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  • Medical group works toward “Star” status

    The 436th Medical Group is improving their safety and health systems using the Voluntary Protection Program in hopes of achieving the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's "Star" status.Focusing on the VPP principle of "management leadership and employee involvement" the medical group has

  • Dover's Super Port decorated again

    The 436th Aerial Port Squadron, aptly named Dover's Super Port, won four awards for 2010 as part of Air Mobility Command's Air Traffic and Traffic Management Flight awards program. The awards recognized the 436 APS for providing unparalleled support to ensure rapid global projection and sustainment

  • Stay warm and out of trouble

    With chilly winter weather here, it is important for Airmen to remain warm. As professional Airmen, it is important to wear the necessary gear while adhering to Air Force Instruction 36-2903: Dress and Personal Appearance of Air Force Personnel."The wear of uniform reflects how seriously an Airman

  • Lions Club donate to wounded warriors

    For six years, the Ocean City, Md., Lions Club has been coming to Dover Air Force Base to purchase gift cards from the Dover AFB Exchange for wounded warriors overseas.To date, the OC Lions Club has donated more than $150,000 and more than 13,000 articles of clothing for wounded warriors. The

  • Little bit of everything

    Pre-flight and post-flight inspections are common place for a C-17 crew chief. However, crew chiefs are responsible for the overall maintenance of the aircraft they are assigned. This often includes odd-jobs such as replacing a hard-to-reach middle tire on the main landing gear of the plane. Airman

  • Survey results aid base improvement

    The Air Force will begin conducting the 2011 Community Assessment Survey Jan. 25. Team Dover members who are selected will be able to make their opinions and needs known. The results of the survey will be used by the Air Force and base leadership to target resources where they are most needed to

  • Firefighters association receives donations for memorial

    The Eagle Firefighters Association has been hard at work planning and preparing their Sept. 11, 2001 memorial based on two pieces of World Trade Center steel they received from the New York Port Authority Aug. 10, 2010. The steel for the memorial are pieces of horizontal support beams believed to be