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  • 15 months, 22 million pounds of cargo later Dover receives 13th C-17

    Dover Air Force Base was once the home to 28 C-5 Galaxy aircraft, the largest aircraft in the Air Force inventory. Then on June 4, 2007, the 436th and 512th Airlift Wings received their first C-17 Globemaster III, a smaller bird than the massive C-5, but it was the newest airlifter the Air Force

  • Never fear, FluMist is here!

    The 436th Medical Group recently hosted flu vaccination days Oct. 2 and 3 at the base clinic for active-duty members. The clinic administered influenza vaccines to more than 1,000 Airmen during the walk-in vaccinations day in less than 10 minutes without making any prior appointments. "We initiated

  • New year brings new changes to housing utilities

    Eagle Heights housing residents will notice a change in their bank statements in the New Year. Starting January 2009, residents will be receiving partial Basic Allowance for Housing to pay their utilities. Before, Pinnacle Housing would receive a residents' Basic Allowance for Housing and would use

  • LA-native to fly C-17 to Dover

    Los Angeles-area native Lt. Col. Charlie Ohliger, 436th Operations Support Squadron operations officer, will pilot the 13th and final C-17 Globemaster III assigned to Dover Air Force Base Oct. 8. Colonel Ohliger will pilot the aircraft alongside Gen. Arthur J. Lichte, Air Mobility Command commander,

  • CFC kicks off with luncheon Oct. 6

    The country's largest annual workplace charity campaign begins Monday at Dover Air Force Base with a kickoff luncheon at The Landings Club at 11:30 a.m. The luncheon will consist of an agency fair, with information from various agencies who directly benefit from the Combined Federal Campaign, and

  • Fire Department preps for Fire Prevention Week

    Dover AFB's Fire Department is teaming up with the National Fire Protection Association to promote this year's Fire Prevention Week Oct. 5 through 11 with an open house at the Fire Station Oct. 11 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. This year's campaign focuses on preventing the leading causes of home fires: