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  • Fire Department training climbs to new heights

    Team Dover firefighters now have a new tool for their tool boxes. A Mobile Travel Team from the Louis F. Garland Department of Defense Fire Academy, Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, traveled to Dover AFB to teach a Rescue Technician Course for 12 fire emergency services Airmen August 2016, at Dover

  • Dover participates in OSD Propane Initiative

    Propane and propane accessories have many common uses ranging from residential central heating and hot water systems to portable stoves and gas grills. However, the Air Force is taking part in a study to gather data points on propane use in the Air Force’s inventory of fleet vehicles.Dover AFB,

  • Snapshot: CDCC holds first ‘Dover Welcomes You’ session

    Col. Randy Boswell, 436th Mission Support Group commander, receives an informational flyer from the Delaware’s Capital Region while visiting various booths at the ‘Dover Welcomes You’ session Aug. 11, 2016, at the Patterson Dining Facility on Dover Air Force Base, Del. These sessions are sponsored

  • AFDILs role in Korean and Cold War identification

    Four hundred twenty-six family members of servicemen met at the 2016 Korean/Cold War Annual government briefings, Aug. 11-12, 2016, in Arlington, Virginia. At these briefings, family members had the opportunity to meet with numerous government officials who specialize in certain expertise to include

  • Computer-based reporting system ensures base compliance with Clean Air Act

    Welcome everyone who has recently transferred here from other locations in and around the Air force. At Dover AFB, all employees who drive their privately owned vehicles on base for work 60 days or more a year are required to complete their vehicle registration in the Employee-vehicle Certification

  • September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month

    The World Health Organization declared obesity a global epidemic. Over the past 30 years this epidemic has been affecting our children. The obesity rate in America has doubled in children and quadrupled in adolescents over this time frame. According to the Centers for Disease Control, one in six

  • Griffin takes command

    The 436th Airlift Wing held a Change of Command ceremony Aug. 5, 2016, inside Hangar 706, on Dover Air Force Base, Del. Col. Michael Grismer relinquished command to Col. Ethan Griffin in a ceremony officiated by Brig. Gen. Patrick Mordente, 18th Air Force vice commander.

  • Aerial Port launches AMC evaluation program

    The Air Force places a premium on safety, adherence to guidelines and compliance with regulations.A new Air Mobility Command initiative aims to improve an existing Aerial Port evaluation program by aligning it with the Air Force Inspection System standards and terminology.The 436th Aerial Port