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  • High standards ensure success for DAFB

    This is it - we are rapidly approaching end game for the operational readiness inspection! In 11 days, the Air Mobility Command Inspector General team will arrive to evaluate Dover's ORI. That means we have only one top priority ... making final preparations to demonstrate that Dover's commitment to

  • Command Corner: July 4

    Happy Fourth of July! It's time once again to celebrate our nation's birthday! As people around the country host barbecues and parties, Team Dover will remain hard at work, saving lives, delivering freedom and defending the ideals we celebrate on this historic day. As you enjoy all the parades and

  • Command Corner: June 27

    This has been a busy week for "America's Preeminent Expeditionary Airlift Team!" We are building an unbeatable total force team and continue to shape the finest enlisted leadership force in the world. A few accomplishments worth mentioning; we bid a fond farewell to Maj. Gen. and Mrs. James Hawkins,

  • Command Corner: June 20

    TGIF--a couple of reasons come to mind! First of all, I want to take this opportunity to express how elated I was to see the men, women and children of Team Dover enjoying the activities, music and food during last week's Wing Picnic. We had a tremendous turnout and let me be the first to say ... it

  • Command Corner: June 13

    Team Dover is less than two months away from the operational readiness inspection, which means it's crunch time! On Monday we will kick off the Elephant Walk exercise to continue honing our warfighting skills. We have been preparing for almost a year, and as we get ready for this crucial inspection

  • Command Corner: June 6

    Many thanks to the 436th Services Squadron, the staff of The Landings Club and all our great sponsors in putting on a fabulous NASCAR Social at The Landings Club May 30! It certainly was a special occasion as Team Dover's family and friends, along with NASCAR teams and their drivers, enjoyed great

  • Command Corner: May 23

    We're one week closer to the operational readiness inspection, and after completing another round of preparatory exercises the 805th Air Expeditionary Wing and Team Dover is certainly on track for success. With only two months left, we need to work on refining and improving our processes, fix our

  • Command Corner: May 16

    World champions ... now that has a nice ring to it! Last week, Col. Bright and I, along with 55 members from Team Dover and our local community, were privileged to accept the Commander-in-Chief's Annual Award for Installation Excellence from Secretary of the Air Force Michael Wynne and Vice Chief of

  • Command Corner: May 9

    This week, months and months of preparatory work came to fruition as Team Dover was awarded the Commander-in-Chief's Installation Excellence Award! Together with 50 of our Total Force partners of all ranks, to include 436th Airlift Wing Airmen, our Reserve partners in the 512th Airlift Wing, our

  • Command Corner: May 2

     First and foremost, let me thank you all for your fantastic work during last week's fly-away exercise. Over the course of seven days, more than 750 members of the 436th and 512th Airlift Wings joined forces to deploy as the 805th Air Expeditionary Wing to Alpena, Mich. They demonstrated their