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  • DAFB tour program welcomes community

    A new community relations program here is helping community members take in a little bit of the Dover Air Force Base experience.Since early January 2011, Dover's Ambassador Program has been successful in providing more manpower for community tours of the facilities and mission here.The program

  • Airman of the Week: Senior Airman Benjamin Putnam

    Name/rank: Senior Airman Benjamin PutnamSquadron: 436th Operations Support SquadronJob: Aircrew flight equipmentDream assignment and why: I would love to go to Alaska. I grew up in the mountains, and Alaska has always been a dream location. The fishing, hunting, hiking, and landscape are

  • Team Dover welcomes new chiefs with ceremony

    Chief master sergeants are an elite group, consisting of only the top one percent of the Air Force's total enlisted servicemembers. This group is open only to those who truly excel at their duties.Team Dover's chiefs welcomed eight new members into their group Feb. 25, 2011, at the Chief Master

  • Wingman concept showcased at Dover AFB

    Being a wingman is a concept all Airmen should be familiar with. One of the traits that defines a good wingman is resiliency, which was showcased in this years Wingman Day here Feb. 25. Resiliency is the ability to withstand, recover and grow in the face of stressors and changing demands. A

  • Bioenvironmental Engineers: Keeping Dover Clean

    You may have seen them around base in their spacesuit-like gear or with their hi-tech detection equipment. If you haven't, you most likely have been effected by their work. Every time you take a breath of clean air or drink uncontaminated water on base, it's a job well done for Dover Air Force

  • Prime BEEF training project improves skills

    Every year the 436th Civil Engineer Squadron trains its members with a Prime Base Emergency Engineer Force' project. This year's project is Building 205, better known as the home of the honor guard.The renovation will be top-to-bottom; new electrical, heating, ventilating, and air conditioning.

  • Airman of the Week: Airman 1st Class Brent Johns

    Name/rank: Airman 1st Class Brent JohnsSquadron: 736 Aircraft Maintenance SquadronJob: C-17 crew chiefDream assignment: Hickam Air Force Base, HawaiiFamily: My mother and stepfather - Debbie and Thomas, my dad and stepmother - Kirk and Lorraine, my sister April, my half-sister Harley, and my