News

  • Security: A team effort

    Many people consider a military base safer to live than the average American city. Armed guards protect the gates into the installation, a giant voice warns residents of danger, and safety is always a hot topic on base. This fact, though reassuring to many, carries with it a distinct risk: lulling

  • Airman of the Week: Senior Airman Kayla Gardner

    Name/rank: Senior Airman Kayla GardnerSquadron: 436th Maintenance Operations SquadronJob: Maintenance management analysisFamily: My husband, Ryan, and my beautiful little girl, Meika.Favorite movie: "Under the Tuscan Sun"Favorite food: TacosFavorite book: "The Shack"Dream assignment, why? Germany.

  • New C-5 crew chiefs take flight

    Marching in tight formation with uniforms squared away following morning inspections, the Airmen of the 373rd Training Squadron, Detachment 3, are a common sight around Dover Air Force Base, Del.Hundreds of Airmen, fresh from Basic Military Training, have passed through the halls of the squadron

  • Putting the 'go' in cargo

    The 436th Logistics Readiness Squadron Material Handling Equipment Maintenance shop works on more than 135 vehicles worth more than $44.2 million. They range from baggage conveyers on the flightline to forklifts that can lift more than 50,000 pounds. The 436 LRS, the 436th Aerial Port Squadron and

  • Speaker helps AFMAO team get on fitness track

    "If you're taking a science test, you study the science book," said exercise physiologist John Walters from the base Health and Wellness Center, during a Healthy Eating class at the Charles C. Carson Center for Mortuary Affairs. "If you train for a PT test; you should do push ups, sit ups and

  • Airman of the Week: Senior Airman Laron McLean

    Name/rank: Senior Airman Laron McLeanSquadron: 436th Operations Support SquadronJob: Air traffic controllerDream assignment and why: Osan Air Base, Korea. I would like to go to Osan so I can experience a different culture and learn air traffic in another country. Family: My lovely wife Ashley