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  • (Left to right) Ms. Whitney McBride, president of Odyssey Construction; Lt. Col. Gwen Baker, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District commander; Sen. Thomas Carper; U.S. Rep. Mike Castle; Sen. Joseph Biden; Dover Mayor Stephen Speed; Col. Sam Cox, 436th AW commander; and Col. David Wuest, 512th AW vice commander, break ground at the site of the future C-17 Aircrew Training Facility here Monday. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jason Minto)

    Groundbreaking makes it official: C-17s headed to Dover

    Distinguished visitors from around the state gathered together with members of the Dover Air Force Base community Sept. 11 to celebrate the groundbreaking of a new C-17 training facility and the arrival of C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at Dover. Though bittersweet because of the five-year anniversary of the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, the
  • Col. Elaine Barron meets her new troops after taking command of the 512th Mission Support Group during a ceremony held Sept. 10 at the Landings Club. The 512th MSG is part of the 512th Airlift Wing, and Air Force Reserve Command unit at Dover Air Force Base, Del.

    Mission Support Group welcomes new commander

    A former group commander from an air refueling wing took command of the 512th Mission Support Group during an assumption-of-command ceremony Sept. 10 here at the Landings Club. Col. Elaine K. Barron replaced Col. William Stephens, who is now in command of the 910th Mission Support Group, 910th Airlift Wing, Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio.

  • Reserve bands to perform in Delaware, Maryland

    Three musical groups from the Air Force Reserve Band are scheduled to play a series of concerts throughout Delaware and Maryland Oct. 19 to 21. The groups include Full Spectrum Jazz, a 13-piece big-band style group, Southern Aire, a six-member group who wear traditional Scottish regalia and perform Celtic rock and traditional pipe music, and
  • Twenty new staff sergeants were recognized Aug. 4 at the 512th Airlift Wing NCO Induction Ceremony held in the Air Mobility Command Museum, Dover Air Force Base, Del. The 512th Airlift Wing is an Air Force Reserve Command unit.

    Liberty Wing recognizes newest NCOs

    Twenty new noncommissioned officers were honored at the 512th Airlift Wing NCO Induction Ceremony Aug. 6 at the Air Mobility Command Museum. The annual ceremony recognizes 512th AW members who have obtained NCO status. This particular ceremony acknowledged individuals promoted to staff sergeant from July 2005 to May 2006. Col. David H. Wuest, 512th

  • Airlift control flight deploys to Canada

    The 512th Airlift Control Flight recently supported Operation Maple Flag in Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada. The once-a-year event provides a venue to develop war-fighting air combat skills among friendly forces. The six-week training exercise in May and June involved an estimated 500 fighter jets from various military services and nations ranging from
  • Liberty Wing leadership recently penned new vision and mission statements, outlining the unit's purpose and plotting a path for its future. The 512th Airlift Wing is already a worldwide force multiplier with scores of Airmen supporting missions both here and abroad. The 512th AW, Dover Air Force Base, Del., is an Air Force Reserve Command unit.

    Vision Quest: Wing leadership pens new vision, mission statements

    John F. Kennedy once said, "Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction." The spirit of those words is embodied in the 512th Airlift Wing's new mission and vision statements, which seek to channel the commitment and bravery of our Airmen toward a unified, worldwide goal. Our mission: "Fly and fight by delivering airlift and
  • Tech. Sgt. Glenn Bailey, 709th Airlift Squadron, explains the engineer's panel to Keystone-state Pastor Tony Stephens. The pastor was one of 38 clergy members who attended the Dover Air Force Base Clergy Day Aug. 14.

    Liberty Wing host Clergy Day 2006

    Why do you volunteer for the military," asked Tony Stephens, a rusty-haired pastor from southern Pennsylvania. The question was directed at a half dozen or so uniformed reservists sitting among more than 30 civilian pastors, priests, ministers and bishops who toured Dover Air Force Base Aug. 14 as part of the base's Clergy Day. Every two years,

  • Commentary: We all need to plan for the future

    Our leadership is planning now for what our mission requirements will be in the future. They have looked at where we are now and what needs to be done to close the gap between the two, and meet the future needs of the Air Force. This is a big undertaking but one they are methodically preparing for and looking forward to accomplishing. Many of the
  • Dover Warriors team members Kolsum Ballard, left, and Staff Sgt. Steve Hippolyte, 436th Medical Group, play defense during a game against Team PSD (Personal Support Detachment) from Naval Station Newport during an all services basketball tournament July 15 in Newport, R.I. Mr. Ballard is the spouse of Senior Airman Courtney Ballard, 46th Aerial Port Squadron.

    Dover Warriors place in basketball tournament

    A Dover Air Force Base team placed second in a 3-on-3 basketball tournament July 15 in Newport, R.I., where all armed services had teams entered for play. The Dover Warriors won $500. The team consisted of Staff Sgt. Derek Whiteaff, 512th Component Maintenance Squadron, Staff Sgt. Steve Hippolyte, 436th Medical Group, Staff Sgt. John Saffold 326th
  • Dominika Pawlikowska, a Philadelphia dental hygienist with the FEDS_HEAL program, prepares Senior Airman Blake Bufogle, 512th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, for dental X-rays. The X-ray machine, connected to a computer, takes a dental X-ray, transmits it to the computer and it is printed for reservists. The Federal Strategic Health Alliance is a partnership between the Federal Occupational Health, Veterans Health Administration and a network of private providers. Their goal is to equip reservists with improved access to medical services.

    Mission Ready: FEDS_HEAL dental exams help ensure unit readiness

    A dental team with the Federal Strategic Health Alliance, or FEDS_HEAL, provided dental examinations to 80 Liberty Wing reservists July 8 at the 512th Aerospace Medicine Squadron here. "The goal is to have a good report on dental readiness," said Col. Vincent Floryshak, 512th Aerospace Medicine Squadron chief of dental services. In order to deploy,
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