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  • This week in history: Nov. 23 - 27

    Nov. 27, 1941      Civil Air Patrol was founded one week before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. This all-volunteer force flew 24 million miles of coastal patrol during World War II. Duties included sub-spotting, target-towing, aiding distressed ships, and courier duty. In 1948 Congress made

  • DAFB hosts annual tree lighting

    Team Dover will host a Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony Dec. 1 at 5 p.m. at the Dover Air Force Base Main Gate.The night's festivities are open for Team Dover and the local community who have a Department of Defense identification card, and for their family members and guests.There will be hot

  • General Johns takes command of AMC

    Gen. Raymond E. Johns Jr. assumed command of Air Mobility Command from Gen. Arthur J. Lichte in a ceremony here Nov. 20.AMC is responsible for providing rapid, global mobility and sustainment for America's armed forces. As the commander, General Johns acts as the lead agent for all mobility air

  • End-of-year money a boon for bowling alley

    Renovations to improve quality of service at the Eagle Lanes Bowling Center were completed Nov. 14.The $250,000 renovations were funded by end-of-year money from the 436th Force Support Squadron."We had a lot of hands in getting this overhaul up and running," said Carl Schlesinger, 436th FSS ELBC

  • A new way of doing fuel

    Leading from the front with one of the Air Force's newest initiative is the 436th Logistics Readiness Squadron's fuels management flight. The 436th LRS passed out the last of their military-specific jet fuel, JP-8 and began giving out commercial-grade jet fuel, Jet A Nov. 13.Prior to this switch

  • AFSO21 improves efficiency, productivity

    The Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century program has been in operation since June 2006 and is responsible for a cultural shift at Dover Air Force Base.Team Dover has embraced AFSO21, which is designed to create a culture of process improvement by identification and elimination of wasteful

  • New tower open for business

    Dover Air Force Base held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new air traffic control tower Oct. 26. The new tower will replace the base's original tower, which was constructed in 1955. The new tower will feature upgraded equipment and will help to increase the overall safety of flight operations at

  • Passenger Terminal receiving upgrade

    The Dover Air Force Base Air Passenger Terminal is scheduled to finish the first part of its upgrades Nov. 13. These upgrades are part of a two-phase project to improve the aesthetics and user comforts of the Air Passenger Terminal. "When people walk into the Air Passenger Terminal, they're looking

  • Executive order bans texting while driving for federal employees

    In an executive order issued Oct. 1, President Barack Obama banned federal employees from text messaging while behind the wheel on government business. "With nearly 3 million civilian employees, the federal government can and should demonstrate leadership in reducing the dangers of text messaging