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  • Constant Change

    Dover has experienced a string of changes in the past year ... from a new mission support group commander last summer to a new wing commander six months ago ... even a new President whose strategic outlook has a direct impact on us as military personnel and civil servants. We brought in the C-17

  • First impressions are everything

    Upon arrival at a new base, the first questions asked are invariably, where are you from, where were you stationed, and why did you join the Air Force? I was raised in Virginia Beach, Va., I come to Dover AFB from Langley AFB, Va., and I joined the Air Force because of the education and employment

  • “For All”—A Lesson in Humility

    Shortly after taking office as the 19th Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Gen. Norton Schwartz released a video message to all Airmen. In that message he said, "We should be proud of what we do for all: for America, for the joint team, for our Air Force and for our Airmen and their families." Two

  • Defending American ideals

    With the 233rd birthday of our great nation's independence rapidly approaching, we prepare to celebrate our freedom with family and friends. Since the signing of the Declaration of Independence, we have been vigilant in defending our ideals of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Air

  • We must live up to our legacy

    "I hope I can hit the ball like that when I'm 81!" -- that's what the golfer standing next to me said as we watched a ball flying down the fairway at the Dover Chamber of Commerce's Blue Suiters Golf Tournament. The man making the comment had just turned 80, so we laughed. What a great experience to

  • SFS urges safety this summer

    Summer is here and more of Team Dover's military and family members will be out and about enjoying recreational activities and taking advantage of the longer days. With that said, the 436th Security Forces Squadron would like to take this opportunity to provide a few friendly reminders to inform the

  • Leadership – A balancing act

    In my years in the Air Force, I've watched many leaders - officers, chiefs, NCOs and Airmen - take their units to the highest levels of excellence. Like many of you, I've continuously tried to emulate those who I felt were great leaders and provide advice, when I could, to leaders who appeared to be

  • D-Day ... We were there!

    We were there 65 years ago over the terror-filled skies of Normandy ... June 6, 1944. That historic day the historian Stephen Ambrose wrote was 'one of the most important days of the 20th Century.' That day that Allied forces invaded Western Europe and began the beginning of the end of Hitler's Nazi

  • No small mission here!

    The phone call came from California to our home just a few days before New Year's, 2009. Our great nephew TJ, a US Army warrior, had been killed by an IED in Iraq. The war was now personal and in the days to follow became even more so when his family requested that I accompany the body of their only

  • Airbases: Modern Day Castles

    In the Middle Ages, small communities were formed around a central lord or master. Most people lived in an isolated manor consisting of the castle, the church, the village, and surrounding farm land. Castles served as the seats of regional power and provided safety and defense for everyone living in