Warner Robins Air Logistics Center

The '''Warner Robins Air Logistics Center''' ('''WR-ALC''') performs sustainment{{Technical-statement|date=July 2011}} and [[Maintenance, repair, and operations|depot maintenance]] on a number of US Air Force [[weapon system]]s. Specifically it supports [[AC-130]], [[C-5 Galaxy]], [[C-17 Globemaster III]], [[C-130 Hercules]], [[E-8 Joint STARS]], [[EC-130]], [[F-15 Eagle]], [[HC-130]], [[HH-60 Pave Hawk]], [[MC-130]], [[MH-53 Pave Low]], [[RQ-4 Global Hawk]], [[U-2 Dragon Lady]], and [[UH-1 Iroquois]] aircraft. To accomplish its mission the center employs nearly 13,000 civilians. ==Organization== The [[78th Air Base Wing]] provides support facilities and equipment for all [[Robins Air Force Base]] associate units. It is responsible for logistics, medical, civil engineering, security, and morale services for a base population of nearly 40,000 personnel. The [[402d Maintenance Wing]] conducts depot-level management of scheduled maintenance, facilities, software, and avionics for Air Force and [[U.S. Department of Defense]] programs globally. Members of the Aerospace Sustainment Directorate (ASD) perform program management for the following: C-130, C-5, F-15, U-2, and Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar Systems (JSTARS) E-8C aircraft; Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS); Intelligence, Information, Command and Control, Equipment and Enhancements (ICE2); RQ-4 Global Hawk; MQ-1 Predator; MQ-9 Reaper; Contractor Field Service Representatives; Special Projects, and all Special Operations Forces/Combat Search and Rescue aircraft. ==History== Construction began on the Warner Robins Air Logistics Center in mid-1941. During [[World War II]] the organization took on a number of roles focusing on aircraft procurement and sustainment. Through the course of the war the center trained more than a quarter of a million maintenance, supply, and logistics personnel who went on to serve in every theater of [[U.S. theaters of operations in World War II|theater of operations]]. During the post-World War II draw-down the number of personnel working at the center was reduced to about 3,900. However, as the [[Cold War]] began to take shape with the [[Berlin Airlift]] and shortly after with the [[Korean War]] the center quickly ramped up its capabilities. Warner Robins personnel focused on refurbishing mothballed [[B-29 Superfortress]] aircraft for use in Korea. The center also provided material support to U.S. forces engaged in the [[Vietnam War]]. It managed [[B-57 Canberra]], [[AC-119]], and [[AC-130]] aircraft. Additionally, it was responsible for most of the U.S. Air Force's airlift fleet, including the [[C-123 Provider]], [[C-124 Globemaster II]], [[C-130 Hercules]], and [[C-141 Starlifter]]. More recently the center directly supported [[Gulf War|Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm]] by deploying some of its members to [[Europe]] and the [[Persian Gulf]] area to assist with aircraft maintenance. Currently the center provides depot maintenance on the Air Force's entire fleet of helicopters and [[special operations]] aircraft in addition to both strategic and tactical airlift aircraft and the [[F-15 Eagle]] and [[U-2 Dragon Lady]] airframes. ==See also== {{Portal|United States Air Force}} {{USAF Air Force Material Command}} {{US Air Force navbox}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2011}} {{coord missing|Georgia (U.S. state)}}