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  • Dover AFB installs water filtration systems on community properties

    Contractors and personnel from Dover Air Force Base completed installation of whole-house water filtration systems on four properties previously identified as being above the lifetime health advisory level for perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) contamination.

  • 436th APS supports PAC-3 missile movement

    Members of the 436th Aerial Port Squadron loaded Lockheed-Martin Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missiles onto a United Arab Emirates air force C-17 Globemaster III in the early morning hours of Jan. 26, 2020.

  • Jones takes command of 436th AW

    Col. Matthew Jones took command of the 436th Airlift Wing from Col. Joel Safranek during a change of command ceremony at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Jan. 7, 2020.

  • Bedrock: Dover AFB’s innovation foundation

    Dover is one of about 40 bases in the Air Force that have Phoenix Spark labs where Airmen can meet to discuss processes, propose ideas and find solutions to resolve problems.The terms “Phoenix Spark lab” and “innovation lab” are interchangeable, sharing the same goal: empowering Airmen to develop

  • Thunder Over Dover thrills Delmarva

    More than 50,000 people visited Dover AFB for the 2017 Thunder Over Dover Open House and Airshow August 26–27. The event featured more than 20 aerial and ground performances from multiple military and civilian performers, as well as static displays of dozens of the Air Force’s most iconic aircraft

  • Snapshot: Australian strongman practices pulling a C-17

    From the flight deck, Master Sgt. Christine King, top left, and Tech. Sgt. Brinnae Wigley, top right, both 712th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chiefs, watch Cmdr. Grant Edwards, Australian Federal Police, Embassy of Australia, Washington, D.C., repositions himself on his third attempt at