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  • Housing referral process to change

    A Department of Defense-wide housing referral network is scheduled for implementation on Dover Air Force Base Thursday. Those interested in advertising or seeking out real-estate rentals, will now utilize the Automated Housing Referral Network, a property-listing Web site. According to the AHRN

  • CJRs available for Dover Airmen

    For the first time in years, Dover Air Force Base enlisted Airmen, as well as Airmen from across the Air Force, started fiscal year 2008 without first-term Career Job Reservation restrictions in their career fields. In recent years, Airmen had to compete for a limited number of available jobs within

  • Dover honors breast cancer awareness month

    October is breast cancer awareness month and the 436th Medical Group wants to remind Team Dover Airmen to be vigilant and proactive when it comes to breast cancer. Did you know both men and women can get breast cancer? Breast cancer is a disease in which abnormal cells grow out of control in the

  • Spouses get oriented with ‘Heart Link’

    Dover Air Force Base is scheduled to host an Air Force spouse orientation program at Chapel 2 in the Eagle Heights housing area Oct. 30 from 6 to 9 p.m. 'Heart Link' is a program designed to strengthen military families and enhance mission readiness by increasing spouse awareness of the Air Force

  • Dover C-5 makes historic flight into Bagram

    A crew from Dover Air Force Base flew their C-5 Galaxy into Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, Sept. 22, which introduced the largest Air Force airlifter to operations there and increased the capability to move enormous amount of cargo into the war zone. For the crew from Dover's 9th Airlift Squadron and

  • Financial service center opens at Ellsworth: Upcoming pay changes explained

    The new Air Force Financial Services Center officially opened its doors at Ellsworth AFB, S.D., Sept. 14 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony officiated by Secretary of the Air Force Michael W. Wynne. The center corresponds with Secretary Wynne's Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st century initiative,

  • One day, one stop: Base legal office to hold Legal Readiness Day

    The 436th Airlift Wing legal office announced it will host Legal Readiness Day at the base legal office Oct. 12. The legal office hours for the day will be extended from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. and the office will be open solely for the men and women of Team Dover to accomplish wills, powers of

  • Dover airfield ops best in AMC

    Dover Air Force Base recently set the bar for the rest of Air Mobility Command during the 2007 Air Traffic System Evaluation Program inspection Sept. 24 through 28. The ATSEP inspection was a validation of Team Dover's complete operations air-traffic capability, which evaluated the total air traffic

  • 5th C-17 makes Dover debut

    Since The Spirit of the Constitution made its debut at Dover Air Force Base June 4, the base has added four C-17 Globemaster IIIs to their existing fleet of C-5 Galaxys. Tuesday, the base received its fifth C-17, which was flown in by the Air Force Academy commandant of cadets. Brig. Gen. Susan Y.

  • AT manager garners DoD award

    The Office of the Secretary of Defense recently named Dover Air Force Base's antiterrorism officer the 2007 Department of Defense Best Antiterrorism Program Manager. Michael Mendoza, 436th Airlift Wing, garnered the DoD-level recognition for surpassing the AT-management capabilities of every other