New installation titles reflect joint use Published May 28, 2003 By 2nd Lt. Lance Patterson Air Force Reserve Command Public Affairs ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. (AFPN) -- This summer, nine Air Force Reserve Command installations will be re-designated joint bases or stations to reflect the multiservice use of the facilities.Lt. Gen. James E. Sherrard III, AFRC commander, initiated the change. At his suggestion, the civil engineer at AFRC headquarters here completed a survey of the installations where the command is the host and determined nine locations qualify for joint status. The locations and their future designations are: Dobbins Joint Air Reserve Base, Ga.; Grissom JARB, Ind.; Homestead JARB, Fla.; March JARB, Calif.; Minneapolis-St. Paul Joint Air Reserve Station, Minn.; Niagara Falls JARS, N.Y.; Pittsburgh JARS, Pa.; Westover JARB, Mass.; and Youngstown JARS, Ohio.“The primary change is simply to insert ‘joint’ in the installation title,” said Thomas Hovey, chief of civil engineer operations for AFRC. “No other relationships will change.Homestead is a special case, since action is ongoing to convert it from an air station to an air reserve base with the signing of a supplemental record of decision. This action officially transfers the airfield to the Reserve, according to Hovey.Hovey said he expects the progress to be completed by July 31. (Courtesy of AFRC News Service)