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  • Medical Group to phase-out active duty sick call

    In accordance with the requirements of the mandatory implementation of the Family Health Initiative in primary care, the 436th Medical Group will eliminate active duty sick call and dental sick call by June 1. In order to make the transition smooth, the Family Practice Clinic will use a two-phase

  • Year-Round Resolutions for a Healthy Life

    "People are so worried about what they eat between Christmas and the New Year, but they really should be worried about what they eat between the New Year and Christmas." - AnonymousOnce the holiday season is over, the cookies eaten, the presents unwrapped, and the champagne bottles empty, folks make

  • New program for medical retirements/separations in the works

    Airmen being medically separated or retired from the Air Force will soon benefit from a new and improved disability evaluation system known as the Integrated Disability Evaluation System scheduled to be implemented June 2011.IDES is a joint effort to align the Department of Defense's and Department

  • Operation Cookie Drop brings holiday spirit to dorm Airmen

    More than 500 Airmen staying in the dorms over Christmas will now have the opportunity to eat some hand delivered cookies thanks to Operation Cookie Drop. The cookies were delivered to the dorms here on Dec. 21, 2010.Operation Cookie Drop, organized by the Chief's Group, is an Air Force-wide

  • Dover gets visit, photos with Santa

    Despite the cold and windy weather, 150 Team Dover families lined up to have their picture taken with Santa Claus on a C-17 Globemaster III Dec. 5.The event began at Grotto's Pizza in The Landings Club. After registering, the families were taken by bus to the flightline. "We had no issues getting

  • New program to launch for travel card

    Over the next few months, the Air Force will be converting to the Controlled Spend Account (CSA) card. The CSA is different from the government travel card and provides the traveler with increased flexibility to meet their travel needs. Fueled by "mission-driven" spend limits and unprecedented

  • Airmen help homeless shelter

    Members of Dover Air Force Base, Del., donated coats, food and toys to assist a local homeless shelter during the second "Help the Homeless" campaign which ends Dec. 23.To date, the campaign has donated 641 food items, 62 coats and 45 toys. The campaign continues to seek donations for the shelter,