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  • SNCO Board criteria to expand

    The Senior NCO evaluation board brief will soon be changed to reflect members' deployment and assignment history starting with the chief master sergeant board meeting in October. Information on the last six Contingency Exercise Deployments, at least 45 days long, completed before promotion

  • Dover sergeant nominated as AF Outstanding Airman of the Year

    Staff Sgt. Mark Girty received Outstanding NCO of the Year for Air Mobility Command in a ceremony at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., April 5. The Outstanding Airman of the Year ribbon was presented along with a plaque to the 436th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron consolidated tool kit vehicles section

  • ‘That others may live’ Air Force hero remembered Wednesday

    Wednesday was an important anniversary for all Airmen as it marked 41 years since Airman 1st Class William Pitsenbarger, pararescue crewmember, distinguished himself by extreme valor near Cam My, Republic of Vietnam. The slogan 'that others may live' is the foundation of everything Air Force

  • Still serving: DAFB sponsors Retiree Appreciation Day

    Dover Air Force Base hosted its annual Retiree Appreciation Day at The Landings Club Saturday. More than 250 retired servicemembers from all branches of America's Armed Forces attended the event, which highlighted topics such as survivor benefits, retired pay and changes in TRICARE service. "We hold

  • Dover TMO Personal Property to regionalize

    In keeping with the on going Air Force personal-property regionalization effort, the Dover Traffic Management Office, Personal Property function, will be regionalizing with the Joint Personal Property Shipping Office-Northeast, Chelmsford, Mass. "The entire base personal property function is not

  • Generals praise Dover Legal Office, Airmen here

    Two Air Force generals visited Dover Air Force Base March 23 for an Article 6 Inspection of the Legal Office. Visiting were Maj. Gen. Charles Dunlap, Headquarters U.S. Air Force deputy judge advocate general, and Brig. Gen. Steven Lepper, Air Mobility Command staff judge advocate. In an interview

  • Generals speak on changes affecting Airmen

    Top Air Force legal officials recently discussed current and future changes impacting Airmen during a visit to Dover Air Force Base, Del. Maj. Gen. Charles Dunlap, Headquarters U.S. Air Force deputy judge advocate general, and Brig. Gen. Steven Lepper, Air Mobility Command staff judge advocate,

  • Dover AFB helps city salute Irish heritage

    Everyone seems to become Irish on St. Patrick's Day ... and that's no blarney! Despite the cold, windy weather and 40-degree temperatures, more than 1,200 spectators lined Dover's Loockerman Street Saturday, for the 14th Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade. More than 110 entries participated in the

  • End of an era: 3rd AS flies final C-5 flight

    The 3rd Airlift Squadron flew its final C-5 Galaxy flight March 14. In recognition of this historic flight, two 436th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department fire trucks provided an arch of water for the massive airlifter to taxi through. The 3rd is not standing down; it is transitioning into a new

  • Dover holds annual Chief’s Induction

    Dover's annual Chief's Induction Ceremony honored the base's newest chief master sergeants March 16 at The Landings Club. The ceremony celebrated the accomplishments of 13 Dover chief master sergeants and chief selects from both the 436th and 512th Airlift Wings. "Tonight is about tradition and this