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  • From left, Lt. Col. Laura Wood, Joint Personal Effects Depot commander; Col. Dawn Lancaster, Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations commander; Col. Joel Safranek, 436th Airlift Wing commander; Col. Craig Peters, 512th Airlift Wing commander; and Rick Gates, Armed Forces Medical Examiner System operations officer, sign their 2018 Combined Federal Campaign pledge forms Oct. 10, 2018, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. The CFC started Oct. 15 and concludes Nov. 16, 2018. Contributions can be made by submitting a paper pledge form or online. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

    Base leadership kicks off 2018 CFC

    Team Dover members have the opportunity to “Show Some Love” by contributing to the 2018 Combined Federal Campaign through Nov. 16, 2018.The CFC officially started Oct. 15 at Dover AFB, giving those who wish to contribute, the option of making their pledge by using a paper pledge form or online to local, national and international charities of their
  • Family members and friends watch as the memorial sign is unveiled during the Senior Airman Elizabeth Loncki bridge dedication ceremony Oct. 12, 2018, at Dover Air Force Base, Del.

    Dover honors fallen hero

    The Airmen and City of Dover paid a special tribute to a fallen Air Force warrior, Senior Airman Elizabeth Loncki, by naming the bridge connecting Dover Air Force Base and family housing, over Route 1 in her honor October 12, 2018. Loncki, explosive ordnance disposal technician, who was born and raised in New Castle County, Delaware, and gave the ultimate sacrifice for her country during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
  • Tech. Sgt. Michael Kelly (top left), 736th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron C-17 Globemaster III flight line expediter, waves the green flag for the start of the "Gander Outdoors 400" Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race Oct. 7, 2018, at Dover International Speedway in Dover, Del. Kelly waved the flag as the row one cars, No. 18 Kyle Busch and No. 4 Kevin Harvick, head to the starting line. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

    NASCAR weekend comes back to Team Dover

  • Col. Joel Safranek (left), 436th Airlift Wing commander, speaks to group and squadron commanders and superintendents at the start of a 436th AW leadership offsite meeting Sept. 13, 2018, at Delaware Technical Community College in Dover, Del. The two-day offsite brought leadership together to discuss numerous topics such as the mission, vision and priorities of the 436th AW. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

    World’s Premier Airlift Wing

    Eagle Wing leaders recently announced the new wing mission, vision and priorities.
  • This illustration depicts the new traffic pattern at the main gate of Dover Air Force Base, Del. The new serpentine route was established Sept. 28, 2018, to slow traffic and provide additional safety to 436th Security Forces Squadron defenders. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Airman 1st Class Jonathan W. Harding)

    New traffic pattern at main gate

    A new traffic pattern was established at the main gate here Sept. 28, 2018.
  • Volunteers release athletes one by one for the 15K portion of the 2018 Special Olympics Delaware competition Sept. 22, 2018, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. This is the tenth year that Dover AFB has hosted the event with the help of active duty, reserve and civilian volunteers.. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman First Class Dedan D. Dials)

    Dover AFB hosts 2018 Special Olympics Delaware

  • Airmen from Dover Air Force Base, Del., attend the Air Force Association’s Air, Space and Cyber Conference Sept. 17, 2018, in National Harbor, Md. The base sponsored dozens of Airmen to attend the conference and provided transportation to and from the event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zoe M. Wockenfuss)

    Dover Airmen attend AFA conference

    A group of about 20 Airmen attended each day of the three-day Air Force Association’s Air, Space and Cyber Conference Sept. 17-19, 2018, in National Harbor, Maryland.
  • Retired Air Force Col. Murphy Neal Jones, Vietnam War veteran, salutes during the national anthem at a POW/MIA retreat ceremony Sept. 21, 2018, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Jones spent more than six years as a POW during the Vietnam War and was repatriated in February 1973. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zoe M. Wockenfuss)

    Vietnam veteran speaks at POW/MIA ceremony

  • Lt. Col Jason Pennypacker, 512th Operations Group deputy commander, attempts to tee off while wearing an explosive ordnance disposal bomb suit at the Bluesuiters Golf Tournament Sept. 19, 2018, at the Eagle Creek Golf Course on Dover Air Force Base, Del. Teeing with the bomb suit was one of four special challenges set up throughout the 18-hole course.

    Bluesuiters Golf Tournament builds community partnership

    Team Dover Airmen met up with local civic and business leaders to play in the Bluesuiters Golf Tournament Sept. 19, 2018, at the Eagle Creek Golf Course on Dover AFB.Bluesuiters is a biannual golf tournament aimed at building and maintaining good relations between the base and the community.Seventy-two Team Dover Airmen and local civilians
  • A 436th Security Forces Squadron response force team clears the C-5M Super Galaxy cargo compartment after entering the aircraft from a rear door Sept. 17, 2018, on Dover Air Force Base, Del. The response force team located and neutralized the mock hijacker who was holding mock hostages in the aircraft’s troop compartment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

    Force Protection MARE tests Dover AFB’s preparedness

    Bomb threats, car crashes, attempted hijackings, hostages, active shooters … these are all situations no one wants, especially on a military installation. But that is exactly what happened last week when Team Dover “survived” a Force Protection/Major Accident Response Exercise here Sept. 16-18.Several base personnel were tested in a series of
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