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Dover AFB delivers helicopters; bolsters US, Australian alliance

Dover AFB delivers helicopters; bolsters US, Australian alliance
436th MSG welcomes new commander

436th MSG welcomes new commander
Dover AFB holds 2022 SAPR Color Run

Dover AFB holds 2022 SAPR Color Run
436th CES holds change of command

436th CES holds change of command
436th CONS holds change of command ceremony

436th CONS holds change of command ceremony
World Music Day celebration showcases Team Dover Talent

World Music Day celebration showcases Team Dover Talent
Ratté takes command of 436th SFS

Ratté takes command of 436th SFS
Air Force, Dover AFB mentors OBAP students

Air Force, Dover AFB mentors OBAP students
Lessons in Airmanship from the paintball turf

Lessons in Airmanship from the paintball turf
Hurricane Block Party prepares Team Dover for summer safety

Hurricane Block Party prepares Team Dover for summer safety

Tech. Sgt. J.D. Strong II
Channel missions return to 436th APS after nineteen years

Channel missions return to 436th APS after nineteen years

COVID-19

Master Sgt. Ashley Daniel, 436th Security Forces installation security section chief, receives her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine from Gabriella Dillard, 436th Medical Group nurse, at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, April 19, 2021. The 436th MDG opened vaccination eligibility to Tier 2 patients, which includes all healthy uniformed personnel and TRICARE beneficiaries. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Cydney Lee)

Thunder Over Dover 2022

Dover AFB Air Show

AMC Travel Site

The 436th Aerial Port Squadron,
known throughout Air Mobility
Command as the "Super Port,"
processes cargo and passengers
through the passenger terminal on
Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. The
Super Port's primary mission is to
provide efficient and expeditious airlift
support for the movement of cargo,
mail, personal property and
passengers in support of war,
contingency and peacetime
operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by
Roland Balik)

A C-17 Globemaster III completes a touch and go landing during a local training flight at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Dec. 20, 2021. Thirteen C-17s are assigned to Dover AFB, along with 18 C-5Ms that provide 20 percent of the nation's outsized airlift capacity. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

436th Airlift Wing Shield

MISSION: Deliver!
VISION: #EmpoweredAF
PRIORITIES: Care, Readiness, Innovation

Leadership Central Delaware members walk down a C-17 Globemaster III ramp after an incentive flight at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, June 15, 2022. The LCD community leaders were given the opportunity for the incentive flight to gain awareness and advocacy for Team Dover. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Faith Schaefer)

Leadership Central Delaware members pose for a photo before an incentive flight on a C-17 Globemaster III at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, June 15, 2022. The LCD community leaders were given the opportunity for the incentive flight to gain awareness and advocacy for Team Dover. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Faith Schaefer)

Lt. Col. Steven Hawkins, 436th Operations Support Squadron commander, speaks to Leadership Central Delaware members before an incentive flight aboard a C-17 Globemaster III at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, June 15, 2022. The incentive flight provided 28 local community leaders the opportunity to experience how Team Dover and the 3rd Airlift Squadron exercise global readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Faith Schaefer)

Leadership Central Delaware members pose for a photo during an incentive flight aboard a C-17 Globemaster III at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, June 15, 2022. The incentive flight provided 28 local community leaders the opportunity to experience how Team Dover and the 3rd Airlift Squadron exercise global readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Faith Schaefer)

Leadership Central Delaware members board a C-17 Globemaster III for an incentive flight at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, June 15, 2022. The LCD community leaders were given an incentive flight to gain awareness and advocacy for Team Dover. The flight consisted of an engine running offload and an aerial refueling over Maine. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Faith Schaefer)

Col. Phelemon Williams, outgoing 436th Mission Support Group commander, receives a final salute from his unit during a change of command ceremony held at the base fire station on Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, June 27, 2022. Williams relinquished command of the 436th MSG to Col. Jason Holcomb, previously the Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command budget director at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Faith Schaefer)

Col. Jason Holcomb, right, assumes command of the 436th Mission Support Group after receiving the guidon from Col. Matt Husemann, left, 436th Airlift Wing commander, during a change of command ceremony held at the base fire station on Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, June 27, 2022. Holcomb began his military career at Dover AFB and has returned after more than 20 years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Faith Schaefer)

Col. Jason Holcomb, 436th Mission Support Group commander, receives a first salute from Airmen with the 436th MSG during a change of command ceremony held at the base fire station on Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, June 27, 2022. Holcomb began his military career at Dover AFB and has returned after more than 20 years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Faith Schaefer)

Col. Phelemon Williams, right, outgoing 436th Mission Support Group commander, relinquishes command after handing the guidon to Col. Matt Husemann, left, 436th Airlift Wing commander, during a change of command ceremony held at the base fire station on Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, June 27, 2022. Williams relinquished command of the 436th MSG to Col. Jason Holcomb, previously the Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command budget director at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Faith Schaefer)

436th Aerial Port Squadron ramp services personnel load cargo onto a C-5M Super Galaxy during a foreign military sales mission at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, June 16, 2022. The U.S. and Australia maintain a robust relationship that serves as an anchor for peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region and around the world. Due to its strategic location, Dover AFB supports approximately $3.5 billion worth of foreign military sales annually. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. J.D. Strong II)

Australian Army soldiers and 436th Aerial Port Squadron ramp services personnel load a CH-47F Chinook helicopter onto a C-5M Super Galaxy during a foreign military sales mission at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, June 16, 2022. The U.S. and Australia maintain a robust relationship that serves as an anchor for peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region and around the world. Due to its strategic location, Dover AFB supports approximately $3.5 billion worth of foreign military sales annually. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. J.D. Strong II)

436th Aerial Port Squadron ramp services personnel secure a CH-47F Chinook helicopter in a C-5M Super Galaxy during a foreign military sales mission at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, June 16, 2022. The U.S. and Australia maintain a robust relationship that serves as an anchor for peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region and around the world. Due to its strategic location, Dover AFB supports approximately $3.5 billion worth of foreign military sales annually. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. J.D. Strong II)