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obins Air Force Base contributed $2.87 billion to

the Georgia economy, according to the installa-

tion’s latest economic impact statement. That represents about an

$11 million increase over the previous year.

Published annually, the statement provides general information

about the economic impact the installation had on the state of

Georgia.

The report is also distributed to federal, state and local officials.

The fiscal 2017 statement sized Robins’ workforce at 22,257 – a

figure that is made up of 13,686 appropriated fund civilians, 5,938

military members and 2,633 other employees.

The statement also says Robins distributed $1.38 billion in sala-

ries. The largest chunk of that money – $993.6 million – went to

civilians working on base, while military members accounted for

$373.3 million, and non-federal civilians and contract employees

accounted for just above $14.3 million.

Additionally, the base awarded $7.4 billion in contracts during

fiscal 2017. Of that amount, the base awarded $440.4 million to

Georgia firms, with $203.4 million going to firms in Cobb County.

The top five contracts were awarded to Boeing, Northrup Grum-

man, Lockheed Martin, General Atomics and Raytheon.

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The Economic Impact Statement provides information

about the economic impact Robins Air Force Base has

on the state of Georgia. It’s made available to federal,

state and local officials, business leaders and the gen-

eral public. An installation’s economic impact on the

state is calculated by identifiable on- and off-base

spending in the state from gross expenditures. All fi-

nancial figures are rounded to the nearest dollar. This

statement is for fiscal 2017. The report is based on

data analyzed by the Air Force Sustainment Center

Financial Management Operating Location at Robins.

A B O U T T H E S T A T E M E N T

A T A G L A N C E

There are 22,257 total personnel at Robins Air Force

Base, including 5,938 military members, 13,686 ap-

propriated fund civilians and 2,633 employees who

are funded by other sources. Robins has an annual

federal payroll of $1.38 billion and annual expendi-

tures of $398.3 million. It also creates more than

$1.09 billion in jobs. Based on that data, Robins had a

$2.87 billion total annual economic impact on Georgia

— an $11 million increase from fiscal 2016.

2017 E C O N O M I C I M P A C T S T A T E M E N T

M I L I T A R Y

Active Duty 3,496

Non-Active Duty Reserves 2,442

Total 5,938

A P P R O P R I A T E D F U N D C I V I L I A N S

General Schedule 8,388

Federal Wage Board 4,273

Other 1,025

Total 13,686

O T H E R S

Contract Civilians 1,843

Non-appropriated Fund employees 587

Base Exchange 176

Private Business employees 27

Total 2,633

P A Y R O L L ( $ M )

Civilian 993.6

Military 373.3

Other 14.3

Total 1381.1

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T O P 1 0 C O N T R A C T O R S ( $ M )

Boeing 2456.4

Northrop Grumman 1,052.1

Lockheed Martin 678.9

General Atomics 377.1

Raytheon 363.6

Rolls-Royce 266.0

S&K Aerospace 245.7

BAE Systems 121.0

L-3 Communications 114.5

Harris Corp 113.4

Total 5,788.9

T O P 5 G E O R G I A C O N T R A C T O R S

B Y C O U N T Y ( $ M )

Cobb 203.4

Houston 177.0

Fulton 14.9

Gwinnett 10.4

De Kalb 9.0

Total 414.6

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C O N S T R U C T I O N C O S T ( $ M )

Military Construction Program 58.19

Operations & Maintenance 51.70

DMAG/Architectural

& Engineering

31.77

Total 141.7

O T H E R E X P E N D I T U R E S ( $ M )

Health 23.8

Other Materials, Equipment

& Supplies

19.2

Temporary Duty 9.3

Education 2.8

Base Exchange 1.6

Commissary 1.2

Total 57.8

G E O R G I A C O N T R A C T S

& P R O C U R E M E N T C O S T ( $ M )

Services Contracts 198.8

Total 198.8

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U T I L I T I E S C O N S U M E D ( $ M )

Electricity 18.0

Natural Gas 2.9

Water 1.1

Propane .1

Heating, Fuel, Oil .043

Total 22.1

F L I G H T L I N E F A C I L I T I E S ( S Q . Y D S )

Aprons 1,319,425

Paved Shoulders 507.486

Taxiways 504,414

Overruns 66,666

Warm Up/Holding Pads 60,816

Cargo Pads 8,283

Power Check Pads 2,547

Total 2,469,637

B U I L D I N G S N U M B E R ( S Q . F T . )

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Warehouses 159 4,289,956

Shops/Hangars 155 4,482,878

Administrative 125 2,374,104

Other 9 267,963

Terminal 1 68,258

Total 449 11,483,159