The War Department gave official approval for the construction of an Army
Air Depot in Georgia on 14 June 1941. Construction had officially began on the new Georgia Air Depot, located 16 miles south of Macon, Georgia, on 1 September 1941. Bordered by the Ocmulgee
River on the east and the sleepy little Southern Railroad whistle stop of Wellston,
Georgia, on the west, the flat former dairy farm tract soon began to be reshaped
into what is today the largest industrial installation in Georgia .

Known as the Georgia Air Depot during the early days, it was re-designated as: the
Southeast Air Depot, Wellston Air Depot (WAD), Wellston Army Air Depot,
Warner Robins Army Air Depot (WRAAD), Warner Robins Air Depot Control
Area Command, Warner Robins Air Service Command (WRASC), and Warner
Robins Air Technical Services Command (WRATSC) during World War II. At the
end of War, as its function changed and satellite bases were closed, the name
changed again and it became the Warner Robins Air Materiel Area (WRAMA). Its
designation finally changed to its present form in April 1974 when its new worldwide responsibilities led it to be renamed the Warner Robins Air Logistics Center (WR-ALC).

Spurred on by the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor and American entry into
World War II, the new airfield’s industrial and cantonment areas were completed
by 31 August 1942. The second and third phases were completed by 10 April 1943.

In addition to its combat role, the WR-ALC supports several of the most vital
Air Force weapons systems, the C-5 Galaxy, the F-15 Eagle, the C-141B/C Starlifter,
the C-130 Hercules, Special Forces (SOF) gunships, the 93ACW’s E-8C Joint
STARS, the U-2 Aircraft, Air Force vehicles, numerous helicopters and many other
key missile, avionics and aircraft systems. It is one of the most important avionics
centers in the Air Force, the integral manager of several important Foreign Military
Sales (FMS) programs, the Small Arms Center for the Air Force, and a major
location for the military development of high technology and automated industry.

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