Dover Air Force Base Features

Collaboration builds comradery: Total Force, community firefighters train at Dover

Airman Brandan Hollis — Mon, 05 Oct 2020 20:31:22 GMT

Flames erupt from a crashed plane. The smell of fuel fills the air. Everyone flees the scene while firefighters run towards it. At Dover Air Force Base, 436th Airlift Wing firefighters train with live fires and practice with equipment to prepare for this moment.

18th Air Force command chief reflects on experience, prepares for next assignment

Airman 1st Class Stephani Barge — Tue, 29 Sep 2020 14:04:00 GMT

“My job [as command chief] is to provide the commander another viewpoint on a wide array of issues for him to consider as we go to the next level to advocate for things the Airmen in each of our 12 wings require,” said Chief Master Sgt. Chris Simpson, 18th Air Force command chief. “Everything from operational impacts and how our different career fields are manned, to diversity and inclusion and COVID response, every aspect of issues that affect our Airmen’s lives.” Simpson recently toured Dover Air Force Base with Maj. Gen. Thad Bibb, 18th Air Force commander, to see how Dover Airmen contribute to the 18th Air Force mission of warfighter readiness and sustainment, especially in the time of COVID-19.

Award-winning AMC Museum adapts to COVID-19

Roland Balik — Thu, 03 Sep 2020 19:27:00 GMT

The Air Mobility Command Museum, dedicated to airlift and air refueling history, has been operating under partial reopening guidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic as museum personnel continue daily operations on a reduced scale after Health Protection Condition Bravo and Phase I restrictions were lifted.

Everybody deserves acceptance

Roland Balik — Fri, 26 Jun 2020 20:15:05 GMT

Chief Master Sgt. Jeremiah Grisham, 436th Mission Support Group superintendent, knew as a young

Are You Okay?

Tech. Sgt. Laura Beckley — Thu, 13 Feb 2020 16:18:20 GMT

It’s 2010 and Airman 1st Class Leonard James’ phone vibrates silently in his pocket; he quickly reaches down and sends the call to voicemail. “I was in class and we weren’t supposed to have our phones,” the now staff sergeant recalls. James was at Port Hueneme Naval Base, California, a technical training base for Airmen selected for vehicle maintenance career paths. The Air Force wasn’t what James planned for himself, but his high school sweetheart and fiancé, Mesha, was pregnant with their first child, McKenzie Harmony James, and he felt the Air Force would help him support his growing family.

CBD oil off limits for service members

Staff Sgt. Nicole Leidholm — Thu, 23 Jan 2020 15:48:16 GMT

Water, tea, coffee, chocolates, gummies, oils, honey, and vaping oils are just some of the seemingly

2019 Year in Review

Col. Joel Safranek, 436th Airlift Wing commander — Mon, 23 Dec 2019 16:47:00 GMT

As I work with the movers to pack my house, it has given me time to reflect on my Dover experience.

436th EOD team protects, supports base, local area

Airman 1st Class Jonathan W. Harding — Tue, 17 Dec 2019 15:14:00 GMT

Several explosive ordnance disposal technicians watch an object from behind a blue-green chain-link

Airman extinguishes Friday the 13th bad luck, saves lives

Staff Sgt. Zoe Russell — Fri, 22 Nov 2019 15:45:00 GMT

Tech. Sgt. Shiras Dara remembered being extra cautious the entire day, Sept. 13, 2019.

Security forces Airmen protect, secure during school dismissal

Airman 1st Class Jonathan Harding — Mon, 16 Sep 2019 19:51:08 GMT

Doors swing open, and a flood of kids pour out onto the sidewalk, buzzing about as they depart for

Cadets earn their wings in AFJROTC Summer Flight Academy

Roland Balik — Wed, 14 Aug 2019 18:00:37 GMT

A total of 23 cadets, enrolled in the Air Force Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps and Air

Fit to fight: redesigning aircrew flight equipment for females

Senior Airman Christopher Quail — Tue, 23 Jul 2019 12:50:00 GMT

Over 60 female aviators from the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Navy gathered at Joint Base Langley-Eustis to have their measurements taken. Across all of the U.S. military branches, flight equipment is in the process of being redesigned to find a better fit for females.

Warrior Fitness: Forging elite fitness

Roland Balik — Wed, 29 May 2019 15:15:59 GMT

In January 2018, former Secretary of Defense James Mattis stated, “Our first line of effort

Healthy Vision Month: Annual exams are key to good eye health

Roland Balik — Tue, 14 May 2019 19:32:20 GMT

In 2003, the National Eye Institute established May as Healthy Vision Month to promote proper eye care, encourage routine eye examinations and educate personnel on serious eye conditions that warrant immediate medical attention.

C-5M maintainers learn on upgraded legacy trainers

Roland Balik — Tue, 05 Mar 2019 20:05:05 GMT

Aircraft Electrical and Environmental System maintainers from the 373rd Training Squadron, Detachment 3, here on base, are learning about a specific C-5 aircraft system on a maintenance trainer delivered by Lockheed back in 1972 – way before any of them were born. In 2015, the legacy C-5A/B Air Conditioning and Pressurization Systems Trainer at the Det was forecasted for discarding, but strong advocacy though various Air Mobility Command leadership channels saved the trainers. A second trainer is located at Travis AFB, California. Fortunately for current and future maintainers, the legacy C-5A/B AC & PST has been upgraded and configured with current C-5M Super Galaxy components and instrumentation.

436th Logistics Readiness Squadron drives virtually to train Airmen

Airman 1st Class Jonathan Harding — Tue, 19 Feb 2019 18:57:00 GMT

The 436th Airlift Wing’s inaugural Squadron Innovation Fund invested in the training capabilities of the 436th Logistics Readiness Squadron as the 2019 SIF kicks off.

“Dourmet” dining

2nd Lt. Lorraine Cho — Tue, 19 Feb 2019 18:34:00 GMT

The 436th Airlift Wing commander’s spouse Hana Safranek, accompanied by Harvest Ridge Winery’s in-house chef Yi Lynne Weber, taught Airmen how to create a gourmet Italian meal as a part of Dorm to Gorm here Feb. 13, 2019 – just in time for couples to learn how to prepare their own Valentine’s Day dinners.

AFRSSIR: No more unknowns

Senior Airman Dedan Dials — Tue, 19 Feb 2019 14:39:01 GMT

Millions of blood samples in the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System building serve as an exhaustive and invaluable resource for the identification of fallen service members’ remains.

Not your typical wedding

Roland Balik — Fri, 08 Feb 2019 21:04:08 GMT

On a brisk winter day on the flight line, two Airmen from the 436th Maintenance Group exchanged

To fly, or not to fly, that is the question

Staff Sgt. Jared Duhon — Tue, 29 Jan 2019 13:55:12 GMT

Weather is all around us. The weather determines whether an outdoor expedition will prove enjoyable