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  • Tunnel to Towers Run Commemorates 9/11 Fire Fighters

    Nearly 400 personnel from both the NATO Air Training Command- Afghanistan, 15 NATO countries and the Afghan Air Force participated in the "Tunnel to Towers" run/walk race on Sep. 24, 2010 held on the International Security Assistance Force and Afghan Air Force base in Kabul, Afghanistan. "We come

  • Cooking for life, an Airman’s dream of becoming a chef

    Most kindergarteners spend their time playing with Barbie dolls and running around the playground during recess.For Senior Airman Timothy Dance, 436th Force Support Squadron, he traded in his toys for a set of kitchen utensils and stove cookware.Cooking has always been a part of Airman Dance's life

  • Chapel offers free dinner and classes, feeding your faith

    The 436th Airlift Wing Chapel is currently offering "Feed Your Faith" at the Base Chapel in Eagle Heights every Wednesday. Free dinner will be provided by the Chapel starts at 5:15 p.m. and the study groups begin from 6 - 7 p.m."'Feed Your Faith' is great for people of all ages, so bring the whole

  • Retired volunteers supply support to base organizations

    There is an office on Dover Air Force Base that does quite a lot of work for the local community and base; they provide guidance and answer questions that retirees have, and assist in the daily work of many other base programs and organizations. This office is the Retirees Affairs office, located in

  • Cops win all-night softball tourney

    After the softball season drew to a close, the First Sergeants Council hosted an all-nighter softball tournament with the help of the Year of the Air Force Family Program. This tournament had one goal, bring the families in the wing closer together and build camaraderie and spirit de corps."This

  • Team Dover hosts day long vigil, remembrance event

    The air was silent, the four Airmen stood vigil at the flagpole, never moving from their post until they were relieved by the next four who would continue to stand silent guard. These Airmen were waiting for their brothers in arms to come home, in honor of Prisoner of War and Missing in Action

  • Airman takes gold in martial arts tournaments

    Airman 1st Class Geanny Hernandez Quiala of the 436th Aerial Port Squadron has once again brought home the gold medal in not just one, but two martial arts tournaments."I won the gold medal at the U.S. Open of Judo in Miami, Fla.," said Airman Hernandez Quiala. "Then I went on to win the gold medal

  • Airman gives boy bike, hope

    When Tech. Sgt. Michael Meinhold heard that there was a boy with a rare cancer, he knew exactly what he needed to do. Working with other donor registry groups, he set up a bone marrow registry drive in the hope of finding a match for the boy, known as L.J.While that was a big task by itself,

  • Special Olympics comes to Dover

    Special Olympics Delaware held its 2010 cycling tournament at Dover Air Force Base, Del., Sept. 11. This is the second cycling tournament held at the base since 2009, and also marks Special Olympics Delaware's 40th anniversary."Our goal is to offer Olympic-type sports to people with intellectual