News

  • 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

  • Listen up! Audio books now available at DAFB

    The 436th Force Support Squadron Base Library now offers free audio books on CD, cassette tape and downloadable digital format.An audio book allows people the freedom to enjoy a book through listening as they travel. "I like audio books because they are considered a valuable tool because of their

  • In a sour mood? Lyme Disease may be the culprit

    There is something lurking around Dover Air Force Base, a pest whose "bite" is worse than its bark.These blood-sucking creatures, known as the black-legged deer tick, attach themselves to their prey for hours or even days, carrying a disease that spreads from a single bite., lyme disease (LD). "A

  • Giving parents a break: Program helps relieve parents’ stress

    The Air Force Aid Society and Child Development Center have come together with the Give Parents a Break program to help relieve the stress parents can face.This program allows parents who have a spouse that is deployed, on remote tour, extended temporary duty or dealing with a high level of stress