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  • First Impressions of Dover

    You only get one opportunity to make a first impression and Dover has hit it out of the ballpark! My family and I have been extremely impressed with our first few weeks at Dover. The mission of the 436th Airlift Wing is to “deliver excellence,” which I assumed directly related to the amazing mission

  • Behind the badge: a behind-the-scenes view of Security Forces

    I headed out for Dover AFB at 4:15 a.m. Sunday, May 13, 2018, to spend the day with members of the 436th Security Forces Squadron in the hopes of gaining a better appreciation for what they do each day to safeguard the installation.As I drove along the empty streets in the dark, predawn hours, I

  • Dover is a special place

    “Dover is a special place.”This was the phrase most spoken two years ago as our family prepared to join Dover Air Force Base. It didn’t take long to understand the true meaning. Nestled in rural Delaware alongside the capitol city of Dover and its quaint downtown area—the seat of our great nation’s

  • Deployed Airmen’s families not alone

    Free food, energized children, and an assortment of activities set the tone for the quarterly Deployed Families Dinner co-hosted by the 436th Medical Group and the Airman and Family Readiness Center April 19th, 2018, here.

  • If Alcohol Could Talk

    The Airmen Committed to Excellence Council moto for this year is “Seize Your Moment,” and that’s exactly what we did for the month of April. April is Alcohol Awareness Month, and we, as student leaders, decided to educate our peers through a self-development class.

  • Maintaining the Dream: The Reality of Freedom

    The year 2018 marks the 70th since Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. entered the nearby Crozer Theological Seminary. A young Martin Luther King, Jr. enrolled at Crozer in 1948 and graduated in 1951 with a doctorate degree. Over the course of just a few years, King not only gained valuable academic

  • Happy New Year from the Team Dover Dental Team

    Greetings and Happy New Year Team Dover,As many of you know, your Dental team held a Town Hall Dec. 9, 2017, to discuss the changes to your benefits associated with the change of your TRICARE Dependent Dental Insurance from MetLife to United Concordia. Since not all were able to attend and get the

  • Veterans Day

    The eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month…this moment in 1919 was supposed to mark the end of hostilities on the Western Front in Europe, bringing to a close the “War to End All Wars.” The mechanization of World War I, combined with the introduction of chemical weapons, brought

  • Cybersecurity in the Workplace

    Rapidly evolving technologies demand for you to be the first line of defense for protecting our Cyberspace Domain. Cybersecurity in the Workplace is everyone’s business. Protecting your personal information and Air Force (AF) operations, missions and functions are critical to its success.

  • National Disability Employment Awareness Month

    Across the nation, many people are wearing pink in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month or purple to bring awareness to Domestic Violence. Since 1945, October has also brought awareness to individuals with disabilities and their contributions to employers and the world. Each year, National