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  • Command Cyber Readiness Inspection is coming to Dover AFB for the first time

    "Loose lips sink ships" Coined as a slogan during WWII as part of the U.S. Office of War Information's in 1942, it simply means that unguarded talk may give useful information to the enemy. Now that we are into the cyber age something as simple as failing to secure a folder stamped "TOP SECRET"

  • Wing to undergo first Unit Effectiveness Inspection

    The 436th Airlift Wing is ready to undergo its first Unit Effectiveness Inspection Sept. 14-22, 2014.The UEI is a continuous evaluation process over a 24-month period covering all aspects of readiness and compliance. The virtual inspection process began four months ago and the UEI capstone event

  • Air Force revamps AEF

    The Air Force will deploy Agile Combat Support Airmen under its redesigned air expeditionary force construct October 1. The primary purpose of the redesign was to look at ways to deploy more ACS Airmen with their units and standardize dwell times across the Air Force as much as possible to present a

  • New commander addresses Team Dover

    Col. Michael Grismer, 436th Airlift Wing commander, conducted five all calls on August 27 and 28, at the base theater, here.The all calls gave Grismer the opportunity to share his expectations of the Airmen, officers and civilians of Dover AFB, as well as give the Airmen a chance to get to know the

  • Lasing aircraft is a federal offense

    Did you know lasing, pointing a laser at flying aircraft, is a federal crime punishable up to five years in prison? In recent years the lasing of aircraft has drastically been on the rise. In fact from 2005-2013 there has been a 14 fold increase in the amount of reported events.A lot of people do

  • Air Force Ball set for Sept. 6

    Team Dover is all set to have a ball and celebrate the Air Force's 67th birthday by hosting the Air Force Ball Sept. 6, 2014, at the Rollins Center inside of Dover Downs.The ball is an annual event held to honor and celebrate the day the Air Force became a separate branch of service after World War

  • Team Dover observes Women's Equality Day

    The 436th Airlift Wing held its first Women's Equality Day luncheon August 26, 2014, at the Landings here.Women's Equality Day commemorates American women attaining full voting rights under the U.S. Constitution by the passage of the 19th Amendment in 1920. Team Dover members also used the day to

  • Cops rob the 373d TRS of softball championship

    Albert Einstein once said, "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."It's 8-5 at the top of the seventh inning and the 373d Training Squadron needs two more outs and they'll be crowned the 2014 intramural softball champions. There are runners on first and