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  • Kaleth Wright teaches professional development at Dover AFB

    Kaleth Wright, right, retired Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force, talks with U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. John Thormann, 436th Aerial Port Squadron Air Freight superintendent, in the base theater at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Feb. 28, 2025. The event was held to allow for discussion and

  • M&FRC financial counselors keep you healthy

    Is your financial health in check? Do you need an assessment of or help with your current financial situation? If so, the 436th Force Support Squadron Military and Family Readiness Center’s financial counselors can help you get on track.The M&FRC Personal Financial Readiness program offers a variety

  • Team Dover sends salvage equipment overseas

    A C-17 Globemaster III awaits cargo upload at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Feb. 22, 2025. Team Dover, through joint-branch interoperability, delivered U.S. Navy salvage equipment overseas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Liberty Matthews)

  • AFDIL gets the SNP: A New Era in DNA Technology

    As if being a world leader in understanding and utilizing DNA wasn’t a high-enough achievement, the Department of Defense (DoD) DNA Operations division within the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System (AFMES) has set the bar to a whole new level.For the record, as someone who graduated High School

  • 46th Test and Evaluation Squadron evaluates C-5 vapor purge test

    U.S. Airman 1st Class Brandon Rabago, 436th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron C-5M Super Galaxy apprentice, sets up a liquid oxygen connection to a C-5 at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Feb. 13, 2025. The C-5 was set for a vapor purge test conducted by the 46th Test and Evaluation Squadron. (U.S. Air

  • The many faces of the 436th MXS

    U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tyler Erickson, 512th Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technician, heats a metal base at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Nov. 7, 2024. The metals technology section is part of the fabrication flight within the 436th MXS that repairs and fabricates C-5M Super Galaxy and

  • Team Dover honorary commanders scope out base operations

    Airmen from the 436th and 512th Operations Groups hosted 28 honorary commanders Jan. 15, 2025, at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. The local community members’ tour included visits to the 9th and 3rd airlift squadrons, a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, the air traffic control tower, the aircrew flight

  • Elevating our future leaders: BTZ Prep Course

    Dover Base Honor Guard instructors held a two-day Below-The-Zone Prep Course November 14-15, 2024, designed for Airmen to sharpen their skills and prepare for the upcoming fourth-quarter BTZ selection board process later this year.Fourteen BTZ-eligible candidates received nine hours of hands-on