Dec. 8, 2006 Air Force selects new C-5 ISO inspection sites Dover Air Force Base was selected as one of three sites for future C-5 cargo aircraft isochronal inspections, Air Mobility Command officials announced today. Two additional C-5 ISO inspection sites - one at an Air National Guard base and another at an Air Force Reserve base - will be announced at a
Nov. 22, 2006 Base firefighters train with local firefighters, enhance skills Two firefighters respond to a 911 call and enter a house with smoke pouring out the windows. They shuffle forward on their knees holding a charged fire hose until one points out a couch that is engulfed in flames. The two aim the hose at the burning divan and one yells, "Utilities?" "Off," replies a
Nov. 17, 2006 USO volunteer wins hearts of servicemembers, prestigious award Embracing Marine Cpl. Warren Mausteller, with a warm motherly squeeze, Lisa Stagg, Delaware United Services Organization Center manager here uses few words, but her smile says it all. "Hey Marine," she beams. "Hey Ma'am," replies Corporal Mausteller, a Motor T operator from the Marine Barracks Corps
Nov. 17, 2006 Dover Airmen restore past, raise the future at local Veteran's shelter A lone house sits between farm fields down a quiet, country road. Inside the house live 15 veterans and outside stand three flag poles. One pole carries the American Flag flying proudly 40 feet above the ground. On the others, the Delaware State and Prisoner-of-War/Missing-in-Action flags ride an
Nov. 17, 2006 Dover officials say recycling can save base money There is a saying that, "one man's trash is another man's treasure." This statement not only works for donations but also for recycling. It is a Dover Air Force Base policy to recycle anything that can be recycled, and it is an Air Force policy for bases to recycle what is economically feasible.
Nov. 13, 2006 Dover crew flies C-17 training mission This weekend marked another milestone for the base's transition to a new mission as the first all-Dover aircrew, active and Reserve, flew a C-17 Globemaster III training mission Nov. 4. The flight was part of an interfly agreement Nov. 1 - 5 with the 305th Air Mobility Wing, McGuire Air Force Base,
Nov. 11, 2006 JPM Guardian helps protect warfighter, sheds 'Lite' on U.S. military readiness The scenario seems highly unlikely: several terrorists gain entry to the installation and release a toxic substance. Several Airmen die and many more are hospitalized. Immediately, the installation's emergency management team flies into action to save lives and minimize loss of