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  • The giant voice has a name: Command post

    Imagine a nice warm summer afternoon, a cool breeze keeps it just right for a nap. As you begin to fall asleep, you hear a booming voice on the base speaker system doing a test.The operators of the system, and that voice you hear, are one of the bases most important assets."I always envisioned

  • Focus on FSS: Healthy food for better Airmen

    The Patterson Dining Facility, which has been around since 1972, ensures that Airmen on Dover Air Force Base, Del., are provided with the healthiest foods to accomplish their mission. The DFAC serves about 600-700 Airmen a day and has four different meal periods breakfast, lunch, dinner and midnight

  • Airman helps save civilians from burning car

    Sometimes the Air Force training, such as Self Aid and Buddy Care, that Airmen are taught in their careers can be very helpful in everyday life.This proved to be true for Senior Airman Tyler Bagby, 436th Communications Squadron communications focal point controller, and his wife Stevie Bagby, a

  • Focus on FSS: Gym helps make stronger Airmen

    Constructed in 2012 the Fitness Center at Dover Air Force Base, Del., uses outstanding fitness to create outstanding Airmen.The fitness center has a variety of different fitness and group exercise classes to promote physical fitness, well being and esprit de corps while also getting in a fun

  • Dover IMA Reservist battles brain cancer

    Sometimes a headache is just a headache. Other times it can be the sign of something much worse.Just ask Maj. Shawn Boyle, an Individual Mobilization Augmentee reservist with the 436th Airlift Wing/Judge Advocate office. Boyle, who lives outside of Pittsburgh, Pa., was experiencing what he thought

  • First sergeant wins award twice

    It is a huge accomplishment to win the 18th Air Force First Sergeant of the Year award. Imagine winning it twice in a row. That is exactly what Master Sgt. Jeff Gilbert, 436th Maintenance Squadron first sergeant, of Dover Air Force Base, Del., did.The 18th Air Force First Sergeant of the Year award

  • Focus on FSS: The award- winning inn

    Whether staying at Dover Air Force Base, Del., for a few days or a few months, guests are treated to one of the Air Force's best lodging facilities.The Eagles' Rest Inn, Dover AFB's lodging facility, has won numerous awards including the 2011 and 2012 Air Mobility Command Innkeeper of the Year as

  • Operation Tech Swap

    Everyday Team Dover's mission is delivering today's airlift and forging tomorrow's leaders. The fastestOne way to do that is by replacing old worn computers with new, faster and more secure computers with implementation of new technologies.Airmen at the 436th Communications Squadron are upgrading

  • 18th Air Force: A Legacy of Excellence

    Although a divide of more than six decades separates them from the founders of their command, today's 18th Air Force Airmen continue to embody the same motto: "expedite!"Signifying a commitment to excellence in the successful and rapid completion of the command's worldwide air mobility mission, the

  • Contracting: catalysts for combat, construction and commodities

    There are many jobs in the Air Force but one that is probably overlooked, because people don't understand it, is contracting.Contracting is responsible for obtaining supplies, services, construction and anything that is not done by a government employee. They do supply and anything it takes for