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  • Air Force Safety Center Sponsors Fall Protection Focus Weeks

    Air Force Ground Safety will sponsor Fall Protection Focus weeks from May 4-15. This initiative is a partnership with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health's campaign, "National Safety Stand-Down."During fiscal years 2010-2014,

  • Email conduct is not dead

    As was highlighted in the recent Commander's Call video about how a shift is happening in the world with respect to technology, more and more people are gaining access to not only the internet, but portable electronic devices. In some cases, people have more than one device, whether it be work or

  • Retiring? Separating? Get a SHPE!

    As of Jan 1, 2015, a new mandatory Department of Defense Separation, History and Physical Examination process launched to facilitate active duty Team Dover Airmen to improve coordination of their medical care as they transition to the Department of Veterans Affairs including any disability claims.

  • Why you should use your leave

    Is Military Leave really necessary for each of us wearing a uniform?  After a little research with our great Dover Finance Team, I discovered I carried 110 days of leave as of October 1, 2014.  I needed to build a plan to use 80 days by September 30, 2015.  Several of you just dropped your jaw in

  • What is a Volunteer Victim Advocate?

    A quick internet search shows a legal definition of the term victim advocate "according to 42 USCS § 13925, the term "victim advocate" means a person, whether paid or serving as a volunteer, who provides services to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, or dating violence under the

  • Delivering Excellence Through High Performance Teams

    By: Lt. Col. Christopher Joseph, 436th Medical Support Squadron CommanderThe great American industrialist, Mr. Henry Ford, is credited with the quote, "Coming together is a beginning, keeping together is progress, and working together is success." All of us at one point or another have had the

  • Professionals Prevent Sexual Assault

    Teammates,Today, more than ever, our country needs professionals. Recent surveys validate U.S. military members as the most trusted professionals in America. Our U.S. Air Force exploits air, space, and cyberspace to protect America in a way no one else can. The strength of our great Service is not

  • Doing what is right over what is convenient

    In our daily activities we are presented with countless opportunities to make choices for ourselves. The choices we make have direct and indirect consequences on our lives and the lives of others. What most people fail to understand is the path one chooses by way of the choices we make have

  • Practical Guide to Leadership

    What is leadership? Are you kidding me!? We have heard so many different definitions of what leadership is, exactly, and the debate continues on after that on whether it is more an art or a science. Okay, honestly does knowing the precise definition of leadership or agreeing on what blend of art and

  • Who Would You Follow?

    Much has been written about leadership over the years, especially in military journals, articles and commentaries (like this one).  And much has been written about followership--how to be a hard worker, adhere to the Core Values, set the standard for your peers, etc.  However, not much has been