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  • Team Dover’s first MatchUp grand prize winner

    A military retiree received a $7,000 grand prize from Air Mobility Command MatchUp Sept. 3. "It was a shock when I got the call telling me I had won," said Sam Marinucci, a retired technical sergeant. "I've been playing for three years and I usually only won the gift certificates and a $25 prize, so

  • C-5M sets 41 world records

    A Dover aircrew flying a C-5M Super Galaxy, named The Spirit of Normandy, unofficially set 41 world records in a single flight, taking off from the base before dawn today. The results are pending certification by the National Aeronautic Association and should be finalized in about a month, said

  • Earning a spot on the team: Dover athlete chosen to run the 2009 AF Marathon

    Two Dover Airmen were selected to participate in the 13th Annual U.S. Air Force Marathon Sept. 19 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. 2nd Lt. Abigail Wise, 436th Airlift Wing Public Affairs chief of internal information, was chosen by Air Mobility Command as a primary team member, and Master

  • Power saving IDEA earns big bucks

    A Team Dover member received $10,000 Sept. 2 for his contribution to the Innovative Development through Employee Awareness program. The IDEA program was developed to assist in the foundation of ideas in all areas of the Air Force to constantly improve and streamline processes. "It's amazing to see

  • 3rd AS returns from deployment

    With flowers, banners, presents and balloons, family members and Team Dover leadership welcomed the members of the 3rd Airlift Squadron back to Dover Air Force Base Sept. 2 and 3. The 3rd AS deployed from Dover as the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron to provide combat airlift and airdrop,

  • This week in history: 30 Aug. - 5 Sept.

    31 August 1910: Mr. Robie Seidinger produced Delaware's first aeroplane, the "Delaplane" in Wilmington. A year earlier, Mr. Enoch S. LaFerve and Mr. W.D. LaFerve of Dover, Delaware, patented their own flying ship. However, no evidence exists that this machine was ever built or flown; but it did show

  • Looking out for big brother

    An aircraft maintainer's job is to ensure the safety of his aircraft and its crew, but for one maintenance officer here, the stakes are raised when his older brother is at the controls. Growing up, Capt. Bryan Lucero, 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron C-17 Globemaster III pilot, always looked out