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  • Airmen battle to see whose "cuisine reigns supreme"

    Two 436th Force Support Squadron Airmen donned aprons and met on the culinary battlefield April 15 at the Patterson Dining Facility, Dover Air Force Base, Del.This is the second year the "Iron Chef" battle has been fought in the kitchen of the Patterson Dining Facility. A single elimination

  • Airman of the Week: Airman 1st Class Manuel Alvarez

    Name/rank: Airman 1st Class Manuel AlvarezSquadron: 436th Medical Support SquadronJob description: Biomedical equipment technician Dream assignment: Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., so I can be closer to my sister.Family: My sister Marian Alvarez.Favorite movies: The A-Team, Fired Up, and Wassup

  • Dover AFB welcomes JPED

    A new chapter in history for the Joint Personal Effects Depot was ushered in today when their new permanent building opened for operations with a ribbon cutting ceremony. The ribbon cutting featured:-Lt. Gen. Thomas Bostick, U.S. Army deputy chief of staff-Maj. Gen. Merdith Temple, U.S. Army Corps

  • Troops to receive full mid-month pay April 15th

    All service members will receive their full mid-month pay they have earned in their paychecks April 15, Pentagon officials said April 11."Basically, all active duty and Reserve service members will receive full mid-month pay on the 15th of April," Pentagon spokesman Marine Col. Dave Lapan said. "It

  • Spice isn’t nice – or legal

    Airmen may not know they are doing it, but they are putting their careers in jeopardy.The Air Mobility commander issued a general order Nov. 2, 2010, prohibiting the use of any intoxicating substance. Doing so is a violation of Article 92 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice with the possibility

  • Team Dover members prepare for deployment

    The class is four days long and teaches everything from self aid and buddy care to roadside bomb recognition. Beginning on a Tuesday and ending on a Friday, Expeditionary Combat Skills Training at Dover Air Force Base, Del., has more than 20 classes per year and more than 25 students per class."We