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  • SFS wins base softball championship

    The 436th Security Forces Squadron beat the 436th Maintenance Squadron 13 - 8 in the 2007 Dover Air Force Base Championship Softball Game Aug. 24. "This will be a tough game because we've only lost once all season to one team - the Maintainers," said Matt Rotuno, SFS coach. "There is bad blood

  • Dover honors women’s contribution to force

    Team Dover commemorates the passage of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and salutes all women here today. Sunday marks 87 years since the 19th Amendment was passed by Congress. Since Esther Blake enlisted on the first minute of the first hour of the first day regular Air Force duty was

  • Claim service changes to affect Airmen here

    Airmen here will soon be eligible for full replacement value protection on most DoD-funded personal property shipments announced Air Force officials Aug. 7. The change is to improve service and help ensure Airmen get fair reimbursement for their items damaged in permanent change of station moves.

  • Dover AFB school bells ring again

    'Ring-a-ling' sounds the bell and the children line up smartly outside their class rooms all eagerly waiting to meet their teacher and classmates. It's here ... the summer break has passed and school is back in session on Dover Air Force Base and throughout the Caesar Rodney School District. Tuesday

  • Dover colonel helps Charleston lean checks

    The 436th Maintenance Group commander, Col. Robert Hamm, headed south Aug. 6 through Aug. 10 and kicked off 'lean' initiatives at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C. Charleston chose Dover AFB because of its command-wide reputation for having made huge strides in Air Force Smart Operations 21 programs

  • Battle of leather n' lumber -Dover's all-night softball tourney

    Team Dover first sergeants are scheduled to host their second-annual all-night softball tournament at the base softball fields Sept. 7. To date, teams from the 436th Civil Engineer Squadron, 436th Security Forces Squadron, 436th Communication Squadron, 436th Logistic Readiness Squadron, 436th

  • Delaware supports Team Dover with military appreciation nights

    The Wilmington Blue Rocks minor league baseball team hosted military appreciation nights and donated tickets to Team Dover for Rocks' games Aug. 10 and Saturday. As part of the military appreciation nights, Col. Randal Bright, 512th Airlift Wing commander and Chief Master Sgt. Bruce Blodgett, 436th

  • Utility billing system tests continue

    Team Dover members who reside on base have been participating in an ongoing utility billing test since December '06. The mock bills are designed to allow residents to adjust to being individually responsible for electricity and natural gas consumption rates, said Deborah Augustine, Pinnacle

  • Chiefs share 'wise words' with selected NCOs

    More than 150 Airmen on the Eagle Wing were notified of their selection for promotion to staff sergeant Wednesday. These Airmen represent Dover in the Air Force's selection of 15,130 of 36,608 eligible senior airmen to sew on their new staff sergeant stripes in the coming months. "I will never