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  • Voluntary application processing continues during force management pause

    Late last week, Air Force officials initiated a strategic pause to all force management programs to fully evaluate potential changes to the timing, composition and eligibility criteria for each program based on budget adjustments and early lessons learned."Complex strategies are rarely perfect from

  • Cyber Tip: Scammers Target WhatsApp Users

    Last month, Social network giant Facebook announced the acquisition of WhatsApp for $19 Billion. If you are not already aware, WhatsApp is an application that is run on smartphone devices (ie - iPhones, Blackberrys, Androids) allowing people to send SMS (Short Message Service or text) and

  • Cold, snowy winter: no match for Dover's Snow Removal Team

    Old Man Winter sure has punished Dover Air Force Base this winter with snow and bitter cold temperatures, and he may not be finished.Whether it is the roads or on the runways, the DAFB Snow Removal Team has been working hard to keep up with the above average snowfalls and guaranteeing that Team

  • Patriot Sands pairs reserve Airmen with federal and state agencies

    Team Dover Airmen teamed with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Federal Emergency Management Agency and a Florida Advanced Surgical Transport Team for a contingency exercise Feb. 20-22, 2014, at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., and Patrick AFB, Fla. Operation

  • 436th APS defeats 436th MXS 49-34

    The 436th Aerial Port Squadron moved one step closer to a championship run with their 49-34 victory against the 436th Maintenance Squadron in intramural basketball Feb. 27, 2014, at the fitness center here. The 436th APS struggled on defense and trailed by three points at halftime. In the second

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  • SMSgt promotion release rescheduled

    The 2014 senior master sergeant promotion selection release slated for March 6 has been rescheduled for March 20, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced."Air staff distributes promotion quotas based on fiscal and statutory constraints, and projected grade vacancies," said Col. Joe Atkins,