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  • Airman of the Week: Staff Sgt. Dan Grove

    Name/rank: Staff Sgt. Dan GroveSquadron: 326th Airlift SquadronJob description: LoadmasterDream assignment and why? Military Training Instructor. The Air Force changed my life and I want to give back. I've found that I have a knack for instruction and enjoy it thoroughly. Being a MTI is the ultimate

  • Sequestration to affect DOD schools, commissaries

    Civilian personnel at Department of Defense Education Activity schools and the Defense Commissary Agency will be affected by sequestration, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little said here today.The department will struggle to ensure DODEA -- which serves 84,000 students at 194 schools -- maintains

  • Air Force cuts aviation support at public events

    As the Air Force braces for potential sequester, leadership has cancelled all aviation support to public events for at least the remainder of the fiscal year and is standing down the Thunderbirds aerial demonstration team to save flying hours to support readiness needs. Effective today, active-duty,

  • The fight for one family

    Support is shown in different ways by different people. The 436th Aerial Port Squadron, which excels at supporting cargo missions worldwide, has found a unique way to support a member of their squadron. Retired Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brad Schmidt, foreign military sales coordinator with the 436th

  • Airmen helping Airmen

    Ten Airmen were recognized by Chief Master Sgt. James Smith, 436th Airlift Wing command chief master sergeant, for an achievement of at least 100 hours of volunteer time to the Dover Airmen Against Drunk Driving program, either as drivers or dispatchers, on Feb. 14, 2013, at Dover Air Force Base,

  • Youth Center program helps parents, children

    Active duty, dependents, retirees and civilians who are connected to the military may bring their children every Thursday from 10 - 11 a.m. to the Mommies-N-Me and Daddies Too group at the Youth Center on Dover Air Force Base, Del. The program is an outlet for parents to bring their children out to

  • Dover AFB winter blood drive

    More than 100 service members, dependents and retirees at Dover Air Force Base, Del., came together at the base theater Feb. 25, 2013, to donate blood to the Armed Services Blood Program.Military-to-military blood drives, like those administered by the ASBP, have a set quota they must meet every

  • Safety spotlight: emergency lights

    In the blink of an eye, smoke can fill the air and a normal work day can escalate into an adrenaline-pumping search for a safe haven. In this day and age, finding safety is not a difficult task with the aid of emergency lighting and exit signs, as long as they are operational. As with any equipment,

  • 436th FSS defies the odds in winning base championship

    When your team starts the season 0-4 and you're sitting with a record of 1-6 with five games to go in the season, the last thing your team is thinking about is making the playoffs, much less winning a championship.The 436th Force Support Squadron intramural basketball team had to win its last five

  • Annual luncheon reaffirms nation's values

    More than 100 Airmen and distinguished guests gathered for the National Prayer Luncheon Feb. 20, 2013, at The Landings Club on Dover Air Force Base, Del.In 1953, members of the Senate and House of Representatives established the first Presidential Prayer Breakfast to seek guidance for the national