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  • Facilitators lifeline in AFSO21 process

    Dover Air Force Base is leading the way in process management when it comes to Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century. This year, the wing has had more than 50 key process improvement initiatives, according to Ron Collins, 436th Airlift Wing AFSO21 program manager. In order to continue at

  • APEX program produces results

    Dover Air Force Base has been saving man hours and improving loadmasters' crew rest with an Air Force Smart Operation for the 21st Centurys program. The Aerial Port Expediters program began at Dover February 2007 for the C-5 Galaxy and February 2008 for the C-17 Globemaster III, to accomplish the

  • Bone Marrow registry exceeds goal

    The fifth annual C.W. Bill Young Department of Defense Marrow Donor Program registration drive took place at the base theater Aug 28th. The purpose of the drive is to increase the number of people in the National Bone Marrow Registry, and increasing the chances of those needing a transplant to find

  • Camp Bucca MCT receives, inspects, moves bar higher

    When the Airmen of the 732nd Movement Control Team arrived at Camp Bucca, they didn't just want to do their job. They wanted to do it better. The 732nd MCT controls the ground movement of cargo to and from Camp Bucca -- supplying the fuel, food, medicine and mail necessary to sustain the roughly

  • 436th MXS receive motorcycle safety training

    Following a motorcycle safety briefing in the base theater Aug. 21, participants of the 436th Maintenance Squadron motorcycle safety course relocated to the new Eagle's Nest training course for a demonstration from a member of the Dover Police motorcycle division. This event was put together by

  • A remembrance: Dover’s annual POW/MIA Vigil

    Team Dover members stood a rotating vigil at the base flag pole in 10-minute increments Sept. 18 from 6:35 a.m. to 4 p.m. as part of a Prisoners of War and Missing in Actions Remembrance Day. "We are paying tribute to those who gave the ultimate sacrifice - we are remembering America's missing

  • Patterson Dining Facility wishes Dover Airmen a Happy Birthday

    The Patterson Dining Facility hosted a celebration for Dover Airmen Sept. 16 with a feast that's served on a quarterly basis. A section of the dining area was reserved and decorated for the Airmen's Birthday Meal, which recognizes all Airmen E-1 through E-4 whose birthdays fall in that quarter. "I'm

  • Flight safety number one at Dover

    The Aero Club at Dover Air Force Base was honored with an Air Force-level safety award for 2008 for 1,000 hours of mishap-free flying. The Aero Club is hosted by the 436th Force Support Squadron and offers flight training and testing to Department of Defense ID card holders, their dependants and

  • Dover heated up over fire prevention

    With Fire Prevention Week being held Oct. 4 - 10, Dover Air Force base is teaming up with The National Fire Protection Association to urge Delaware residence to 'Stay Fire Smart! Don't Get Burned.' This year's campaign focuses on ways to keep homes fire safe and prevent painful burns. Each year