• F-22s and other aircraft can be found on several Georgia bases.f22 raptor fighter jet landing image by Jorge Moro from Fotolia.com
  
  Tucked in the northwestern corner of Georgia, the city of Summerville, incorporated in 1839, is the county seat of Chattooga County. With an estimated population of 4,500, Summerville has lots of small-town charm and Southern history. The county courthouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Summerville is within five miles of Alabama and about 40 miles south of the Tennessee border. The closest military bases are all about 90 miles away in the Atlanta metropolitan area.
  
  

Fort Gillem

• Fort Gillem, 100 miles southwest of Summerville on the southern edge of Atlanta, is a satellite installation of the U.S. Army garrison in nearby Fort McPherson. Originally known as the Atlanta Army Depot and then the Atlanta General Depot, Fort Gillem has trained soldiers for every major conflict since World War II, and more importantly, has sent and housed supplies and equipment bound for war zones for decades. Now, Fort Gillem is home to the First U.S. Army, the Army and Air Force Exchange Service, and the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command, as well as numerous other Department of Defense organizations.
  
  Fort Gillem
  
  Hood Ave.
  
  Forest Park, GA 30297
  
  404-469-5000
  
  mcpherson.army.mil/fort_gillem
  
  

Fort McPherson

• A mere 10 miles from Fort Gillem and 90 miles southwest of Summerville, Fort McPherson is also on the outskirts of Atlanta. While Fort Gillem primarily provides logistical support, Fort McPherson is home to Southeast Region's Installation Management Command, the U.S. Army Forces Command, the Army Reserve Command, and U.S. Army Central. Fort McPherson specializes in training soldiers for combat and provides the largest command post for the Army in the nation. Its many command-centers also make it a communications hub for the Army in the Southeastern United States.
  
  Fort McPherson
  
  1350 Troop Row SW
  
  Fort McPherson, GA 30330
  
  404-464-3113
  
  mcpherson.army.mil
  
  

Atlanta Naval Air Station

• The Atlanta Naval Air Station in the northern suburb of Marietta is 78 miles southwest of Summerville. The station's mission is to train Navy and Marine Corps reservists for both aviation and non-aviation reserve units. With an on-base population of 900, made up of both military and civilian personnel, the air station is home to Marine Air Group 42, Carrier Air Group 20, three Navy squadrons and two Marine squadrons. On-base aircraft include F/A-18 Hornets (fighter jets), E-2s (communications airplanes), and C-9s (transportation planes).
  
  Atlanta Naval Air Station
  
  1000 Halsey Ave. SE
  
  Marietta, GA 30060
  
  678-655-6392
  
  

Dobbins Air Reserve Base

• Located in Marietta, Dobbins Air Reserve Base has over 2,500 full-time employees and nearly 10,000 guardsmen and reserves on base. One of the busiest bases in the United States, Dobbins' main mission is to train reserves for the Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps and the Georgia Air and Army National Guard. Dobbins provides support to the Atlanta Naval Air Station, which is only a few miles away, in addition its primary tasks. Dobbins is home to the 94th Air Wing, as well as Lockheed Martin's aeronautical division, the company responsible for F-22 Raptor fighter jet.
  
  Dobbins Air Reserve Base
  
  Atlantic Ave. SE
  
  Marietta, GA 30063
  
  678-655-5000
  
  dobbins.afrc.af.mi