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  • Dover AFB key spouses tour facilities, gain mission insight

    Master Sgt. Brandon Vazquez, Bedrock Innovation Lab chief of technology, showcases 3D printer products during a key spouse immersion tour at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Oct. 13, 2021. The tour featured facilities around base such as the Bedrock Innovation Lab, military working dog kennels and

  • Cybersecurity Awareness Month - Secure Teleworking

    While teleworking is not a new concept, the COVID pandemic highlighted the complexities of working efficiently, productively and most importantly, securely from home. Operating under the emerging constraints of COVID and the need for social distancing, the Air Force quickly adapted by implementing

  • Exercise tests Team Dover readiness

    Dover Air Force Base held a base-wide Force Protection Major Accident Response Exercise (FPMARE) Oct. 6-7, 2021.This exercise tested the response capabilities of Airmen from units in the 436th Airlift Wing, as well as their reserve counterparts in the 512th Airlift Wing.“This week tested the resolve

  • Dover AFB hosts 2021 Special Olympics Cycling Classic

    More than 40 cyclists competed in the Special Olympics Delaware 2021 Cycling Classic at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Oct. 2, 2021.After the 2020 event was cancelled due to the COVID pandemic, cyclists representing five teams from Delaware and one from Virginia returned to Dover AFB to participate

  • Dover AFB delivers during Operation Allies Refuge

    Airmen from Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, contributed to the largest noncombatant evacuation operation mission in history, Operation Allies Refuge, Aug. 15-30, 2021.During the two-week operation, aircrews from the 3rd Airlift Squadron flew more than 90 missions in the C-17 Globemaster III,

  • Community leader shares experiences, helps Airmen

    Chris Locke, 436th Airlift Wing honorary commander and founder of SL24 UnLocke the Light Foundation and Sean’s House, visited Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, to talk with Airmen about mental health and suicide prevention Sept. 28, 2021.

  • Myths and facts about the vax — debunking common COVID-19 vaccine myths

    The COVID-19 vaccine has been mandated across the Department of Defense and despite its demonstrated effectiveness and safety, a host of myths have left some Airmen and Guardians hesitant to receive it. While social media posts and some news outlets may make it harder to keep up with what is fact or

  • Dover AFB honors POW/MIAs during ceremony

    The 436th Airlift Wing, 512th Airlift Wing, Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations and theArmed Forces Medical Examiner System came together during a retreat ceremony tocommemorate National POW/MIA Recognition Day at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware,Sept. 17, 2021.