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  • Reusing with imagination! Children learn about recycling

    Team Dover children of all ages received a special guest, a puppeteer and storyteller that performed the 'Magic Pots and Recycled Bottles' program Aug. 3 at the Base Library.Kathleen Jacobs, a former art teacher, came to act out her original play of comical multicultural tales."This was a great

  • Strive to stride! Take the HAWC Walk path to success

    Walking is a form of transportation, but for some it is actually a sport. A record number of more than 40 million people are fitness walkers in the U.S. and the numbers are increasing, according to Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association. This may come as a surprise to some people, but there are

  • New tank to supply water needs

    Water is a vital and important part of life. People drink it all the time and often don't think about where it comes from. On Dover Air Force Base, the water is currently being purchased from an off-base utility.At least, that is, until September, when the new one million gallon water tank and new

  • 9th AS pounds 436th MXS 20-4

    Despite playing only five games this season due to rainouts and forfeits, one of the hottest teams in the National League at the midpoint of the Dover Air Force Base intramural softball season is the 9th Airlift Squadron.On Tuesday night, the Pelicans proved how hot they are, again.The Pelicans

  • Running on empty

    Whether you're a marathon runner or trying to beat your last fitness score, you may have discovered your toughest competitor this summer is Mother Nature and some potentially dangerous record temperatures. With temperatures soaring, it serves us all to be on heightened alert for dehydration and

  • Team Dover artists coined

    Eight Team Dover members are being coined for their participation in the Air Force Arts and Crafts Gallery Showcase.The showcase, which was open to all members of Team Dover, had three categories: Youth 6-12, Youth 13-17 and Adults. The submissions selected at the base-level were forwarded to Air

  • Successful mission downrange highlights Dover capabilities

    Working with other agencies in a hostile environment on a quick turn around rotation, four airlift crews managed to deliver more than 100 helicopters to Army units at three locations in Afghanistan.U.S. Army teams assisted the C-5 Loadmasters in Rota and 3 locations in Afghanistan."The Army was