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  • Keeping C-5s in prime fighting condition

    All C-5 Galaxies undergo an inspection here ensuring flight components work properly to extend the life of the Air Force's largest airlifter. Dover Air Force Base's isochronal maintenance dock is run by 436th and 512th Maintenance Group personnel and they conduct the Maintenance Steering Group Three

  • Airman of the month: Dedicated worker

    A young Airman from the state of New York strives to one day make chief master sergeant and in the process is credited by others as being proficient and an indispensable Airman at Dover Air Force Base.Airman Maura Tunney, 436th Airlift Wing emergency action controller, is being recognized as Team

  • Raising morale

    Morale is something which can make or break a military unit. When it is high, unit personnel support the men and women next to them.Booster clubs were created to help keep morale high. The clubs raise money for gifts to show appreciation, as well as provide opportunities for squadron personnel to

  • Helping those in need

    On May 25, three Airmen from the 9th Airlift Squadron embarked on a 36-hour trip from Dover Air Force Base, Del., to Moore, Okla., using their own vehicles and personal leave. Moore was recently hit with by an Enhanced Fujita 5 rated tornado that left thousands of homes destroyed, and many people in

  • Army supports the Air Force mission

    The Army is the only branch in the Department of Defense with a veterinary corps.Not all bases have a veterinary treatment facility, but, Dover Air Force Base, Del., is one that does."Our main priority on Dover AFB is the military working dogs," said Army Staff Sgt. Alicia Altman, Public Health

  • “Pros from Dover” rewrite Red Flag’s playbook

    "There's no shame in getting sick," Maj. Christian Fiore said with a smile during an unofficial pre-flight briefing, May 3 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. "Just use those little bags that we give you and keep on." The 326th Airlift Squadron pilot from Dover Air Force Base, Del., was joined by fellow

  • Training to fly, fight and win

    Team Dover aircrew members embarked on a unique training mission May 17, 2013 from Dover Air Force Base, Del., to Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport, Colo., to practice maneuver, arrivals and departures at high altitude airfields.The Fly-Away Tactics Training helps aircrews get a feel for

  • Airman of the Month

    Each year people join the Air Force for different reasons, some join because they like airplanes.Airman 1st Class Jovani Montenegro, 436th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, joined the military in 2011 after going to college for aviation and decided he wanted a career in the aviation field.

  • Focus on FSS: Helping children grow

    A common concern for parents is where to send their children for daycare while they work. The Air Force offers child care to alleviate the stress of this decision. The Child Development Center and Youth Center give children on Dover Air Force Base, a safe place to learn and grow. The CDC can

  • The five time winner of the personal growth scholarship

    Alden Tonkay, son of Jack Tonkay, Joint Personal Effects Depot information technology specialist, and Laurie Tonkay, Welch Elementary School third-grade school teacher, earned the Carson Scholarship for 2012.The Carson Scholars Fund picks students not only for their scholastic accomplishments, but