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  • Special duty special edition: Ceremonial Guardsman

    In order to fill its unique mission requirements, the Air Force employs servicemembers in specialized positions to perform a specific duty. These special duties allow Airmen to step outside their conventional role and experience a completely new side of the Air Force. One such position is the

  • Dover youth earns high marks

    When the news came, Craig Satchell Jr., a senior at Polytech High School, Woodside, Del., put on his best poker face, despite the commotion around him. All eyes were on him, studying his reaction, yet his humble, composed demeanor did not waver. His parents were with him, offering a comforting hug

  • Community garden sprouts at Dover AFB

    Children from Dover Air Force Base, Del., planted a community garden June 1 as part of a program to help families experience the responsibility of sustaining vegetables.The program, "Kids Blossom Through Gardening," is run by the Health and Wellness Center and the Dover AFB Booster Club. The HAWC

  • Airman of the Week: Airman 1st Class Gregory Adams

    Name/rank: Airman 1st Class Gregory Adams Squadron: 436th Logistics Readiness Squadron Job: Inventory technicianDream assignment and why? Fort Hood, Texas, to be close to family.Family: Wife, Jami AdamsFavorite movie: Law Abiding CitizenFavorite food: Salmon and white riceFavorite book: "A Time To

  • Special duty special edition: Airmen Dormitory Leaders

    In order to fill its unique mission requirements, the Air Force employs servicemembers in specialized positions to perform a specific duty. These special duties allow Airmen to step outside their conventional role and experience a completely new side of the Air Force. One such position is the Airmen

  • Airman of the Week: Airman 1st Class Thomas Tarantella

    Name/rank: Airman 1st Class Thomas TarantellaSquadron: 436th Comptroller SquadronJob description: Financial services technicianDream assignment and why: Aviano Air Base, Italy. I have always wanted to see Italy and I hear it is a beautiful place.Favorite movie: Forrest GumpFavorite food: Any kind of

  • Air Force cops maintaining law and order in Kabul, Afghanistan

    Since arriving in Afghanistan in March 2011, the 20 members of the Air Force's Security Forces have remained quite busy. They are a part of the joint expeditionary tasking of maintaining law and order for all four U.S. military services and more than 30 North Atlantic Treaty Organization counties