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  • This week in history: April 27 - May 1

    May 1, 1954: Dover Air Force Base begins its new mission, global airlift, when the 1607th Air Transport Wing received its first C-124 Globemaster II aircraft. April 27, 1967: The 436th Military Airlift Wing wins the Military Airlift Command Commander's Trophy for Aircraft Maintenance annual award.

  • Team Dover sees ‘Excellent’ result of hard work

    Air Mobility Command evaluators released the preliminary results for two major Team Dover inspections April 27 at the Base Theater. The 436th Airlift Wing received a rating of "Excellent" on its Unit compliance inspection and the 436th and 512th Airlift Wings received a rating of "Excellent" on

  • 436th Medical Group ready for H1N1 Flu

    According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there have been 91 cases of the H1N1 flu outbreak confirmed in Arizona, California, Indiana, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, New York, Kansas, Ohio and Texas as of April 29 at 11:00. None of these cases have involved Delaware

  • Bucs thwart Falcon comeback, win 5 - 0

    The Milford Middle School Buccaneer girl's soccer team beat the Air Base Middle School Falcons 5 - 0 at Dover Air Force Base April 27. This win thwarted the Falcon's comeback hopes after their 1 - 0 loss to the Bucs at Milton High School April 24. Frank Victory, Falcon's coach, was hopeful before

  • ‘Green’ Dover AFB lauded by Arbor Day Foundation

    The Arbor Day Foundation recently named Dover Air Force Base a Tree City USA community during a ceremony at the base Child Development Center. This is the 17th year Dover AFB has received national recognition for its urban and community forestry programs. To qualify as a Tree City USA, Dover AFB had

  • With spirits high, planes fly: an AGE success story

    Have you heard there's a special blend of high-performance fuel, not available for purchase on the markets, yet currently being used in the 436th Maintenance Squadron to propel their most-valuable assets? Pride - it's a purely-clean fuel, not reliant on foreign oil and pumps through the veins of

  • APS rightly known as Super Port

    To the untrained eye, the home of the 436th Aerial Port Squadron looks like an unassuming, enormous warehouse, but to the Port Dawgs who work there and the men and women who rely on the cargo processed there, it is a vital building in the air bridge that sustains American forces. "The Super Port's

  • 3rd Airlift Squadron performs first squadron deployment

    The 3rd Airlift Squadron made history as they deploy for the first time April 26th. More than 150 3rd AS members deployed to Southwest Asia to support the airlift mission, providing intratheater airlift through two main hubs to deliver much-needed cargo to the front lines. "This is a unique mission

  • Downrange: Our Airmen’s perspective – part 7 of series

    Rank/Name: Staff Sgt. Jonathan Hollenbeck Unit: 436th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Deployed Unit/Location: Southwest Asia Hometown: Ashburnham, Mass. Describe your job at your deployed location: My primary job here is to support mobility missions. Since my arrival, I've had my hands on more than