Marines to land at Robins in June Published April 16, 2010 By Staff Reports ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- A Marine unit will soon call Robins Air Force Base home. More than 300 members of Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron-773 and Detachment A, Marine Aircraft Group 49, will move here in June from Dobbins Air Reserve Base in Marietta. "We're really excited to get to Robins and hit the ground running," said Lt. Col. Paul Fagan, commanding officer of HMLA-773. "We hope the Robins community will be excited about having Marines here." The HMLA-773 is a reserve unit comprised of aviators who fly close support missions. Detachment A, MAG-49, which is commanded by Maj. Mike Johnson, is comprised of about 130 active duty members who will manage the units' facilities and oversee operations. To accommodate the units, which will bring 18 AH-1W Super Cobras and nine UH-1N Hueys to the base, about $33 million has been invested in local construction costs, including a new hangar and the renovation of several buildings. The units' transfer was directed in the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure program, or BRAC.