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  • MDG offers 6 tips for staying flu free this season

    Flu season is on the way and 436th Medical Group officials have several suggestions to help Airmen and their families stay healthy this winter. The flu, a contagious respiratory infection caused by the influenza virus, is different from the common cold in that people with colds rarely get fevers,

  • Dover kicks off Fall Safety Campaign

    The Air Force Safety Center is leading the first-ever joint-service Fall Safety Campaign which kicked off Sept. 2 and will run through the end of November. It is intended to bridge from where the "101 Critical Days of Summer" Campaign leaves off and the Winter Safety Campaign begins. The primary

  • Dover wins more than $20,000 in MatchUp base race

    Team Dover won Air Mobility Command MatchUp for the second time in three years Sept. 1. MatchUp is an annual AMC-wide services competition where Airmen play online scratch tickets to win cash and gift certificates to AMC services facilities. The base with the highest percentage of participants was

  • Children cut ribbon on new Youth Center

    Several of Team Dover's youngest members helped the 18th Air Force commander and his wife cut the ribbon on DAFB's newest facility today. Maj. Gen. Scott and his wife Kathy, surrounded by a group of kindergarteners officially dedicated the $8.7 million building which offers before and after school

  • Base to save $80,000 by changing light bulbs

    Dover expects to save more than $80,000 a year with a new energy saving initiative called Operation Change Out. The voluntary U.S. Department of Energy program suggests military facilities, like base residential areas, exchange incandescent light bulbs for compact-fluorescent ones. "We're

  • Heart Link: Helping Dover spouses connect with military life

    The Airman & Family Readiness Center will host Heart Link, an orientation program for Air Force spouses, Sept. 16 at The Landings Club from 6 - 9 p.m. The goal of Heart Link is to strengthen military families by helping spouses understand the important role they have in the Air Force community.

  • Dover receives AMC Security Awareness Training

    Team Dover members received security briefings Aug. 25 at The Landings Club during Air Mobility Command's Security Awareness Day. Headquarters AMC, Scott AFB, Ill., ordered all AMC bases to perform security awareness training for all mobility team members to improve the command's security posture.

  • Senior leaders meet to discuss, decide way ahead for force

    Senior Air Force leaders gathered for a strategic summit Aug. 27 at Bolling Air Force Base to discuss the way ahead for the Air Force as a part of the August emphasis on strategic planning. "The summit allows us to identify issues that need senior leader review and decide on matters affecting the

  • Why is the theater closed, and why don't they post a sign?

    Q: I went to the base theater on August 16 for the evening show, and discovered a crowd of more than 30 people standing outside the door. Apparently the theater was not opening for the movie. Someone in the crowd said they hadn't opened for the afternoon show either. I even saw a child chasing down