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  • Dover Airmen impresses new AMC commander

    Thank you to everyone for making Gen. and Mrs. Arthur Lichte's first base visit since taking the helm of Air Mobility Command such an unqualified success! What a thrill to showcase our Airmen, our mission, and our base. Every group -- Maintenance, Operations, Mission Support, and Medical -- were at the very top of their game. Together with Chief

  • Leadership is flight plan for success

    What can you do to stand out from your peers and make a difference in your organization? What skill sets will get you noticed by your boss and your commander? What can you do to improve your leadership traits? Today's Air Force is very competitive. Personnel cuts have significantly downsized the force in order to pay for the capitalization of

  • Commander thanks his winning team

    This was another action-packed week at Dover AFB! Thanks to our entire team --active, reserve, civil service, contractors, family members and community partners -- for showcasing America's preeminent expeditionary airlift team to Air Mobilty Command's newest leadership team -- Gen. and Mrs. Arthur J. Lichte and command Chief Master Sergeant Joseph

  • Family Readiness = Mission Readiness

    On September 11, 2001, our nation suffered the most horrific terrorist attack ever committed on American soil. On that fateful day, over 3,000 innocent people lost their lives at the hands of extremists determined to disrupt our way of life. As a result of the attacks and in an attempt to prevent others, deployments of servicemembers, including

  • Heritage to Horizons- Today’s events forged by history

    On Sept. 7, Gen. Duncan J. McNabb relinquished command of Air Mobility Command to Gen. Arthur J. Lichte at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. in a ceremony steeped in heritage and customs. What a terrific thrill to witness the leadership of this great warfighting force change hands and what a wonderful opportunity to reflect on the incredible capability we

  • Today’s Airman influence tomorrow’s warriors: Be an inspiration

    American society seems to reserve the memories of war to the minds of veterans, pages of books and scenes in Hollywood's reenactments. I hope you have room for one more memoir about a home front for a war that ended nearly 16 years ago and inspired me to become what I am today. In 1990, in the safe foothills of San Diego, where the average yearly

  • 15 Tips to cultivate a leader – Are there weeds in your garden?

    I attempted to grow a garden this summer. My goal was to have more vegetables than grass or weeds - I failed miserably. As I think back on it, I realize my garden did not flourish because I did not lay a solid foundation and I did not nurture what I had planted. The grass grew without any help, not all in a row like I planted my seeds, but

  • 9/11 Fatigue – Not here at Dover AFB

    As we quickly approach the sixth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, the President recently conceded the American people are experiencing 'war fatigue,' but, not here at Dover Air Force Base. The chilling reality is that we are now facing an enemy which is ideologically committed to do whatever is necessary to inflict maximum damage and mortal

  • Dover celebrates history, sacrifices

    This Sunday we will celebrate Women's Equality Day in commemoration of passage of the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution. Fewer than a hundred years ago, women were not allowed a voice in our government. Thankfully, times have changed! In less than a month, Brig. Gen. Susan Desjardins will deliver Dover's 5th C-17A Globemaster III. A

  • Doing ‘less with less’ stems from core values

    I remember back in the '90s when Gen. Ronald Fogleman, and Sheila Widnall, who were the CSAF and the Secretary of the Air Force at the time, stated that there are '...three simple words that epitomize the core of the military profession.' These words are integrity, service and excellence, the words from which we derive our core values. As a general
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