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  • New engines make the plane

    The C-5 Galaxy has been part of the Air Force's fleet for 43 years. In that time, it has provided the Air Force with heavy intercontinental strategic airlift capabilities. Able to carry oversized cargo, the C-5 is one of the largest military aircraft in the world. Beginning in 2006, the C-5

  • The Super Galaxy fleet: squadron commanders’ perspectives

    The U.S. Air Force is known as the most technologically superior form of air power worldwide, able to project its influence on a global scale by staying on the forefront of aeronautical advancements. On the cutting edge of heavy cargo airlift is Dover Air Force Base, Del., who will boast the Air

  • Airman of the Week: Airman 1st Class Thomas J. Sax Jr.

    Name/rank: Airman 1st Class Thomas J. Sax Jr.Squadron: 436th Maintenance Squadron Job description: Aerospace ground equipmentDream assignment and why: Aviano Air Base, Italy. I want to go overseas, and it seems like it would be an awesome first overseas assignment.Family: My wife, Katy.Favorite

  • Airman of the Week: Senior Airman Delyn Jacobs

    Name/rank: Senior Airman Delyn JacobsSquadron: 436th Security Forces SquadronJob: Base securityPrevious assignments: 48th Security Forces Squadron at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England.Dream assignment and why? Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, so I can be a military training instructor.Favorite

  • HAWC 90-in-90 fitness class offers no-fail approach to test

    It's 12:55 p.m. on a Wednesday and Staff Sgt. William A. Goede is sweating profusely.He has just completed 55 minutes of intense training, which included six sets of push-ups, sit-ups, burpees, flutter kicks and squats, each exercise done while running from station to station with no resting in

  • Japanese delegation thanks Team Dover for tsunami relief efforts

    Approximately one year ago, inside the homes, schools and businesses of Japan's Miyagi Prefecture, the walls and furniture began to shake. A few hours later, more than 15,000 residents were left dead, more than 250,000 buildings lay in ruin, and three nuclear reactors spewed forth radiation into the

  • 436th LRS B team wins intramural basketball

    After losing in the second round of the base intramural basketball playoffs, the 436th Logistics Readiness Squadron B team had to fight their way through the loser's bracket if they wanted a chance at winning the title.They clawed through game after game until they ended up pitted against the

  • Caring for People Forum delivers real change

    For residents of Dover Air Force Base, Del., promoting quality of life on base is a shared endeavor. For three years, the annual Caring for People Forum has presented the service members, spouses, dependents and retirees who share this responsibility a chance to take charge of base issues affecting