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  • Airmen cover the fallen with American flags for families

    For some, it means red, white and blue. It means 13 stripes for the original colonies and 50 stars for the states. For the families of the fallen, the American flag means so much more. Because of this, two Airmen assigned to the Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations Center here take their mission

  • Gates signs policy for dignified transfer operations

    Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates has approved a policy change that, under strictly delineated conditions, allows media filming of dignified transfer operations of fallen servicemembers' remains at Dover Air Force Base, Del. The new policy is slated to be implemented April 6, Pentagon spokesman

  • Going green! 436th LRS to receive new hybrid truck

    Dover will be testing a new heavy-duty hybrid electric tractor truck the beginning of May, thanks to the Air Force Advanced Power Technology Office in conjunction with Mack Trucks, Inc.The test will compare maintenance costs and repairs of the hybrid truck to the current 10-ton tractor at

  • This week in history: March 30 - April 3

    April 1, 1964: Rod Serling, writer and narrator of the "The Twilight Zone," television series, jumped from a Dover Air Force Base C-124 Globemaster aircraft. The 20th Air Transport Squadron operated the airframe. Mr. Serling jumped from the aircraft over Ft Bragg, North Carolina, during a joint

  • Dover wins Abilene Trophy

    Dover is the home of the Abilene Trophy this year after winning the 2008 Air Mobility Command Community Support Award, which was announced at Spring Rally, MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., March 25. The Abilene Trophy is presented annually to a civilian community for outstanding support to a nearby AMC