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  • Airman of the Week: Senior Airman Letiesha Porter

    Name/rank: Senior Airman Letiesha PorterSquadron: 436th Comptroller SquadronJob description: Budget analystDream assignment and why: Anywhere overseas. I am always open to experiencing and learning about different cultures, trying new foods and meeting new people.Favorite movie: "Forrest

  • ROTC cadets tour Dover AFB

    Cadets with the Air Force reserve officers` training corps from Worchester Polytechnic Institute in Worchester, Mass., visted Dover Air Force Base, Del., March 6, 2013.Non-scholarship cadets that join the ROTC are allowed to try the program until the end of their sophomore year, then must make the

  • Pentagon delays sending furlough notices to civilian workforce

    Pentagon officials have put off sending furlough notices to civilian employees until they've had a chance to analyze how pending legislation that would fund the federal government for the rest of the fiscal year will affect the Defense Department.Officials now estimate that furlough notices will go

  • Reserve wing saddened by loss of 512th AW family member

    Marine Lance Cpl. William T. Wild IV, the 21-year-old son of Chief Master Sgt. William T. Wild III, 512th Airlift Wing command chief, died Monday at Hawthorne Army Depot, Nev. He is one of seven Marines who lost their lives during a training exercise. "We extend our deepest condolences to Chief Wild

  • Base theater upgrades

    Movie theaters, with their large, dark rooms illuminated only by floor lighting and vibrant red exit signs, can serve as a respite from everyday occurrences. Popcorn and soda, snacks synonymous with theaters, are often munched on throughout the production until the film that is played over and over

  • Airman of the Week: Staff Sgt. Pete Franko

    Name/rank: Staff Sgt. Pete Franko Squadron: 9th Airlift SquadronJob description: C-5M Instructor Flight Engineer Previous assignments: B-1 Weapons, Ellsworth Air Force Base, SDDream assignment and why? Dover. Close to familyFamily: Son Jacob and daughter HaileyHometown: Scranton, Pa.Hobby: Play with

  • Sinek speaks to Team Dover

    Simon Sinek, motivational speaker and author, toured and gave nine talks to more than 800 Airmen and personnel March 14 at Dover Air Force Base, Del."The first contact I had with Simon Sinek was after receiving email for volunteers needed for greeters," said Master Sgt. Matthew Galiszuski, 436th

  • Honor Guard Team 1 wins dodgeball tourney

    One activity most people enjoy as a child but often don't get to experience as an adult is dodgeball.The 436th Force Support Squadron remedied that as it hosted a St. Patrick's Day dodgeball tournament March 15, 2013, at the fitness center on Dover Air Force Base, Del. Honor Guard Team 1 came back