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  • Suicide: A preventable outcome

    Many people have been affected by a suicide in one form or another, whether it is the loss of a family member or a friend. The month of September has been designated as National Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month in an effort to create cognizance for suicide prevention, and Team Dover is doing

  • AFMES transitions to Defense Health Agency

    The Armed Forces Medical Examiner System has a history dating back to the 1950s and early 1960s which evolved by the expansion of the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology's field of study that included a forensic pathology registry in 1958.In 1959, the Military Environmental Pathology Division was

  • Operation KUDOS/TUDOS

    For children, watching their parents go off on a deployment can be a dramatic and frightening experience.  Team Dover recently hosted an event to help make that experience a little less scary for children.The 2015 Operation Kids/Teachers Understanding Deployment Operations (KUDOS/TUDOS) took place

  • Prescription Drug Take-Back Sept. 12 at the Dover AFB Commissary

    On Sept. 12, 2015, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the 436th Security Forces Squadron along with the 436th Medical Squadron/Pharmacy and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will give the public its tenth opportunity in four years to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially

  • Locking up a repeat: The bitter end

    This story is the fifth in a five-part series highlighting last year's intramural softball team's attempt to defend their title.A rookie player from the 436th Security Forces Squadron walked up to the plate and squinted into the sun while wiping sweat from his brow. Earlier in the game he already

  • Food Transformation Initiative Update

    Food service at Dover Air Force base is undergoing a transformation and customers can expect many improvements.On April 1, 2015, the Patterson Dining Facility closed its doors and the Food Transformation Initiative renovation began.  When the DFAC reopens, diners will find a modernized serving area

  • Team Dover Airman and K-9 recognized at War Dog Memorial

    An Airman and his K-9 counterpart have been through it all together including a deployment where they were awarded the Bronze Star Medal for their support of Army Special Operations forces during their deployment to Afghanistan in 2013.But in the distant future, long after each of their Air Force

  • BHOP available at DAFB

    Behavioral health services are available in Air Force primary care clinics, providing a multitude of services for beneficiaries.The Behavioral Health Optimization Program (BHOP) is located within the Family Health Clinic of the Dover AFB Medical Clinic.Team Dover's BHOP is headed by Dr. Tracey

  • Team Dover Airmen selected to join the NCO ranks

    Officials announced today the selection of 149 Team Dover Airmen for promotion to staff sergeant.Those selected for staff sergeant will be promoted according to their promotion sequence number beginning in September. Selections are tentative until the data verification process is complete, which is