News

Oct. 26, 2016
ALS receives Governor’s Outstanding Volunteer Service Award

The Staff Sgt. Julio Alonso Airman Leadership School received the 2016 Governor’s Outstanding Volunteer Award during a reception and dinner at Dover Downs Hotel Oct. 19, 2016.
Oct. 18, 2016
Take time to explore, make time to restore

In front of him stood a nondescript dirt path overrun with trees and brush. Turning to his wife, he said, ‘let’s see where it leads.’
Oct. 18, 2016
Snapshot: Sparky reads to CDC members

Staff Sgt. Julio Madera, 436th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department lead fire inspector, reads to children during Fire Prevention Week Oct. 14, 2016, at the Child Development Center on Dover Air Force Base, Del. The department led approximately 10 public events during the week to share fire
Oct. 11, 2016
Snapshot: DAFB First Responders set aside day for Exceptional Families

Senior Airmen James Marker and Jamie Perigny, 436th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighters, help Merric Hunt, son of Master Sgt. Adam Hunt, 436th Maintenance Squadron Isochronal Maintenance Dock chief, try on firefighting bunker gear during the Dover Air Force Base First Responders’ Special Needs Day
Oct. 11, 2016
Fire Prevention Week urges: ‘Don’t wait – Check the Date!’

Col. Ethan Griffin, 436th Airlift Wing commander, Chief Master Sgt. Andy Morris, 436th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department fire chief, and Sparky the Fire Dog signed the Fire Prevention Week proclamation Oct. 6, 2016, at Dover AFB.
Sept. 23, 2016
Runway reopens with ribbon cutting ceremony

More than 200 members of Team Dover and the local community attended a ribbon cutting ceremony Sept. 23, 2016, on the flightline behind the 436th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department on Dover AFB. Those in attendance included several U.S. senators, local government members and members of the
Sept. 20, 2016
Snapshot: Team Dover celebrates 69 years of heritage

Team Dover’s most senior and junior members along with Dan Clark, guest speaker, prepare to cut the cake during the Air Force Ball Sept. 17, 2016, at Dover Downs in Dover, Del. It is Air Force tradition for the most senior and most junior members to cut the cake. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior
Sept. 12, 2016
Block party reminds Team Dover about emergency preparedness

More than 150 members of Team Dover braved the rainy, gloomy weather to attend the annual Emergency Management Block Party on Sept. 1, 2016, in base housing on Dover AFB, Delaware.
Aug. 12, 2016
Computer-based reporting system ensures base compliance with Clean Air Act

Welcome everyone who has recently transferred here from other locations in and around the Air force. At Dover AFB, all employees who drive their privately owned vehicles on base for work 60 days or more a year are required to complete their vehicle registration in the Employee-vehicle Certification
July 26, 2016
Unique C-5 completes Major ISO inspection

Dover AFB is home to a fleet of 18 C-5M Super Galaxy intercontinental-range strategic airlifters, the Air Force’s largest transport aircraft. It is also home to the Air Force’s only facility capable of conducting Major Isochronal Inspections on C-5 aircraft.