Program teaches youths to defy drugs

Dover Air Force Base, Del., is one of only 11 Air Force bases world-wide featuring a Drug Education for Youth program. DEFY was developed by the Navy to deter at-risk behaviors by giving children tools to resist drugs, gangs and alcohol. The goal of the program is to foster relationships between

Airman of the Week: 1st Lt. Edward Mitchell

Name/rank: 1st Lt. Edward MitchellSquadron: 436th Contracting SquadronJob description: Contracting officer, team lead Previous assignments: Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii.Dream assignment and why: JBPHH, so my family can be close to the beach or any assignment, as we love to travel. Family:

Man on the street: What change would you make on base?

Team Dovers shares one idea they feel would improve Dover AFB for everyone.

Drive for show, putt for the dough

Man on the street: What are your plans for Mother's Day?

Team Dover shares their plans for Mother's Day, coming up May 8.

Airman of the Week: Airman 1st Class Ryanna Simpson

1. Name: Airman 1st Class Ryanna Simpson2. Squadron: 436th Aerospace Medicine Squadron3. Job description: Public health technician4. Dream assignment: Bolling Air Force Base, Washington, D.C. Air Force Honor Guard. Because you never fully feel and see the impact of the important work you do until

Demystifying the passport process

Dover Air Force Base, Del., is part of Air Mobility Command for a reason: its servicemembers are always on the move. Temporary duties, permanent changes of station and deployments send Team Dover to the four corners of the world. For that reason, it's important for everyone to have the proper

Tomato teaches proper nutrition

Medical group ends sick call

The days of going to the clinic to be seen during sick call are gone. Anyone not feeling well will now need to call and receive an appointment with a member of their healthcare team.This change was driven by the Family Health Initiative, which moves the focus of medical care to a patient-centered

Running won't help

"We fear things in proportion to our ignorance of them." - Titus Livius, Roman historian. When radiation is spoken of, most people are speaking of one type of radiation, ionizing. Ionizing radiation is emitted by almost everything we come into contact with. TVs, smoke detectors, almost all