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  • Youth Center employee saves life

    A Youth Center cook saved the life of a child care consultant Sept. 9 by using the Heimlich maneuver when the consultant began to choke on a carrot. Terry Hutchinson, 436th Force Support Squadron Youth Center cook, noticed Steve James, Youth Behavior consultant, was in distress. Ms. Hutchinson asked

  • This week in history: Sept. 27 - Oct. 1

    Sept. 27, 1966:  A C-133 aircraft from the 39th Military Airlift Squadron responded to a distress call from a civilian aircraft while enroute from Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, to Midway island. Max Conrad piloted the private aircraft and shortly after take-off, he experienced engine trouble and needed

  • Scott AFB to host command 'ICON' final competition

    Air Mobility Command will host the AMC Icon finals at the Scott Club, 6:30-9 p.m. CST, Thursday, Oct. 22, with the event featuring a special performance by AMC's own Air Force Band of Mid America. As an added feature, the command finals will be broadcast to AMC installations planning an Icon viewing

  • In the Spotlight: ALS graduates

    Congratulations to the following Airman Leadership School graduates: John L. Levitow Award Staff Sgt. Christopher Hess, 436th CES Distinguished Graduate Senior Airman Nicholas Kent, 436th MOS Academic Achievement Senior Airman Nicholas Kent, 436th MOS Leadership Award Senior Airman Evelyn Tanner,

  • Facilitators lifeline in AFSO21 process

    Dover Air Force Base is leading the way in process management when it comes to Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century. This year, the wing has had more than 50 key process improvement initiatives, according to Ron Collins, 436th Airlift Wing AFSO21 program manager. In order to continue at

  • APEX program produces results

    Dover Air Force Base has been saving man hours and improving loadmasters' crew rest with an Air Force Smart Operation for the 21st Centurys program. The Aerial Port Expediters program began at Dover February 2007 for the C-5 Galaxy and February 2008 for the C-17 Globemaster III, to accomplish the

  • Bone Marrow registry exceeds goal

    The fifth annual C.W. Bill Young Department of Defense Marrow Donor Program registration drive took place at the base theater Aug 28th. The purpose of the drive is to increase the number of people in the National Bone Marrow Registry, and increasing the chances of those needing a transplant to find

  • Camp Bucca MCT receives, inspects, moves bar higher

    When the Airmen of the 732nd Movement Control Team arrived at Camp Bucca, they didn't just want to do their job. They wanted to do it better. The 732nd MCT controls the ground movement of cargo to and from Camp Bucca -- supplying the fuel, food, medicine and mail necessary to sustain the roughly