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  • Mobility teamwork keys retrograde mission.

    As the United States and its Coalition partners reduce their presence in Afghanistan, there has been a robust retrograde mission to ensure that as much equipment and materials that supported the warfighters there are recovered. Team Dover C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft and Airman from both the 436th and

  • Youth Sports educates next generation Airmen

    We have all heard about the youth sports programs designed to fight childhood obesity. There is the "Play 60," "Champions for Healthy Kids," and "Go Out and Play," all aimed to teach children about responsibility and leadership while combating the rise of childhood obesity.Dover AFB is doing its

  • Operation Great Pumpkin: Trick-or-treating safety

    Halloween is a night for costumes, trick-or-treating, candy and fun. One would think that the ghosts and goblins would try to spoil this fun, but it is actually the dangers associated with falls and pedestrian/vehicle accidents.Operation Great Pumpkin, overseen by the 436th Security Forces Squadron,

  • Safety shoot scheduled for Nov. 7

    Parents are concerned about the safety of their children, and do their best to provide them a safe environment. We use car seats, seat belts, life preservers, and bicycle helmets to protect are children but often times forget about gun safety. The 436th Security Forces Squadron is offering a

  • Personal Refuse in Government Dumpsters

    Did you know, personal household refuse is not authorized to be dumped in to any of the government-managed, contractor-owned refuse containers located throughout the industrial side of Dover AFB with the exception of those living in the dormitories.  Only dormitory residents can utilize the

  • New programs help Team Dover meet fitness challenge

    Earning a 100 percent on the Air Force physical training test is a feat that not all Airmen will receive throughout their career, but there is another 100 that all Airmen here can achieve.Col. Michael Grismer, 436th Airlift Wing commander, has issued a challenge to all of Team Dover; 100 percent

  • On your mark, get set, 'Braaaaains'

    With dozens of people running for their lives from a mob of the undead and a hazardous material team examining  victims all in easy view of motorists driving by on Delaware Route 1; it is a wonder how the base did not receive a swarm of phone calls from concerned civilians.Raising more than $1,000