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  • DoD adds fentanyl to drug testing panel

    The Department of Defense implemented new policy in March 2019 to direct all service Drug Demand Reduction Program labs to test for fentanyl and norfentanyl.

  • Dover AFB partners with Delaware CAP for counter UAS testing

    This training exercise marked the first time an Air Force installation has partnered with the local Civil Air Patrol to test counter UAS capabilities: a culmination of almost two years of preparation and coordination among several different agencies, including the FAA, Dover AFB and the Delaware

  • 2019 third quarter Justice Files

    During the third quarter of 2019, one Airman received a court-martial, four Airmen received nonjudicial punishments under Article 15, Uniform Code of Military Justice, and nine Airmen were involuntarily separated. Commanders use courts-martial, Article 15s and administrative separation actions to

  • DORMAR tests base readiness, builds partnerships

    Team Dover held exercise Dover Operational Readiness for a Multi-domain Agile Response, Nov. 12-15, 2019.The exercise tested the base’s readiness across a large spectrum, with scenarios including power outages, multiple active shooter incidents, increased force protection measures, large-scale

  • Snapshot: GIS Day at the AMC Museum

    Staff Sgt. Marcell Ruijne, 436th Civil Engineer Squadron construction inspector, speaks in front of a group of children at the Air Mobility Command Museum Nov. 18, 2019, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Students from local schools visited the museum’s 12th annual Geographic Information Systems Day, a

  • ADVISORY: Dover AFB to conduct base-wide exercise

    Dover Air Force Base will conduct a base-wide exercise Nov. 12-15, 2019.The exercise will entail 24-hour operations and consist of an array of scenarios testing the base’s ability to respond and mobilize, satisfying multiple annual Inspector General requirements.As part of the exercise, gate

  • Fueling the fight

    The mission of the 436th and 512th Airlift Wings at Dover Air Force Base is to provide worldwide rapid global airlift. The flying squadrons of Dover account for 20 percent of the nation’s outsized strategic airlift capability. Dover is also home to the largest aerial port in the Department of

  • 436th CS unit marshals protect personnel, assets

    The 436th Communications Squadron held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at their in-house Unit Marshal Program’s armory Oct. 24, 2019.The 436th CS is the first squadron in the Air Force to create its own arming area in support of the UMP.The UMP is designed as an active shooter deterrent program, since

  • Latin American cadets visit Dover

    Team Dover hosted 22 cadets from Latin American countries in support of the Latin American Cadet Initiative Oct. 17, 2019.Two of the top senior cadets were selected from 11 different Latin American air force academies to attend the LACI program. The chosen cadets hailed from Argentina, Brazil,