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  • An excellent place to be stationed

    Congratulations Team Dover on the 'Excellent' scores for the Unit Compliance Inspection and Logistics Standardization and Evaluation Program! These results are due to the hard work and dedication that you display each and every day. Your discipline and commitment to our vital mission were validated

  • A consistent standard of performance

    This Sunday, functional experts from across Air Mobility Command will converge on Dover Air Force Base to evaluate our conformance with higher headquarters directives and to assess our in-garrison disaster response capabilities. Please help me extend a warm Dover AFB welcome to both the AMC

  • What’s going on around base?

    You may be wondering why everywhere you look on Dover Air Force Base dirt is dug up, flaggers are delaying traffic, and construction barrels, cones or fences line roadways. The good news is Dover has undergone, or is still in progress of, a significant transformation to the tune of almost $550

  • Attitude is everything

    This past week I celebrated 32 years since my initial enlistment in our Air Force and it caused me to reflect on all the changes I've witnessed over the course of three decades. Since that time we've served under six Presidents, nine Secretary of Defense, 20 Secretary of the Air Force and 12 Chief

  • No one cares more than you

    Everyone has that day, where certain words seem to hit home and stay with you for your entire career. One day after looking at my records, prior to my Majors promotion board, my mentor looked at me and told me we had some work to do. After a couple of hours reviewing my records with him, I knew that

  • Formula for success: simple, brief, relevant

    Last week, the wing hosted two terrific events: the Airman Leadership School Graduation and the Annual Awards Banquet. At both events, we honored the best and brightest of Team Dover and heard outstanding guest speakers. Chief Master Sgt. Richard Gates and the amazing Dan Clark were a terrific

  • Team Dover efforts ‘Super Bowl’ worthy

    Earlier this month, I took an evening off to watch the Super Bowl. As I sat in my living room, I watched quarterback Ben Roethlisberger lead the Pittsburg Steelers to victory with a set of broken ribs. I thought to myself, "Now there is a guy willing to give it all to lead his team to victory." I am

  • IDEA Program is big win for AF, you

    As our nation and its taxpayers experience tough economic times and work hard toward tightening the proverbial money belt, I would like to take this opportunity to talk about the benefits of a program which allows you to make everyday improvements in your job while providing potential to earn

  • Dover welcomes the new C-5M

    Dover Air Force Base finds itself once again at the epicenter of aviation history. It seems like only yesterday we welcomed our final C-17 Globemaster III to the fold. As that chapter of our story ended the next chapter is about to be written. This Monday, Dover becomes Air Mobility Command's first

  • Reacting vs. watching: Training prepares Airmen for real-world responses

    Throughout my life, whenever I saw a tragedy or accident on the news, I was always amazed how willing Americans are to step in and help out. Saturday, when a woman on the New Jersey Turnpike called me a hero, I smiled smartly and internally disregarded her notion as something to be said in the heat