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  • 'Big' improvements come with upgrades to the AF's largest jet

    The mighty C-5, commonly noted as the largest aircraft in the Air Force inventory, is currently undergoing modifications and upgrades to improve performance and reliability. According to a C-5 test pilot assigned to the C-5 Modernization Program, the new C-5M Super Galaxy, which Dover Air Force Base

  • 436th AW to honor winners at annual award ceremony

    Twenty four hours a day, 365 days a year, the tireless contributions of Team Dover Airmen keep the world-wide air mobility mission thriving. In the near future, 436th Airlift Wing leadership, members of Dover Air Force Base and some special guests will take a night to celebrate the team's tireless

  • City of Dover welcomes local firefighter home

    More than 20 City of Dover firefighters joined efforts with local police to welcome a Dover Air Force Base Airman home today. Senior Airman Derek Larson, 436th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter and a City of Dover volunteer fireman, was met at the Delaware-Maryland state line and escorted by a

  • 'Heated' subject could lead to disaster

    Imagine a snowy winter day in the Eagle Heights housing area. After completing their snowman and topping it off with a carrot nose and charcoal eyes, a group of children make their ways back home to sip on some hot cocoa and warm up in their cozy houses. The lower the mercury level dips on the

  • New, improved 'Super Galaxy' to soar in Dover skies

    On any given day, when residents of Dover look into the sky, they are accustomed to seeing large C-5 and C-17 aircraft overhead. Starting Feb. 9, with the arrival of Dover Air Force Base's first C-5M Super Galaxy, a newly modernized bird of freedom will soar above. According to Lockheed Martin, for

  • 436th SFS to hold 10th Annual Ruck March

    The 436th Security Forces Squadron will hold its 10th annual Ruck March Feb. 21 at 9 a.m., starting at the Air Mobility Command Museum. Four-person teams can compete in the 10-kilometer march with each team member carrying a 30 pound rucksack on their back. "The Ruck March is held to honor the

  • Downrange: Our Airmen's perspective --- part 2 of series

    Rank/Name: Col. Eric Wydra Unit: 436th Airlift Wing vice commander Deployed Unit/Location: Central Command's Coalition Air Operations Center in Southwest Asia Describe your job at your deployed location: I was the deputy director of Mobility Forces (DepDIRMOBFOR). Our office consisted of the

  • Eagle Wing welcomes new commander

    The 436th Airlift Wing showcased its professionalism as it bid farewell to Col. Steven B. Harrison and welcomed Col. Manson O. Morris in a change-of-command ceremony Jan. 9. Maj. Gen. Winfield W. Scott III, 18th Air Force commander, transferred command of the Eagle Wing from Colonel Harrison to

  • DAADD offers safe and anonymous free ride home

    According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 36 people are killed and approximately 700 more are injured in alcohol-related vehicle accidents in the U.S. every day. Volunteers for the Dover Airmen Against Drunk Driving Program prevent Airmen from becoming part of that statistic.

  • Fire Department kindles DAADD program, dispatches firefighters as volunteers

    The 436th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department has volunteered to step in when there are no other volunteers when Airmen call the Dover Airmen Against Drunk Driving program. "Volunteering to pick people up is simply the right thing to do because it's our number one priority and our responsibility