Team Dover’s first MatchUp grand prize winner

A military retiree received a $7,000 grand prize from Air Mobility Command MatchUp Sept. 3. "It was a shock when I got the call telling me I had won," said Sam Marinucci, a retired technical sergeant. "I've been playing for three years and I usually only won the gift certificates and a $25 prize, so

C-5M sets 41 world records

A Dover aircrew flying a C-5M Super Galaxy, named The Spirit of Normandy, unofficially set 41 world records in a single flight, taking off from the base before dawn today. The results are pending certification by the National Aeronautic Association and should be finalized in about a month, said

Downrange: Our Airman's perspective

Rank/Name: Airman 1st Class James Burns Unit: 436th Force Support Squadron Deployed Unit/Location: Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan Hometown: Cedar Park, Texas Describe your job at your deployed location? I was a Third Country National escort. I provided security for TCN's and other escorts I worked

Service Station open for business

After 11 months of construction, the ribbon was officially cut on the Army and Air Force Exchange Service Southside Service Station Aug. 24. The old service station had been completely demolished and replaced with a new, larger facility that better suited the needs of Dover Air Force Base. "We're

Bowlers looking to 'strike' record

Eagle Lanes Bowling Center will join more than 3,200 bowling centers to achieve a new world record Sept. 5. The goal of this event is to break the current world record by bowling more than a million games in a single day. All those that take part in the world record breaking event will receive a

18th Air Force welcomes new commander

Lt. Gen. Robert R. Allardice formally assumed command of the 18th Air Force from Maj. Gen. Winfield W. Scott III in a change-of-command ceremony today at the Scott Club. "Thank you for the opportunity," said General Allardice. "I feel like today we stand on the shoulders of giants, fellow airmen who

C-17 Globemaster III takes honorary commanders and spouses on an orientation flight

It's common to see a C-17 Globemaster III being refueled by a KC-10 Extender, but with Col. Manson Morris, 436th Airlift Wing commander, in the co-pilot seat and honorary commanders and spouses in the back, the refueling mission performed July 28 was anything but common. The 436th AW took 35

436 DS receives new dental chairs

Give the gift of life: donate bone marrow

Five minutes may not seem like a lot of time, but for 7,000 Americans waiting for a bone marrow transplant, five minutes may save their life. Team Dover members can become a bone marrow donor and help save a life by registering at the upcoming fifth annual C.W. Bill Young Department of Defense

Environmental-friendly equipment tested at Dover

The 436th Civil Engineering Squadron, United States Army Corps of Engineers and Odyssey International conducted a preliminary test for a new high expansive foam system in Hanger 945 Aug. 12. The goals of the test were to cover 90 percent of an aircrafts silhouette within a minute of alarm and