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  • 13th Annual Ruck March honors Korean War vets

    Approximately 200 service members and civilians met at the Dover Air Force Base, Del., Air Mobility Command Museum Feb. 25, 2012, to partake in the 13th Annual Korean War Remembrance Ruck March, hosted by the 436th Security Forces Squadron. The marchers strapped on 30-pound ruck sacks and embarked

  • Basketball with a heart

    Dover Air Base Middle School held its 10th annual Hoops for Heart fundraiser Feb. 17, Dover Air Force Base, Del. The event culminated in a faculty vs. students vs. Airmen double-header basketball game.The event raised $2,516 for the American Heart Association and allowed all of the students to get

  • DEPpers experience trial by fire

    Approximately 25 members of the Air Force's Delayed Entry Program received a jarring introduction to Basic Military Training at the hands of two former Military Training Instructors Feb. 17, 2012, at the Dover Air Force Base, Del., Air Mobility Command Museum.It was far from a relaxing Friday

  • Informal process proves successful

    In January 2011, Dover Air Force Base, Del., partnered with the American Federation of Government Employees Local 1709 to establish a Labor Management Forum (LMF) designed to improve relations between civilian employees and management.Since its inception, one goal of the LMF has been to formulate

  • Air Force Medical Service turns to secure messaging

    Patients at Air Force medical treatment facilities will soon be able to communicate securely and privately with their health care teams anywhere and anytime due to the Air Force-wide expansion of secure messaging.Secure messaging will be available to patients through what is known as the MiCare

  • Airman of the Week: Airman 1st Class Chelsea Weller

    Name/rank: Airman 1st Class Chelsea WellerSquadron: 436th Operations GroupJob description: Knowledge operations management technicianDream assignment and why: Naval Station Rota, Spain. My stepmother spent 10 years of her childhood in Spain and I would love to see and experience the same things she

  • Airman of the Week: Senior Airman Christopher L. Ittner

    Name/rank: Senior Airman Christopher Lee Ittner Squadron: 736th Aircraft Maintenance SquadronJob description: C-17 Globemaster III engine maintenanceDream assignment and why: Hawaii, because I enjoy the warm weather.Favorite movie: "Fast Five"Favorite food: Pasta with lots of garlic breadFavorite

  • Airman of the Week: Master Sgt. John Willard

    Name/rank: Master Sgt. John Willard Squadron: 436th Airlift Wing Safety OfficeJob description: Flight safety NCO Previous assignments: Aircraft maintenance Dream assignment and why: Military liaison to MotoGP motorcycling championshipFamily: My wife; Michelle; and children, Jack, Sammye, Lexi, Jenny

  • Airman of the Week: Senior Airman Keoni Kuapahi

    Name/rank: Senior Airman Keoni Kuapahi Squadron: 436th Operations Support SquadronJob description: Air traffic controllerDream assignment and why: Aviano Air Base, Italy, or anywhere overseas for that matter. I am a Navy brat, so travelling is a must.Favorite movie: I cannot pick just one. It's