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  • Funding Team Dover: MILPERS, O&M and TWCF

    Dover Air Force Base works much like a small city. We pave roads, build buildings, and run our business--the business of providing essential and time-critical materials to the warfighter downrange. The base budget is the fuel that enables Team Dover to deliver excellence every day and it is

  • Team Dover offers new medical service

    Today's world is quickly becoming filled with state of the art technology and the Dover Air Force Base Mental Health Clinic is leading the way!  Did you know the Air Force provides tele-psychiatry services around the world, including in theater?  Tele-psychiatry services utilize computer and video

  • What are you doing to meet today and tomorrow's challenges?

    What are you doing to meet today and tomorrow's challenges?In my 25-year career as an officer in the United States Air Force, I've seen many wings, groups and depots launch process improvement programs such as Total Quality Management, Lean, Six Sigma and Air Force Smart Operations, also known as

  • Service before Self or Self Service

    "Service before self" is one of the three foundations of the Air Force Core Values. It is ingrained in our personal values. The AF introduced this phrase to all Airmen more than likely the day they entered the service.  How many of you remember that day? Did you understand what that phrase really

  • 18th Air Force Commander's Intent

    Mobility Airmen,The statement above mentions engaging in an extended dialogue about our Core Values. In my recent letters, the theme was "getting back to basics." Just as "getting back to basics" is key to safely accomplishing your mission, understanding and internalizing the Core Values is key to

  • Remembering Memorial Day

    For many, Memorial Day is the official start of summer and is synonymous with barbeques, parades, pool parties, and fun with family and friends. Now, as Chief of Safety, I would be remiss if I did not take this opportunity to encourage everyone to enjoy this holiday and long weekend - safely.  But I

  • Secrets of a farm boy…

    OK, so nothing I am going to talk about today is a secret, but the two concepts I will present are the most basic principles of life. I learned them as a young boy growing up on a farm in rural Iowa and have applied them throughout my life.   The first life changing principle I learned: Don't be

  • Not Afraid to Admit - I Don’t Know

    As Air Force professionals, we have an insatiable desire to be all-knowing about everything in our job jar. Knowledge is power--couple it with proficiency and we achieve mission success. Unfortunately, there is not enough time in the day to be the expert on all topics. Inevitably, there will come a

  • AMC Commander reflects on his first year

    To the men and women of Air Mobility Command, I can't thank you and your families enough for the hard work and sacrifices that you make each day.  You are an unrivaled, Total Force team - active duty, Guard, Reserve, and civilian Airmen - and you make rapid global mobility a reality.In the year

  • Team Dover blessed with great professionals

    When I was notified I had the responsibility to provide the next leadership column, my mind began to whirl. I asked myself, what am I going to write?Perhaps, as the oldest Airmen on base I could mention how much the Air Force has changed and that today we are the most learned and most educated