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  • A Face of Team Dover 2015: Vol. 2, No. 3

    Highlighting the numerous Airmen that serve at Dover Air Force Base, "A Face of Team Dover" will introduce you to the individuals that make Team Dover "Deliver Excellence."Rank: Guinea PigName: RupertSquadron: 436th Force Support SquadronDuty Title: Unofficial youth center mascotMonths and/or years

  • NCO banishes mountain of paperwork to the PIT

    As years of logbooks and paper records stacked up in the 436th Airlift Wing Non-destructive Inspection lab, they needed to find a way to improve both their record logging system and their efficiency.Leadership knew they had a young, computer savvy Airman and they turned to him for the answer."They

  • Museum volunteer shares story of service

    It was January 1945, the Battle of the Bulge was coming to an end and 21 year old Lt. Donald Clark found himself piloting a C-47A Skytrain over the Western Front. Its cargo bay, loaded with gasoline and ammunition, was on its way to Lt. Gen. George Patton's 3rd U.S. Army and its tanks, as they began

  • A Face of Team Dover 2015: Vol. 2, No. 2

    Highlighting the numerous Airmen that serve at Dover Air Force Base, "A Face of Team Dover" will introduce you to the individuals that make Team Dover "Deliver Excellence."Rank: Staff SergeantName: James PittsSquadron: 436th Aerial Port Squadron, Packing and Crating SectionDuty Title: Traffic

  • Airman's Attic: It's all about giving back

    Moving into a new home can be exciting and fun, but it can also be stressful and take its toll on Airmen's finances.For Airmen living in the dorms, this could be their first time living on their own and they have not yet endured the financial obligations that come with moving into a new home. There

  • A Face of Team Dover: Vol. 2, No. 1

    Highlighting the numerous Airmen that serve at Dover Air Force Base, "A Face of Team Dover" will introduce you to the individuals that make Team Dover "Deliver Excellence."Rank and Name:  Rich BowmanUnit: 436 A/W Inspector General OfficeDuty Title:  Deputy Inspector General, Director of

  • It all started with one wrecked airplane

    It all started with one wrecked airplane in 1986. Today, the ever-growing Air Mobility Command Museum boasts a collection of 33 aircraft, a staff of more than 170 volunteers and a visitor experience that rivals the most notable museums in the country."We started with 20 feet of space in one of the

  • From flight equipment to fanciful cakes

    Jean Lawrence's hair is tied back, nice and neat. Her makeup is flawless and her square framed glasses make her look very serious. Her attention is directed towards her mixing bowl. She doesn't talk much as she eyeballs how much confectioner's sugar she's adding to her icing mixture. She turns the

  • Base vet supports mission, your pets

    U.S. Army Capt. Jeffries enters the exam room where the patient and his escort are waiting. The room is sterile and cool. The visit starts out with a typical exchange of greetings, but the only sound the patient makes is a whine. Jefferies turns her attention to the patient and kneels down to his

  • Keeping Team Dover Flying: One part at a time

    The last Pontiac Bonneville rolled off a General Motors production line in 2005, depriving current Bonneville owners a source of new parts for their aging vehicles, without having to order expensive custom made components from fabricators. Correspondingly, Lockheed produced its last C-5 Galaxy