News

  • 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

  • Unique C-5 completes Major ISO inspection

    Dover AFB is home to a fleet of 18 C-5M Super Galaxy intercontinental-range strategic airlifters, the Air Force’s largest transport aircraft. It is also home to the Air Force’s only facility capable of conducting Major Isochronal Inspections on C-5 aircraft.

  • Texas hospitality comes to Dover

    Every year since 1998, chambers of commerce all over the country have been vying for the coveted Abilene Trophy. The trophy, formally known as the Air Mobility Command Community Support Award, is sponsored by the Abilene Chamber of Commerce. Abilene, Texas is home to Dyess Air Force Base.

  • Aircrew Training Systems receives full renovation

    Whether you are a C-5M Super Galaxy pilot, loadmaster or flight engineer; you most likely have gone through training at some point in the building formally known as “Frankenstein,” because of its unique layout and mismatching construction and design. Building 206, which houses the 436th Operations