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  • Volunteers ready to man USO during ‘Firefighter Fridays’

    Members of the 436th Civil Engineering Squadron fire protection flight are volunteering their time every Friday at the United Service Organization lounge at Dover Air Force Base.The volunteers started performing 24-hour service at the USO lounge Nov. 20 to support the schedule of the new lounge.A

  • This week in history: Nov. 23 - 27

    Nov. 27, 1941      Civil Air Patrol was founded one week before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. This all-volunteer force flew 24 million miles of coastal patrol during World War II. Duties included sub-spotting, target-towing, aiding distressed ships, and courier duty. In 1948 Congress made

  • Time to give thanks

    For over 230 years our great nation has celebrated Thanksgiving as a time to recognize the many priceless gifts we enjoy as Americans. It's a time to appreciate and celebrate our families and our friends; a time to reflect on how privileged we are to live in such a great land of opportunity. For

  • DAFB hosts annual tree lighting

    Team Dover will host a Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony Dec. 1 at 5 p.m. at the Dover Air Force Base Main Gate.The night's festivities are open for Team Dover and the local community who have a Department of Defense identification card, and for their family members and guests.There will be hot

  • General Johns takes command of AMC

    Gen. Raymond E. Johns Jr. assumed command of Air Mobility Command from Gen. Arthur J. Lichte in a ceremony here Nov. 20.AMC is responsible for providing rapid, global mobility and sustainment for America's armed forces. As the commander, General Johns acts as the lead agent for all mobility air

  • End-of-year money a boon for bowling alley

    Renovations to improve quality of service at the Eagle Lanes Bowling Center were completed Nov. 14.The $250,000 renovations were funded by end-of-year money from the 436th Force Support Squadron."We had a lot of hands in getting this overhaul up and running," said Carl Schlesinger, 436th FSS ELBC

  • Reenlistment bonus cap raises; extended to 91 AFSCs

    A recent change to the Selective Reenlistment Bonus program increased the number of Air Force Specialty Codes set to receive an SRB to 91 and doubled the cap of the maximum amount to $90,000.Reenlistment bonuses are divided into four zones. Zone A is for 17 months to six years of service, Zone B for

  • In the Spotlights - Warrior Run results

    Congratulations to the following first-place male and female finishers for the November "Turkey Trot" Warrior Run Nov. 17:Airman 1st Class Ian Gokey, 436th Civil Engineer SquadronCapt. Rebecca Corbin, 436th Civil Engineer SquadronAirman Gokey finished with a time of 18 minutes, 20 seconds, and

  • Tops In Blue 2009 rock the stage in Dover

    Tops In Blue performed for a packed house at the Delaware State University Education and Humanities Center Nov. 17. Tops In Blue, known as the Air Force's premiere performing group, presented the 2009 edition of the Tops In Blue show, entitled 'To Dream.'The show consisted of 26 songs about dreams,