436th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

The Public Affairs office has three major areas of responsibility: command information, media relations and community relations. Through these three areas, they ensure that both the Dover Air Force Base community and the general public are kept well informed, and that strong relations are maintained between the 436th Airlift Wing and the local community. From producing a base newspaper to maintaining the public Web site, as well as providing information to local, national and international media outlets, the public affairs staff reviews and approves information that can be released to openly and accurately communicate with the base's various publics.

Leaders rely on public affairs professionals to assist them with delivering their communication efforts to service members and their families, to include retirees, civilians and contract employees. CI provides effective and efficient communication tools and products to link members with their leaders. CI helps service members and their families understand their purpose, role, and value to the Dover Air Force Base community.

Studio
Official Portrait Hours: Thursdays 0900-1130 and 1300-1500

Official head & shoulders and full-length portraits are done by appointment only and must be scheduled at least 24 hours in advance. Walk-in service for official studio photography is not permitted.

Official portraits are only available as required by official guidance. This service is provided for military and DoD civilian personnel requiring an official photo for:
- Chain of command boards
- Annual Group-level award winners or Quarterly Wing-level award winners
- Special award packages
Exceptions to official guidance, appointments outside the scheduled portrait day, or same day appointments must be reviewed and approved by the Chief of Command Information, PA Superintendent, or the PA Chief.

*If an individual requires a Passport, Visa, Head & Shoulders, or Full-Length photo outside of the posted times, a letter from their squadron commander must be accomplished stating the required photo is "mission essential" and must be accomplished immediately. The Photo Lab will schedule the individual in the earliest appointment slot available.

Photographic product requirement information from message and/or requester must be known prior to appointment.

Please arrive on time to your studio appointment with all the necessary uniform items and have ribbons, devices, insignia, etc. properly placed on your uniform before you arrive. We reserve the right to turn away personnel whose uniform does not meet standards.

We have a dressing room for your convenience

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Photo Support
Units may request general public affairs support for education and training, unit-level command information, wing-level official recognition programs, and other events that support mission requirements. Photo and video support are available based on the commander's priorities, operational core tasks, urgency, mission impact, agencies support, and resources available.

Submit a "General PA Support" request through our customer service portal
Self-Help equipment
Consumer-grade still photo and video equipment are available for self-help use on a first-come, first-served basis when the public affairs staff is already scheduled to support higher or equal priority tasks.

Submit a "General PA Support" request through our customer service portal
Security and Policy review
Personnel must obtain necessary security and policy review before releasing official imagery, documents, information, or proposed statements outside official government channels.

Submit a "Security and Policy Review" request through our customer service portal
Passport & Visa Photos
Walk-ins Mon-Fri 0900-1530

*Photos are for official military travel ONLY.

This service is provided for military and DoD civilian personnel traveling on government orders requiring a "no-fee" government passport. Dependents requiring a "no-fee" passport for PCS orders are authorized to use the Photo Lab for passport photos.

Males will wear a civilian-style collared shirt or business attire and females will wear a conservative blouse or business attire. No tank-tops or t-shirts are permitted. Children may wear attire without a collar. Attire white in color is not permitted due to the white background. The Photo Lab has a small selection of donated attire for use; if you don't like our selection, please bring your own.

The Community Engagement Section identifies and fosters opportunities with organizations across civic, business and governmental institutions to increase public trust and enhance support for military operations in the defense of our Nation.

Complaints
Dover Air Force Base and our tenant units appreciate the enormous sacrifices made by our neighbors as we train for the defense of our country. Among those sacrifices is the occasional disruption of daily life by noise and flight operations.

Dover Air Force Base strives to be a good neighbor by maintaining good community and media relations with our surrounding communities. We diligently seek to provide timely, responsive, and factual answers to all public inquiries as they pertain to Dover Air Force Base.

Submit a Complaint Form.
Base Tours
Base tours are offered to local civic organizations, schools and youth groups to educate people about the U.S. Air Force and Dover Air Force Base's mission. Tour requests must be submitted no later than 60 days prior to the date of the tour. For more information contact (302) 677-3372 / civic.outreach-02@us.af.mil
Honorary Commanders
The Dover Air Force Base Honorary Commanders Program encourages an exchange of ideas and experiences, increases public awareness and understanding of the military as well as encourages friendships between key leaders of the base's surrounding communities, DAFB commanders and Airmen. Learn more about the Team Dover Honorary Commander Program.

The Media Operations section coordinates all media interviews, media queries and media access to Dover Air Force Base.

Military members and civilian workers assigned to DAFB who are contacted by news media should provide the media member with the email address and phone number of the Public Affairs Media Operations section.

Media Access Request
Media members visiting Dover Air Force Base must be escorted by a Public Affairs representative at all times.
Media Queries
The Media Operations section works to coordinate all media interviews, media queries and all other media request to Dover Air Force Base.

Submit a "Media Inquiry" request through our customer service portal using a non-military email.

436th Airlift Wing Public Affairs/Media Queries
PA (302) 677-3372 / 436AW.PA@us.af.mil

Community Engagement / Tours
(302) 677-3372 / civic.outreach-02@us.af.mil

Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations Public Affairs
(302) 677-2275 / afmao.pa@us.af.mil

Armed Forces Medical Examiner System
(302) 346-8648 / usarmy.dover.medcom-afmes.mbx.information@mail.mil

Air Force Office of Special Investigations, Det. 306
(302) 677-2852 / AFOSI.Det306.ForceProtection@us.af.mil

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