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  • Environmental-friendly equipment tested at Dover

    The 436th Civil Engineering Squadron, United States Army Corps of Engineers and Odyssey International conducted a preliminary test for a new high expansive foam system in Hanger 945 Aug. 12. The goals of the test were to cover 90 percent of an aircrafts silhouette within a minute of alarm and

  • This week in History: Aug. 9 - 15

    August 10, 1963: First Lieutenant David M. Carlin, 39th Air Transport Squadron on Dover Air Force Base, completed certification requirements as a C-133 Cargomaster aircraft commander. At age 23, Carling became one of the youngest C-133 commanders in the Military Air Transport Service. August 10,

  • An Evening of Light Rock

    The 436th Force Support Squadron Community Center will host a free outdoor concert Aug. 28 from 6 - 8 p.m. at the Eagle Heights football field. The event is open to all DoD ID card holders and guests. "I think it's another wonderful evening for Airmen and their families to come out and relax. There

  • Center stage: Dover AMC Icon begins Aug. 19

    Lights, mikes and diverse songs are being arranged for Dover's Air Mobility Command Icon base-level contest scheduled for Aug. 19 at The Landings Club. The event is to showcase singers who are competing for a chance at a claim to fame - to be able to represent their base at the AMC Icon competition

  • Downrange Our Airmen's perspective

    Rank/Name: Senior Airman James Allen Unit: 436th Force Support Squadron Deployed Unit/Location: Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar Hometown: Richmond, Maine Describe your job at your deployed location: I worked at the Desert Eagle Lounge, Dining Facilities, and flight kitchens. I worked as the shift leader

  • KC-135E Stratotanker retires to AMC Museum 1 month after last mission

    The Air Mobility Command Museum welcomed its newest aircraft, a KC-135E Stratotanker that was formerly the property of the 108th Air Refueling Wing at McGuire Air Force Base, N.J. The new aircraft will undergo a maintenance inspection and removal of all the fuel and other fluids, before being put on

  • Downrange: Our Airmen's perspective

    Rank/Name: Senior Airman Jeffrey Burgess Unit: 436th Aerial Port Squadron Deployed Unit/Location: 728th Air Mobility Squadron /Incirlik Air Base, Turkey Hometown: Jersey City, N.J. Describe your job at your deployed location: While I was deployed, I built pallets, made sure they were secured on the

  • Team Dover flies to one of the nation’s biggest air shows

    Every year Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wisc., hosts one of the nation's largest Air Shows, the Experimental Aircraft Association AirVenture, bragging an attendance of more than 500,000 during the week. This year, 20 Team Dover members from both the 436th and 512th Airlift Wings flew a C-5M

  • New C-5 inspection program saves money, keeps planes in the air

    A new inspection program being tested at Dover Air Force Base will not only save the Air Force $1.38 billion over the next two decades, it will also keep four extra C-5 Galaxy aircraft available every day for Air Mobility efforts. The new program - which will change the way the Air Force conducts