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  • Snapshot: Paying honor to America’s POW/MIAs

    Airmen from the 436th Civil Engineer Squadron run in formation during a 24-hour National POW/MIA Recognition Day Memorial Run Sept. 16, 2016, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Team Dover conducted a run, vigil and formal retreat ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Cacicia)

  • Fire Dept. recognized by CFAI as accredited agency

    The Commission on Fire Accreditation International recognized the 436th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department as an accredited emergency response agency Aug. 17, 2016, in Houston, Texas, becoming the first agency in the state of Delaware to achieve this rating.

  • Snapshot: Team Dover celebrates 69 years of heritage

    Team Dover’s most senior and junior members along with Dan Clark, guest speaker, prepare to cut the cake during the Air Force Ball Sept. 17, 2016, at Dover Downs in Dover, Del. It is Air Force tradition for the most senior and most junior members to cut the cake. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior

  • Runway 01-19 to open, C-5s to return home

    Since Feb. 2, 2015, Dover AFB’s north-south Runway 01-19 has been closed to undergo a complete renovation intended to extend its lifespan an additional 50 to 75 years. The second phase of this construction project is nearly complete and this runway is scheduled to reopen on Sept. 23, 2016.

  • Bluesuiters Golf Tournament

    Col. Ethan Griffin, 436th Airlift Wing commander, blasts out of a bunker during the 2016 fall Bluesuiters Golf Tournament Sept. 9, 2016, at the Eagle Creek Golf Course on Dover Air Force Base, Del. This was Griffin’s first tournament since becoming wing commander in the summer of 2016. The biannual

  • 15 years later: Team Dover, first responders remember 9/11

    Fifteen years ago on Sept. 11, 2001, the U.S. was forever changed when the terrorist group al-Qaida hijacked three passenger planes and carried out coordinated suicide attacks against the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. A fourth plane was crashed into a

  • Snapshot: Special Olympics Delaware 2016 Cycling Classic

    Corey Bryan, Upper Shore athlete, takes a warm-up lap on his stand-up bicycle prior to the start of the Special Olympics Delaware 2016 Cycling Classic Sept. 10, 2016, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. SODE and Dover AFB have had an ongoing relationship since 1993. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman

  • Summer ends with a Labor Day Safety Send Off

    Col. Eric Brandes, 512th Maintenance Group commander, right, talks to drivers as they enter the base Sept. 1, 2016, at the north gate on Dover Air Force Base, Del. As part of the 436th and 512th Airlift Wings Labor Day safety send off, Tech Sgt. Marcelino Ruiz, 436th Security Forces Squadron