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  • Dover celebrates new squadron with stand up ceremony

    Team Dover recently celebrated the stand up of the new 436th Force Support Squadron at The Landings Club Feb. 6. Maj. Michael Mullins, assumed command of the new organization, which is a combination of the former 436th Mission Support and 436th Services Squadrons. "This is a historic day as we stand

  • ‘Timing history,’ Dover maintainer helps manage inaugural parade

    Keep a distance of 30 feet between elements and 112 steps per minute, repeated in the mind of an Eagle Wing Airman, who was part of a special team of servicemembers charged with timing and spacing the parade movements during President Obama's inaugural parade. Tech. Sgt. Steven Miller, 736th

  • Spirit of Global Reach lands at Dover

    The Spirit of Global Reach made its triumphant arrival at Dover Air Force Base Feb. 9, putting itself in the history books as Team Dover's first C-5M Super Galaxy. The Spirit of Global Reach is the first of three C-5Ms Dover will receive for operational testing and evaluation. "Today we see the

  • LRS Airman supplies U.S., Iraqi Army

    A staff sergeant from the 436th Logistics Readiness Squadron, currently deployed to the 402nd Army Field Support Brigade at Contingency Operating Base Adder, Iraq, works to supply and redistribute Army equipment, and help supply the Iraqi forces prior to U.S. force reductions in the region. Staff

  • AFA helps 436 AMXS keep tools on the flightline

    A team of U.S. Air Force Academy faculty and cadets recently assisted the 436th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron in determining safety standards on the year-old Launch and Recovery point-of-use trailers. Through research and testing, the Air Force Academy team determined the maximum wind speeds the

  • Welch Elementary School 2nd period Honor Roll

    Congratulations to the following Welch Elementary School students for making the 2nd Marking Period Honor Roll:First Grade:Alicia Alexander Jaden Arnold Taylor Bane Aaliyah Batts Jasmyne Bridgers Clay Campbell Arwen Cox Kyler Crawford Cora Dahiquist Justen De Los Reyes Zachary Diffenbaugh Taylor

  • Being a 'card carrying' member

    Q: I had been a member of the NCO club since I sewed on my fourth stripe in 1954. I never dreamed of discontinuing my membership. I decided to cancel my credit card that the club requires of its members. I would still like to be a member but find it unacceptable that I have to have their credit

  • Base flyers, mechanics prepare for Super Galaxy

    Dover Air Force Base is scheduled to receive its first C-5M Super Galaxy Feb. 9 and several Team Dover Airmen have been preparing for the arrival of the new and improved aircraft. Over the past year, 436th and 512th Airlift Wing flyers and maintainers have not only been undergoing training, but have