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  • Honoring our veterans – past, present and future

    Each Veteran's Day, Americans have the opportunity to reflect upon and honor the sacrifices of noble men and women who have served in defense of our great nation and its freedoms. We also take this time to express our deepest gratitude for those serving today. Through daily mission accomplishments,

  • Have a safe, happy Halloween

    Happy Halloween Team Dover, and congratulations on the terrific work during this week's Major Accident Response Exercise! In fact, this was the first base-wide MARE since March of 2007, so we are a bit rusty. Nevertheless, the effort put forth during the exercise was tremendous, and even more

  • Dover welcomes AMC commander, arrival of Lucky #13

    Next week, Dover is honored to welcome Gen. Arthur Lichte, Air Mobility Command commander, to Dover AFB as he personally delivers our 13th and final C-17 Globemaster III! We will mark this historic event with a ceremony at the AMC Museum Wednesday afternoon. Let's show General Lichte how excited we

  • I remember

    I remember. I was a master sergeant working in the 31st Maintenance Squadron at Aviano Air Base, Italy. I remember one of my Airmen running into my office telling me that an aircraft had just flown into the World Trade Center. We quickly went to the break room to see what T.V. coverage we could

  • Showcasing DAFB: CC thanks Airmen for efforts during Gen. Scott’s visit

    I hope everyone had as much fun at the Air Force Ball as I did! Despite tropical storm Hanna's best efforts, we celebrated the birth of the U.S. Air Force and the 60th Anniversary of the Air Force Reserve in grand style with a sold-out crowd! Lt. Gen. Charles Stenner, Air Force Reserve Command

  • Energy conservation begins with each of us

    Beginning in 2006, President Bush mandated all federal agencies begin reducing their energy usage by three percent annually. That percentage is cumulative, meaning that, for 2008, Dover AFB energy usage must be nine percent below 2006 levels ... and beginning in Oct. 2009 we will have to use 12

  • ORI Excellence: IG releases results from Team Dover's ORI

    Excellent, Excellent, Excellent! Congratulations Team Dover on receiving an Excellent on the operational readiness inspection! The Inspector General's results prove once again that Dover AFB is America's Preeminent Expeditionary Airlift Team! I want to thank you once more for the hard work and long

  • Wing CC welcomes back ORI team

    Congratulations on a job well done! Col. Eric Wydra and I are thrilled by the amazing job Team Dover did during the Operational Readiness Inspection. ORI team members fought off multiple simulated attacks while maintaining operations in a forward-deployed location. Way to show the inspector general

  • Thanks for successful ORI send off

    The long months of preparation culminated with the start of the Operational Readiness Inspection this past Saturday as Team Dover geared up for war! We deployed more than 700 Airmen from the 436th and 512th Airlift Wings to Alpena, Mich., to demonstrate that our ability to deliver combat capable