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  • Pentagon to review Dover AFB schools

    As the Department of Defense looks to save money under intense budget constraints, Dover Air Force Base's Maj. George S. Welch Elementary and Dover Air Base Middle School will be a part of a Pentagon ordered study.The RAND Corp. will conduct a $905,000 study to recommend to the Secretary of Defense

  • Team Dover delivers out of this world NASA equipment

    Even with all the advancements mankind has made, storms like Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Sandy have proven just how vulnerable we can be to the wrath of Mother Nature. Advanced and accurate information about the path of these storms can be the difference between life and death.Unfortunately, the

  • 45 AFSCs removed from SRB list as AF gets leaner, smaller

    Forty-five AFSCs will no longer be eligible for the selective reenlistment bonus effective Dec. 5 with the advent of the new selective reenlistment bonus list, Air Force officials announced Nov. 26.SRB eligibility changes posture the Air Force for a smaller force driven by sequestration, said Brig.

  • 2013 CCAF graduates recognized

    Eighty-seven Community College of the Air Force associate degrees were awarded during a commencement ceremony held Nov. 25, 2013, at the base theater here. The CCAF degrees were presented by Col. Randall Huis, 436th Airlift Wing vice commander, and Chief Master Sgt. James Smith, 436th AW command

  • A thankful return

    Families waited anxiously for the return of soldiers from the 946th Transportation Company, U.S. Army Reserve of Lewes, Del., Nov. 23, 2013, at the passenger terminal on Dover Air Force Base, Del. More than 60 soldiers returned from a 90-day deployment to Afghanistan where they conducted convoy

  • Team Dover announces CMSgt promotion selections

    Officials announced Nov. 14, 2013, the selection of four Team Dover Airmen for promotion to chief master sergeant.Of the 2,023 senior master sergeants eligible for promotion to chief, 400 were selected; a 19.77 percent selection rate, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced.The average score

  • Pre-Snap Audibles Week 13

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  • 436th CES bashes the 436th OSS in flag football

    After Monday night's loss to the 436th Logistics Readiness Squadron, the 436th Civil Engineer Squadron got back on the winning track, beating the 436th Operations Support Squadron 26-7 in a flag football game Nov. 20 at Dover Air Force Base, Del.Defense played a key part in the win for the 436th