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  • Step by step: TACP family traces fallen brother's path, 'Finish strong'

    The morning of Aug. 8, 2012, Heather Gray was preparing an anniversary care package for her deployed husband, a tactical air control party member assigned to the 13th Air Support Operational Squadron at Fort Carson, Colo. Around 8 a.m., a vehicle pulled into her driveway. She wasn't familiar with

  • DAFB Aero Club Aircraft makes emergency landing

    A Dover Air Force Base Aero Club Cessna aircraft made an emergency landing on southbound Route 1 between exits 93 and 91 Aug. 12, 2013, in Dover, Del.First responders from Dover Air Force Base, Delaware State Police and the Federal Aviation Administration reported to the scene. There were no

  • Delaware senators address Team Dover civilians

    U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons, both of Delaware, came to Team Dover to address and answer questions civilian employees might have concerning the recent furloughs Aug. 8, at the base theater here.Furloughs for government employees went into effect on July 8. Originally scheduled for 22

  • Civil Air Patrol: Auxiliary to the Air Force

    Hurricane Sandy was the deadliest and costliest hurricane of the 2012 hurricane season, as it affected 24 states with damages totaling $68 billion.Many organizations across the east coast helped with recovery efforts after the powerful storm passed, including the Delaware chapter of the Civil Air

  • 85-year-old wins Senior Games in racquetball

    As a former gymnast, auctioneer and Marine, 85-year-old William Dawkins is a man who has not slowed down with age.Dawkins won the gold in singles and the silver in doubles July 29, 2013, at the National Senior Games in Cleveland playing racquetball.Dawkins said he has been playing racquetball since

  • Team Dover to hold MARE

    Team Dover will hold a Major Accident Response Exercise here Aug. 12-14 that will test the base's and local first responder's abilities to respond to a myriad of domestic situations and scenarios.Members can expect delays at the gates and should prepare and plan ahead for longer commute times as

  • Hagel Announces Reduction in Civilian Furlough Days

    Hundreds of thousands of Defense Departmentcivilian employees who have had to take a weekly unpaid day off from worksince July 8 are getting some relief, as the total number of furlough dayshas been reduced from 11 to six, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announcedtoday.Here is the complete text of the