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  • In the Spotlight - Senior NCO Academy graduation

    Congratulations to the following 436th Airlift Wing graduates from the Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy Class 10-A:Distinguished Graduate:Senior Master Sgt. Larry M. Kimball Jr., 436th Civil Engineer SquadronSenior Master Sgt. Michael J. Harris, 436th Operations GroupMaster Sgt. Elvin L. Young

  • H1N1 flu shots available in limited supply

    The 436th Medical Group currently has a limited supply of the H1N1 flu vaccine and will be giving shots to select populations.The select populations include 436th Airlift Wing Active Duty personnel, dependants of Active Duty, retirees and dependants of retirees."The priority groups for the vaccine

  • AMC Daedalian Award selection team to visit Team Dover

    The 436th Logistics Readiness Squadron was recently selected as one of three Air Mobility Command finalists for the prestigious Daedalian Major General Warren R. Carter Logistics Effectiveness Award. The award is presented annually to the best logistics readiness squadron in the Air Force that

  • Volunteers ready to man USO during ‘Firefighter Fridays’

    Members of the 436th Civil Engineering Squadron fire protection flight are volunteering their time every Friday at the United Service Organization lounge at Dover Air Force Base.The volunteers started performing 24-hour service at the USO lounge Nov. 20 to support the schedule of the new lounge.A

  • This week in history: Nov. 23 - 27

    Nov. 27, 1941      Civil Air Patrol was founded one week before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. This all-volunteer force flew 24 million miles of coastal patrol during World War II. Duties included sub-spotting, target-towing, aiding distressed ships, and courier duty. In 1948 Congress made

  • Time to give thanks

    For over 230 years our great nation has celebrated Thanksgiving as a time to recognize the many priceless gifts we enjoy as Americans. It's a time to appreciate and celebrate our families and our friends; a time to reflect on how privileged we are to live in such a great land of opportunity. For

  • DAFB hosts annual tree lighting

    Team Dover will host a Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony Dec. 1 at 5 p.m. at the Dover Air Force Base Main Gate.The night's festivities are open for Team Dover and the local community who have a Department of Defense identification card, and for their family members and guests.There will be hot

  • End-of-year money a boon for bowling alley

    Renovations to improve quality of service at the Eagle Lanes Bowling Center were completed Nov. 14.The $250,000 renovations were funded by end-of-year money from the 436th Force Support Squadron."We had a lot of hands in getting this overhaul up and running," said Carl Schlesinger, 436th FSS ELBC

  • Reenlistment bonus cap raises; extended to 91 AFSCs

    A recent change to the Selective Reenlistment Bonus program increased the number of Air Force Specialty Codes set to receive an SRB to 91 and doubled the cap of the maximum amount to $90,000.Reenlistment bonuses are divided into four zones. Zone A is for 17 months to six years of service, Zone B for

  • In the Spotlights - Warrior Run results

    Congratulations to the following first-place male and female finishers for the November "Turkey Trot" Warrior Run Nov. 17:Airman 1st Class Ian Gokey, 436th Civil Engineer SquadronCapt. Rebecca Corbin, 436th Civil Engineer SquadronAirman Gokey finished with a time of 18 minutes, 20 seconds, and