Snapshot: Team Dover hosts POW/MIA Recognition Day events

Four members of Team Dover stand vigilant at the base flag pole as a group of runners jog by them during National Prisoner of War and Missing in Action Recognition Day Sept. 15, 2017, on Dover Air Force Base, Del. Running and standing in shifts, 343 runners participated in a 24-hour run and 236 stood at the flag pole as part of the recognition day events. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

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Snapshot: Team Dover hosts POW/MIA Recognition Day events

Col. Ethan Griffin, 436th Airlift Wing commander; Col. Corey Simmons, 436th AW vice commander; Chief Master Sgt. Sarah Sparks, 436th AW command chief; and four other members of Team Dover kick off the 24-hour run as part of the base’s two-day National Prisoner of War and Missing in Action Recognition Day events Sept. 14, 2017, on Dover Air Force Base, Del. A total of 343 runners participated in the 24-hour run that started at 4 p.m. and concluded Sept. 15 at 4 p.m. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

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Snapshot: Team Dover hosts POW/MIA Recognition Day events

Members of the Dover Fire Pipes and Drums of Dover, Del., play “Amazing Grace” during the National Prisoner of War and Missing in Action Recognition Day ceremony Sept. 15, 2017, on Dover Air Force Base, Del. Positioned left to right, Ryan Knowles, pipes; Michael O’Connor, pipe major; Remy Gooch, bass drum; David Truax, drum sergeant; Timothy Kline, pipes; and Joseph Moran, pipe sergeant. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

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Snapshot: Team Dover hosts POW/MIA Recognition Day events

Team Dover members and guests render a salute or place their hand over their heart while the base honor guard lowers the U.S. flag during the National Prisoner of War and Missing in Action Recognition Day ceremony Sept. 15, 2017, on Dover Air Force Base, Del. One hundred seventy-eight fallen service members from previous wars and conflicts were repatriated this past year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

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Snapshot: Team Dover hosts POW/MIA Recognition Day events

Members of the Dover Air Force Base Honor Guard lower the U.S. flag during the National Prisoner of War and Missing in Action Recognition Day ceremony Sept. 15, 2017, on Dover Air Force Base, Del. The names of 178 fallen service members from previous wars and conflicts that have been repatriated this past year were read by six members of the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System during the ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

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Snapshot: Team Dover hosts POW/MIA Recognition Day events

Members of the Dover Air Force Base Honor Guard prepare to fold the U.S. flag during the National Prisoner of War and Missing in Action Recognition Day ceremony Sept. 15, 2017, on Dover Air Force Base, Del. Positioned left to right, Senior Airman Kiara Hammett, 436th Aerospace Medical Squadron; Airman 1st Class Clair Boyles, 436th Logistics Readiness Squadron; Airman 1st Class Jessica Shaffer, 436th Operations Support Squadron; and Senior Airman Edcyril Mallonga, 436th Civil Engineer Squadron; presented the folded flag to Col. Corey Simmons, 436th Airlift Wing vice commander. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

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Prisoners of War and Missing in Action Remembrance Day vigil

Team Dover Airmen complete a lap while participating in a 24-hour run during a Prisoners of War and Missing in Action Remembrance Day vigil at the 436th Airlift Wing headquarters flagpole on Sept. 15, 2017. Team Dover members stood at the base flag pole in 10-minute increments throughout the day to pay tribute to those who gave the ultimate sacrifice. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Matt Davis)

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Prisoners of War and Missing in Action Remembrance Day vigil

Chief Master Sgt. Erica Hammond, 436th Medical Group superintendent, stands alongside members of Team Dover while Airmen complete a 24-hour run during a Prisoners of War and Missing in Action Remembrance Day vigil at the 436th Airlift Wing headquarters flagpole on Sept. 15, 2017. Team Dover members stood at the base flag pole in 10-minute increments throughout the day to pay tribute to those who gave the ultimate sacrifice. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Matt Davis)

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Prisoners of War and Missing in Action Remembrance Day vigil

Cols. Craig C. Peters, 512th Airlift Wing commander, and Ethan C. Griffin, 436th Airlift Wing commander, stand with Chief Master Sgts. Larry Reed, 709th Airlift Squadron loadmaster superintendent, and Sarah Sparks, 436th AW command chief, during a Prisoners of War and Missing in Action Remembrance Day vigil at the 436th AW headquarters flagpole on Sept. 15, 2017. Team Dover members stood at the base flag pole in 10-minute increments throughout the day to pay tribute to those who gave the ultimate sacrifice. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Matt Davis)

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Prisoners of War and Missing in Action Remembrance Day vigil

Col. Ethan Griffin, 436th Airlift Wing commander, stands with Chief Master Sgt. Sarah Sparks, 436th AW command chief, during a Prisoners of War and Missing in Action Remembrance Day vigil at the 436th Airlift Wing headquarters flagpole on Sept. 15, 2017. Team Dover members stood at the base flag pole in 10-minute increments throughout the day to pay tribute to those who gave the ultimate sacrifice. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Matt Davis)

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Snapshot: Team Dover hosts POW/MIA Recognition Day events

Published Sept. 19, 2017
By Roland Balik
436th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. --

Snapshot: Team Dover hosts POW/MIA Recognition Day events

Snapshot: Team Dover hosts POW/MIA Recognition Day events

Snapshot: Team Dover hosts POW/MIA Recognition Day events

Snapshot: Team Dover hosts POW/MIA Recognition Day events

Snapshot: Team Dover hosts POW/MIA Recognition Day events

Snapshot: Team Dover hosts POW/MIA Recognition Day events

Prisoners of War and Missing in Action Remembrance Day vigil

Prisoners of War and Missing in Action Remembrance Day vigil

Prisoners of War and Missing in Action Remembrance Day vigil

Prisoners of War and Missing in Action Remembrance Day vigil