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  • Command Corner: Jan. 18

    With January's blistering pace, we've certainly fended off any case of the winter doldrums setting in! We began the week by welcoming local and national dignitaries for a ground breaking ceremony of our Air Traffic Control Facility. As a measure of the civilian community's support for our mission,

  • Command Corner: Jan. 11

    On Jan. 8, we paid our final respects to a member of our extended "Air Force family." Airman 1st Class Trent Grove, a security forces apprentice, was one of two passengers killed in a single-vehicle accident while on leave in Pennsylvania on New Year's Eve, and another passenger remains in critical

  • Global Reach and Hope for Today & Future Generations

    To the Men and Women of Air Mobility Command: As my first 100 days in command draw to a close, I wanted to take a moment to share my impressions of the outstanding things I have seen and experienced in these few short weeks. Simply put, I am awestruck by the professionalism, dedication and

  • Pearl Harbor Day: Readiness now as imperative as it was in 1941

    Today we pay tribute to one of history's most significant events. Sixty-six years ago, Japanese naval and air forces launched a well-planned and executed raid on American soil at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. On that terrible morning, thousands of men and women lost their lives and many more lay crippled or

  • Historic lessons ring true today

    Today marks the 66th anniversary of a day that former President Franklin D. Roosevelt described as a "date which will live in infamy." That quiet peaceful morning in Pearl Harbor was shattered by the din of attacking Japanese Naval and Air Forces. The Pearl Harbor attack was the springboard that

  • Luck kept me alive - Safe winter driving is your ticket to survival

    If one thing is certain at any Air Force base, it is the assigned Airmen are very diverse and all hail from different parts of the country and different countries around the world. This colorful mixture of our force is normally a blessing as it inspires people from all walks of life to raise their

  • Holiday safety takes center stage

    Congratulations, Team Dover! That's an expression heard a lot around here lately, and well deserved, too. But I want to be the first to congratulate everyone for a safe Thanksgiving weekend. Thanks to responsible choices, good Wingmen and a little common sense, we made it through unscathed (unless

  • Airmen live by highest standards

    We've all heard it said, at one time or another, that military members are held to a 'higher standard.' It is useful from time to time to reflect on why that is, just what the standard should be and whether we, as individuals and as an organization, are effectively embodying and enforcing the

  • Keep safety at the forefront

    "Safety is paramount" is a catch-phrase you may have heard on more than one occasion. Safety affects everyone on a personal and professional level. Team Dover has a strong safety-based culture, and it is my vision and responsibility to ensure safety is at the forefront of everything we do. Why is

  • ‘First line of defense’ embodies core values

    With the changes in the Security Forces career field and our ever-changing mission requirements, security of the base's assets and people leads our charge. At first glance, we see Airmen on the gate checking identification cards and vehicles, but note that there is a greater charge placed upon these