Dover prepared for Emergency Management Inspection

After months of preparations and major exercises, Team Dover has fine tuned its ability to respond to whatever scenario the inspectors choose for the Emergency Management Inspection during the Unit Compliance Inspection. The EMI is a one-day exercise that will test Team Dover's response to a

Airmen cover the fallen with American flags for families

For some, it means red, white and blue. It means 13 stripes for the original colonies and 50 stars for the states. For the families of the fallen, the American flag means so much more. Because of this, two Airmen assigned to the Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations Center here take their mission

Airmen in personal effects office take small items to heart

DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. -- Watches, coins, photos, dog tags and necklaces. To many, these are just items carried or worn by military members, even when serving in places like Iraq or Afghanistan. For families of the fallen, these simple items may be cherished keepsakes that serve as reminders of

Dover AFB maintainers grease wheels of global reach

Fliers weren't the only crew familiarizing themselves with the C-5M Super Galaxy, as maintainers worked on the aircraft during the first mission to generate the world's most capable airlifter. Alongside Lockheed Martin field-service representatives, Air Force maintainers Staff Sgts. Aaron Trudel and

Team Dover aircrew completes first C-5M mission

Dover's first C-5M Super Galaxy, the Spirit of Global Reach, completed its first Air Force mission with a crew of 512th and 436th Airlift Wing Airmen, as well as Lockheed Martin field-service representatives, April 9. The nearly two-week training and currency mission left from Dover Air Force Base

Dignity, Honor and Respect

Gates signs policy for dignified transfer operations

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates has approved a policy change that, under strictly delineated conditions, allows media filming of dignified transfer operations of fallen servicemembers' remains at Dover Air Force Base, Del. The new policy is slated to be implemented April 6, Pentagon spokesman

Air Force Assistance Fund campaign underway until May 1

The 2009 Air Force Assistance Fund campaign is underway until May 1. Capt. Jim McCann, 326th Airlift Squadron, is the 512th Airlift Wing representative for the campaign. "These are tough economic times, and the organizations this campaign supports assist Air Force members, retirees, reservists,

Flight check

Reserve aircrew hauls cargo enroute to International Space Station

A 512th Airlift Wing crew transported a piece of the International Space Station to the Kennedy Space Center, Fla., March 21-22. The Air Force Reserve Airmen from the 326th Airlift Squadron picked up an Express Logistics Carrier at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., and flew it to Florida for transport to