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  • Rain can't stop Air Show visitors

    Weather dampened the Dover Air Force Base Open House and Air Show Saturday, but patrons still journeyed from near and far to enjoy a day of fun - Air Force style. Inclement weather caused a delay in Saturday's portion of the Open House and Air Show, with the gates opening at noon and alternate

  • Maui Wowi: Word on the Street

    Maui Wowi Hawaiian Coffees and Smoothies is creating quite the Hawaiian wave here at Dover AFB. Conveniently located just next to the Base Exchange, it has been a routine morning stop for many base employees. The shop opened June 1 and already has regular customers. Among the nearly unlimited

  • Dover to hold Children’s Mobility Line

    Dover Air Force Base will host a Children's Mobility Line June 17 from 9 - 11 a.m. in the Youth Center. "This helps give the children a sense of what their parents go through," said Bonnie McGill, 436th Force Support Squadron Youth Center school-age coordinator. "The children understand that this

  • Dover Airmen to see new fitness program

    The Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs announced a plan to revise the current service-wide fitness program following the CORONA TOP leadership conference held at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. What changes can Dover Airmen expect to see immediately and in the near future? According to

  • Motorcycle safety 'Critical' during summer season

    The Critical Days of Summer campaign is underway at Dover Air Force Base and the 436th Airlift Wing Safety Office stresses additional emphasis on motorcycle safety. Motorcycle fatalities throughout the Department of Defense have increased from 71 in 2002 to 124 in 2008. Last year alone 19 of those

  • Runway reconstruction complete at Dover

    Dover Air Force Base officials are scheduled to accept runway 14/32 June 5 after almost 17-months of runway reconstruction efforts. The project involved demolition of the existing runway and repaving a total distance of 13,800 ft, the equivalent of nearly 12 miles of 4-lane freeway. Aircraft will

  • Downrange: Our Airmen’s perspective – part 8 of series

    Rank/Name: Senior Airman Collin Cenci Unit: 3rd Airlift Squadron Deployed Unit/Location: Southwest Asia Describe your job at your deployed location: My primary job here is to transport cargo and passengers throughout the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. We support the Air Force, as well

  • MTIs - shaping the Airmen of the Air Force

    The distinctive clicking of metal plates striking concrete is a familiar sound for Airmen who have been through Air Force Basic Military Training. The slow click, click, click, could signal the approach of impending doom, as a Military Training Instructor moves to correct a trainee in a directive

  • Swim safe: Oasis Pool opens for the summer

    The Oasis Pool, located in Eagle Heights, will open for Team Dover members and their guests this season beginning May 23, kicking off the season of pool fun and water safety. Oasis Pool is the only pool at Dover Air Force Base, because the base pool has closed permanently due to construction for the