Team Dover inducts 2023 Honorary Commanders

Lt. Dave Hake, left, Delaware State Police trooper, chats with Maj. David Ratte, 436th Security Forces Squadron commander, prior to the 2023 Honorary Commanders Induction Ceremony at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Oct. 20, 2022. Hake, along with forty-one other local civic and business leaders were inducted into the HCC program. He will serve as the HCC for the 436th SFS. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

Team Dover inducts 2023 Honorary Commanders

Nick Johnson, right, POLYTECH School District director of operations, chats with Dr. Dina Vendetti, Central Delaware Chamber of Commerce president, and Master Sgt. Andrew Wenrick, 373rd Training Squadron, Detachment 3 senior enlisted leader, prior to the 2023 Honorary Commanders Induction Ceremony at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Oct. 20, 2022. Johnson will serve as the HCC for the 436th Operations Group, and Vendetti will serve as the HCC for the 373rd TRS, Det 3. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

Team Dover inducts 2023 Honorary Commanders

Amanda Perdue, left, Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition program manager, chats with Col. Peggy Dickson, 436th Medical Group commander, and Lt. Col. Sara Spearing, right, 436th Health Care Operations Squadron commander, prior to the 2023 Honorary Commanders Induction Ceremony at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Oct. 20, 2022. Perdue, along with forty-one other local civic and business leaders were inducted into the HCC program. She will serve as the HCC for the 436th MDG. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

Team Dover inducts 2023 Honorary Commanders

Angela Nartowicz, 436th Airlift Wing public affairs chief of community engagement, welcomes attendees to the 2023 Honorary Commanders Induction Ceremony at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Oct. 20, 2022. Established in 1992, the HCC program is a community outreach effort that builds upon the great relationships between local civic leaders and Dover AFB personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

Team Dover inducts 2023 Honorary Commanders

POLYTECH High School culinary art students serve a buffet-style lunch during the 2023 Honorary Commanders Induction Ceremony at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Oct. 20, 2022. Students enrolled in the program are introduced to concepts and methods of the restaurant industry. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

Team Dover inducts 2023 Honorary Commanders

Mike Tatoian, Dover Motor Speedway current president and general manager, speaks to attendees at the 2023 Honorary Commanders Induction Ceremony at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Oct. 20, 2022. Tatoian has served several years in the United States Air & Space Forces Civic Leader Program and is the Chairman of the Advisory Council for USO Delaware, along with being a member of the USO Board of Directors-Northeast Region. He was the guest speaker for the event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

Team Dover inducts 2023 Honorary Commanders

Eric Williams, 436th Operations Support Squadron honorary commander, recites the HCC Oath during the 2023 HCC Induction Ceremony at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Oct. 20, 2022. Forty-two local civic and business leaders were inducted into the HCC program. Williams, Delaware State Police Museum operations manager, will serve as the HCC for the 436th OSS. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

Team Dover inducts 2023 Honorary Commanders

Lt. Col. Joshua Yerk, right, 436th Civil Engineer Squadron commander, places a squadron commander badge on Shane Breakie, Chesapeake Utilities vice president, during the 2023 Honorary Commanders Induction Ceremony at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Oct. 20, 2022. Breakie, along with forty-one other local civic and business leaders were inducted into the HCC program. He will serve as the HCC for the 436th CES. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

Team Dover inducts 2023 Honorary Commanders

Published Oct. 24, 2022
By Roland Balik
436th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. --