May 20, 2009 MOS remains on top, #1 team beats CS The 436th Maintenance Operations Squadron beat the 436th Communications Squadron 15 - 13 during a "sudden death" match May 18 at the Fitness Center. "We're playing every ball like it was our last," said Stephen Hart, MOS coach. Both teams actively communicated, but MOS players added in a few
May 20, 2009 Critical Days of Summer: '09 Safety campaign kicks off at Dover Team Dover celebrates a family day today and begins a four-day weekend to celebrate Memorial Day. The extended weekend also marks the beginning of this year's 'Critical Days of Summer' safety campaign. Gen. Arthur Lichte, Air Mobility Command commander, has designated this year's campaign as "Back
May 20, 2009 This week in history: May 17 - May 23 May 20, 1926: The Federal government formed a new agency under the Department of Commerce called the Aeronautics branch. This new branch of the Commerce Department dealt with safety issues, pilot certification and minimum airfield requirements for the increasing activity in aerial transportation.
May 20, 2009 3rd Airlift Squadron members embrace Pakistan humanitarian mission The kind of fast-action, humanitarian outreach used this week to help more than a million Pakistanis displaced by war is exactly the type of mission the Air Force's 3rd Airlift Squadron was glad to take on, airmen in the unit said. "It's got a different aspect to it than our other missions," said
May 20, 2009 AFSO21 initiative saves Dover $1.8 million A new process will save Dover Air Force Base, Del., $1.8 million in man hours in the course of a year and most Airmen will not notice the change. Inprocessing Dover took an average of 20 days, but through an Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century initiative, that time has been cut down to
May 20, 2009 Dover promotes 48 technical sergeants Congratulations to the following technical sergeants selected for promotion to master sergeant: Brian Adams, 436th AMDS Steven Adams, 436th LRS Jason Alton, 736th AMXS Jason Anderson, 436th OSS Roy Anderson Jr., 436th MDSS Nancy Auger, 436th DS Charles Bartosh, 436th AW/CP Douglas Benton, 436th CES