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  • Traumatic stress response team aids Dover Airmen

    Death, suicide, rape, assault, plane crashes and combat are all events psychologists define as traumatic. According to mental health experts here, traumatic events can have a psychological impact on the people who experienced them. That's where Dover's Traumatic Stress Response Team steps in to help

  • Eagle Wing travelers to receive new GTC

    Government Travel Cards will soon have a new look as Citibank is replacing Bank of America as the DoD's travel-card provider in November. The expected start date to distribute new credit cards to Dover members is mid September. The current travel-card contract with Bank of America expires Nov. 29

  • Dover celebrates AF Reserve's 60th Anniversary with bash!

    Team Dover will host the 2008 Air Force Ball Sept. 6 at 6 p.m. at the Sheraton Hotel Champagne Ballroom. This year's ball celebrates the Air Force Reserve's 60th anniversary. The Reserve was established April 14, 1948 as a separate service. "This is the absolute premier event of the year," said

  • Communicators complete computer network upgrade

    The reliability of Dover's computer network took a giant leap forward recently with the completion of a $6.5 million, two-year project. According to Robert Baird, 436th Communications Squadron chief of network operations, the project included replacing copper wires throughout the base with 180,000

  • Dover to host free custom car, truck, bike show

    The Auto Hobby Shop is hosting the annual Super Street Car, Truck and Bike Show, Aug. 16 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Air Mobility Command Museum. This is an event for the whole family with street car, truck and motorcycle exhibits, new car displays, a Youth Pinewood Derby and live band. In past

  • Dover’s legal team to hold readiness day

    The 436th Airlift Wing legal office announced it will host Legal Readiness Day at the base legal office Aug. 26. The legal office hours for the day will be extended from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and the office will be open solely for Team Dover's deploying Airmen to accomplish wills, powers of attorney and

  • Thanks you to WIng Safety for making the Fitness Center parking lot safer

    Q: Major thanks and appreciation to Lori Bellamy and all associated with the change in parking format in front of the Fitness Center. Before the change, it was hazardous due to the vehicles stretched out in to the street blocking the sight of oncoming traffic. It is great to see that suggestions

  • Why is the sauna in the women's locker room still broken?

    Q: I was wondering why the sauna in the women's locker room at the Fitness Center has been broken for the last three weeks. Is there any way we can address this issue so we can utilize the sauna? A: The emergency alarm in the women's sauna broke beyond repair on June 30 and a new alarm was ordered

  • What can be done to get drivers to stop for people in cross walks?

    Q: What can be done to get drivers to stop for people in the cross walks? I have witnessed drivers that ignore the people crossing or waiting to cross at designated cross walks. This is dangerous and needs to be brought to the attention of the Security Forces Squadrons. Can we call the Security

  • Why would a Youth Center field trip be canceled for thunderstorn warnings?

    Q: My child goes to the Youth Center for the summer day care program, and they recently had a trip planned to the Washington zoo. The trip was cancelled because there was a chance of thunderstorms for that day over in Washington which seems ridiculous. Thunderstorms are fairly normal in this area