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  • DAFB ALS class 20E goes virtual

    Airmen are required to attend Airman Leadership School to prepare themselves to become future leaders, supporting the employment of air, space and cyberspace power. It is the first level of the Enlisted Professional Military Education continuum.

  • CATM classes continue, using COVID-19 guidelines

    Combat Arms Training and Maintenance instructors assigned to the 436th Security Forces Squadron resumed training and qualification classes for Team Dover members by incorporating established COVID-19 social distancing and sanitization guidelines to provide a safe training environment while meeting

  • New roles, unexpected challenges for DAFB Battle Staff

    On March 12, 2020, Col. Matthew Jones, 436th Airlift Wing commander, activated a battle staff composed of cross-functional experts from throughout the base to prepare for battle against the invisible enemy, COVID-19.As the coronavirus enveloped the world in a global pandemic, and much of our nation

  • AFMES upgrades tech during COVID-19

    The Armed Forces Medical Examiner System received a new CT scanner in the autopsy suite in April to better assist the medical examiners with autopsy examinations.The upgrade was completed during the COVID-19 pandemic and while observing social distancing guidelines.The new custom built scanner

  • 436th LRS NCOs modify buses to help combat COVID-19

    In the last two months, COVID-19 has drastically changed certain aspects of Dover AFB’s mobility mission. In an effort to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19 and ensure maximum safety while performing their duties, the Airmen of the 436th Logistics Readiness Squadron have made special modifications

  • 436th Airlift Wing Legal Office maintains mission despite COVID-19

    COVID-19 changed the way the 436th Airlift Wing Legal Office at Dover Air Force Base operates to continue providing legal assistance for military justice cases to Airmen and commanders.Following guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the State of Delaware and the 436th AW