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  • Race ready to prepare runners for Air Force Marathon

    The Fitness Center is hosting the 'Summer Sizzler,' a 10 mile race and 5 kilometer run, Aug. 29 at 8 a.m. at the Eagles Nest Picnic Area. The run was designed to help runners train for the Air Force Marathon. "I am looking forward to this 10 mile run," said Master Sgt. Marshall Stafford, 436th

  • Environmental-friendly equipment tested at Dover

    The 436th Civil Engineering Squadron, United States Army Corps of Engineers and Odyssey International conducted a preliminary test for a new high expansive foam system in Hanger 945 Aug. 12. The goals of the test were to cover 90 percent of an aircrafts silhouette within a minute of alarm and

  • This week in History: Aug. 9 - 15

    August 10, 1963: First Lieutenant David M. Carlin, 39th Air Transport Squadron on Dover Air Force Base, completed certification requirements as a C-133 Cargomaster aircraft commander. At age 23, Carling became one of the youngest C-133 commanders in the Military Air Transport Service. August 10,

  • An Evening of Light Rock

    The 436th Force Support Squadron Community Center will host a free outdoor concert Aug. 28 from 6 - 8 p.m. at the Eagle Heights football field. The event is open to all DoD ID card holders and guests. "I think it's another wonderful evening for Airmen and their families to come out and relax. There

  • Center stage: Dover AMC Icon begins Aug. 19

    Lights, mikes and diverse songs are being arranged for Dover's Air Mobility Command Icon base-level contest scheduled for Aug. 19 at The Landings Club. The event is to showcase singers who are competing for a chance at a claim to fame - to be able to represent their base at the AMC Icon competition

  • Downrange Our Airmen's perspective

    Rank/Name: Senior Airman James Allen Unit: 436th Force Support Squadron Deployed Unit/Location: Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar Hometown: Richmond, Maine Describe your job at your deployed location: I worked at the Desert Eagle Lounge, Dining Facilities, and flight kitchens. I worked as the shift leader

  • KC-135E Stratotanker retires to AMC Museum 1 month after last mission

    The Air Mobility Command Museum welcomed its newest aircraft, a KC-135E Stratotanker that was formerly the property of the 108th Air Refueling Wing at McGuire Air Force Base, N.J. The new aircraft will undergo a maintenance inspection and removal of all the fuel and other fluids, before being put on