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  • 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

  • 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

  • Guiding flyers out and back

    The life of a single flight begins at take-off and ends with landing. Different airframes have different systems to aid them getting from the beginning of flight to the end. However, one system all airframes share from take-off to landing is the air traffic control centers around the world. The

  • NASCAR drivers turn left, arrive at Dover

    Team Dover is no stranger to the sounds of roaring engines, flashes of colors, numbers and decals, and the wave of the checkered flag. For one weekend in May, the sight of aircraft flyovers and the cheers of thousands of fans signal the start of one of the racing world's most famous events: NASCAR