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  • A CH-47F Chinook helicopter is unloaded from a Dover Air Force Base C-5M Super Galaxy at Royal Australian Air Force Base Townsville, Australia, July 7, 2021. The C-5 transported two CH-47F Chinook helicopters to RAAF Base Townsville as a part of the Department of Defense’s Foreign Military Sales program. The U.S. and Australia maintain a robust relationship underpinned by shared democratic values, common interests and cultural bonds. The strong alliance is an anchor for peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region and around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Faith Schaefer)

    US Air Force delivers helicopters, bolsters Australian alliance

    As part of the U.S. Defense Department’s Foreign Military Sales program, 9th Airlift Squadron aircrew from Dover Air Force Base, Delaware transports two CH-47F Chinook helicopters aboard a C-5M Super Galaxy from Dover AFB to Royal Australian Air Force Base Townsville, Australia in early July, further reinforcing the alliance between the two
  • A C-17 Globemaster III takes off from Dover Air Force Base

    3rd AS conducts sortie, exercises global airlift capabilities

    A C-17 Globemaster III takes off from Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, July 29, 2021. The C-17 is capable of rapid strategic delivery of troops and all types of cargo to main operating bases or directly to forward bases in a deployment area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Marco A. Gomez)
  • Airman 1st Class Ryan Serrano, 436th Maintenance Squadron Isochronal Maintenance Dock aircraft inspection team member, watches a ball as he runs home during an intramural softball game against the 436th Security Forces Squadron on Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, July 26, 2021. The 436th SFS won the game13-4. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Nicole Leidholm)

    Intramural softball in full swing at Dover AFB

  • EOD Airmen receive new x-ray equipment

    AFCEC begins rollout of upgraded EOD imaging tech

    TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – The Air Force Civil Engineer Center’s Readiness Directorate has begun delivering upgraded portable imaging X-ray systems to explosive ordnance disposal flights around the Air Force. The new Vidisco Guardian 12 Digital Radiographic X-ray system enhances EOD capabilities by making it easier to view the internal contents
  • Col. Matthew Husemann, 436th Airlift Wing commander, fires a three-round burst from an M4 carbine at the Combat Arms Training and Maintenance facility on Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, July 26, 2021. Husemann toured the facility and fired the M18 pistol and M4 carbine. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mauricio Campino)

    436th AW leadership takes aim at CATM

  • Graduates of the Staff Sgt. Julio Alonso Airman Leadership School, Class 21-F, recite the Airman’s Creed during their graduation ceremony held at The Landings on Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, July 22, 2021. Twenty-nine Airmen graduated at the first post-COVID-19 dinner and graduation ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mauricio Campino)

    ALS Class 21-F graduation: A return to heritage

    The Staff Sgt. Julio Alonso Airman Leadership School, Class 21-F, graduated 29 students during the first post-COVID-19 dinner and graduation ceremony at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, July 22, 2021.Due to COVID-19 guidance initiated by wing leadership, nine ALS classes had to forgo the traditional dinner and graduation ceremony normally held at
  • Lt. Col. (Dr.) Denise Lemon, 436th Health Care Operations Squadron human performance flight commander and Operational Support Team member, assists an Airman on the glute-ham developer at the base gym on Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, July 22, 2021. Lemon and other OST members are located in the Health Promotions Flight, formerly known as the Health and Wellness Center, at the gym, to provide additional assistance to Airmen from squadron’s that have OSTs embedded. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Nicole Leidholm)

    OST increases readiness, resilience

    In August 2020, Dover Air Force Base developed the Operational Support Team, a five-person medical team that embeds into units for three to four months focusing on preventative care. The team is made up of a physical therapist, physical therapy technician, a social worker, a psychologist and a strength coach, providing on-site care, training and preventative fitness and mental health techniques tailored to each squadron’s needs.
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    C-5 aircrew supports global airlift

    A Dover Air Force Base C-5M Super Galaxy sits on the flight line at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, July 13, 2021. Dover AFB C-5s provide outsized cargo delivery worldwide to meet Department of Defense, Department of State and presidential mobility requirements. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Faith Schaefer)
  • Col. Phelemon Williams, 436th Mission Support Group commander, greets families and hands out refreshments at the deployed families dinner on Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, July 15, 2021. Groups from across the 436th Airlift Wing take turns hosting the quarterly event to give thanks to family members while their loved ones are deployed. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mauricio Campino)

    436th MSG supports deployed family members

  • Airman 1st Class Cydney Lee, 436th Airlift Wing Public Affairs specialist, purchases a meal from a food truck in front of the Patterson Dining Facility at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, July 15, 2021. The DFAC closed for renovations on its electrical systems and walk-in refrigerator. The 436th Force Support Squadron coordinated bringing various food trucks onto Dover AFB to provide options for Airmen during the closure. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. J.D. Strong II)

    Dover AFB assists Airmen during DFAC closure

    The Patterson Dining Facility closed for renovations on its electrical systems and walk-in refrigerator, July 12, 2021.  Dover Air Force Base leaders have initiated several programs and options for dorm residents to ensure quality of life during the closure.
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