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Average Robins Base Wage $15,237.00
Thirty-five years of
progress—That is the story
of Robins Air Force Base
.and the Warner Robins Air
**L ogistlcs Center
(WRALC). Established in
1941, through efforts of
many community leaders,
including Congressman
(Ret.) Carl Vinson, the
base and WRALC consist
of more than 7,600 acres
and more than 19,000
employees.
Although the number of
employees has slightly
declined over the past few
years, WRALC remains
Georgia's number one
ranking employer. As of
4 December 1975, there were
4,101 military personnel
and 15,799 civilian em
ployees at the gigantic
complex.
In 1975, the combined
payroll for the military
and civilians employed at
the base totaled
$291,200,000, or a five
percent increase over 1974.
The average salary has
pushed higher each year
and last year the average
military yearly wage was
$12,316. The average
wage was $15,237.
Growth
The military depot was
named for the nearby town
of Wellston. But in 1943,
when Wellston changed its
name to Warner Robins,
the depot was re
designated the Warner
Robins Army Air Depot,
and the base became
Robins Field. The name
honors the memory of
Brigadier General
Augustine Warner Robins,
one time chief of the Air
iforps Material Division.
Robins Base became far
larger than originally
anticipated. Original
estimates called for 350
military and 2,800 civilian
personnel, with a
maximum of 5,400
civilians. But along came
the latter months of World
War It, and as they
progressed, the number of
civilians rose to over
14.000.
The base became a
training center, with some
50.000 officers and enlisted
tmen receiving training in a
3.000 acre cantonment
area. Three thousand more
acres were added later.
After World War 11 drew
to a close, there were
several years of reduced
activity, with civilian
strength dropping below
4.000. Then a growth period
began in 1949 and by 1954
the base was employing
more than 15,000 "civ
vies".
An extensive con
struction program began
temporary W.W. II
buildings. The program
included: a runway more
than two miles long; heavy
concrete aprons for air
craft work; the Air Force's
largest facility for
repairing armament
systems; warehouses;
dorms; and administration
buildings.
In 1958, the expansion
took new steps with a
twenty six million dollar
program to prepare for a
wing of the Strategic
Air Command (SAC).
Facilities to house and
repair B-52's and KC 135
were built.
1960's construction in
cluded additional housing,
a 60-bed hospital, and a
new hangar. Today the
base occupies 7,625 acres,
with 2.2 million square feet
of maintenance shop
space. Another 3.4 million
square feet are used for
storage. The runway is
12.000 feet long, and an
additional 1,300,000 square
* yards of taxiways and
aprons are on hand.
The Warner Robins Air
Logistics Center is one of
five organizations
providing logistics
support to the entire
United States Air Force. It
Is these five bases' mission
to ever keep Air Force
weapons systems ready.
WRALC is System
Manager for 42 aircraft,
missile, and support
systems. More than 167,000
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items- from simple hard
ware to advanced elec
tronic equipment- are
managed at the local base.
The entire Air Force Fleet
of bombers, fighter- in
terceptors, recon
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Base Has Big Impact On Middle Georgia
naissance, cargo aircraft,
and helicopters depends
upon Robins AFB to fulfill
their logistical needs.
Among the aircraft
whose parts come from
WRALC include; the F-15
Eagle seen different
missiles; five different
helicopters; the B-57
Canberra bomber; two
kinds of remote- control
aircraft; and airlift planes
ranging from the C-141
Starlifter to the C-7
Caribou to the YC-14-15
AMbT.
Payroll
All but 104 of the base's
civilian employees lives in
the 23-county area
surrounding the base.
Seventy eight percent of
the payroll is in Bibb and
Houston County.
Last year in Houston
County there were 7,965
employees in residence,
HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL THURS., JULY 1, 1*74,
and they earned a total of
over 123 million dollars.
This is more than half of
the 240 million dollar
civilian payroll.
(This was part one of a
two part Home Journal
PAGE 1-B
that explores the Impact of
the Warner Robins Air
Logistics Center upon
Houston County and
Middle Georgia. Part two
will appear In next week's
Home Journal.)