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  • 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

  • Building bare bases one pallet at a time

    There are servicemembers whose jobs seem to catch all the glory and there are those who work behind the scenes to make sure those glorious jobs are able to be performed. For the servicemembers assigned to the 1st Expeditionary RED HORSE Group, here, this adage holds true. Their ability to create a