Troop Command consists of 14 units:- 1st of the 171st General Support Aviation Battalion, Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Marietta
- Company H, 171st Aviation Regiment, Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Marietta
- 2nd Battalion, 151st Service and Support, Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Marietta
- 1st of the 169th General Support Aviation Battalion, Hunter Army Airfield, Savannah
- Company C, 1st of the 111th General Support Aviation Battalion, Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Marietta
- 1st of the 185th Air Assault Battalion, Winder
- 935th Combat Service Support Battalion, Hunter Army Airfield, Savannah
- Detachment 9, Operational Airlift, Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Marietta
- Company C, 2nd of the 151st Aviation and Security and Support Battalion, Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Marietta
- Army Fixed Wing Support Activity, Robins Air Force Base, Warner Robins
- Army Aviation Support Facility No. 1, Winder Barrow Airport, Winder
- Army Aviation Support Facility No. 2, Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Marietta
- Army Aviation Support Facility No. 3, Hunter Army Airfield, Savannah
Accomplishments
The 78th Aviation created the C-27J Spartan Joint Cargo Aircraft facility at Robins Air Force BaseRobins Air Force Base
Robins Air Force Base is a major United States Air Force base located in Houston County, Georgia, United States. The base is located just east of and adjacent to the city of Warner Robins, Georgia, SSE of Macon, Georgia, and about SSE of Atlanta, Georgia...
. Facility personnel successfully supported the first C-27J aircraft qualification courses taught there by New York-based L-3 Communications. Georgia Army National Guard Aviation has been, and remains, integral in the selection and fielding of the C-27J Spartan JCA. In 2010, Company H, 171st Aviation personnel successfully completed the multi-service operational test and evaluation of the aircraft, thereby completing transfer of the program –on time and budget – to the Georgia Air National Guard.