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  • Delaware hero remembered on St. Patrick’s Day

    The thundering booms of cannons roared over the echoes of stomping feet; charging ahead into a ferocious battle. They pressed forward, forcing their way through the dismal fog that camouflaged the tattered country side. The sounds of bagpipes wailed over the raging battle and faintly, through the

  • 3rd AS flies last C-5 mission

    More than three decades of airlift history and tradition will come to a conclusion this week when members from the 3rd Airlift Squadron return from the U.S. Central Command's area of responsibility upon completion the squadron's final C-5 mission. The unusually large crew of 20 departed Dover Air

  • Dover airlifts 'City in a Box' to Soldiers overseas

    Dover Air Force Base's Super Port airlifted the Army's first 150-soldier Force Provider, nicknamed "City in a Box," aboard an Air Force C-17 here Feb. 23. The Army Soldier Systems Center in Natick, Mass. developed two Force Provider packages, said Jonathan Givens, Natick SSC physical scientist. One

  • AF instant messaging eases deployment stress

    The Air Force Instant Messenger program is now online, allowing Dover Airmen or family members to chat with family or friends deployed to virtually anywhere in the world from their home computers. The AFIM was designed to help ease deployment-related stress by keeping loved ones and friends in

  • RAF, USAF team up to fortify Royal Air Fleet

    The 436th Aerial Port Squadron and Air Mobility Command Museum teamed up with Royal Air Force St. Athan's Aircraft Recovery Transportation Flight to prepare, load and airlift a set of RAF C-130 wings here Feb. 23. The wings were transported aboard an Air Force C-5 to the United Kingdom and will be

  • Meet the members of DAFB's men's team through the eyes of coach Ray Jones

    Eleven of Dover Air Force Base's finest basketball players have dedicated time after work and on their weekends to represent the base in the Washington Area Military Athletic Conference. The team, under the tutelage of Coach Ray Jones, is 2 - 2 in the league and recently wrapped up the Capital

  • Got Fun?

    Do you ever feel overwhelmed at work or at home? Do you ever think there aren't enough hours in the day to get everything done? I'm not afraid to say that I do, but then I remind myself that no matter what's going on, things will get better if I incorporate 'fun' into my day. We all know the mission

  • Don’t let winter freeze your fitness

    While many people tend to hibernate, get lazy and put on weight during winter, many Airmen maintain physical training schedules to ensure compliance with service fitness standards. "There's no excuse for not staying fit in winter," said Tech. Sgt. Lisa Campo, 436th Airlift Wing NCO in charge of

  • Dover gets ready to ace upcoming ORI

    Base officials are gearing up personnel to successfully pass the Operational Readiness Inspection scheduled for Oct. 13 - 20. ORIs are conducted to evaluate and measure the ability of a unit to perform in wartime, during a contingency or a force sustainment mission, according to Air Force