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  • Liberty Wing recognizes annual award winners

    The 512th Airlift Wing selected its annual award winners for 2005. They will be recognized at the June 11 commander’s call. Airman of the Year Senior Airman Michael A. Motes, 512th Memorial Affairs Squadron services journeyman, is the Airman of the Year. He inventoried, supplied and managed $200,000 in flags, uniform items and mortuary supplies
  • Chief Master Sgt. David Burke, 326th Airlift Squadron, lights the last candle in the candle lighting ceremony during the Chiefs' Induction Ceremony March 10 at The Landings Club.

    Dover holds chiefs' induction ceremony

    Dover’s annual Chiefs’ Induction Ceremony honored the base’s newest chief master sergeants March 10 at The Landings Club. The ceremony celebrated the accomplishments of 16 Dover chief master sergeants and chief selects from both the 436th and 512th Airlift Wings. “Tonight is about tradition, and this ceremony is similar to ones being conducted at
  • Tech. Sgt. Matthew Profitt runs wearing a flexible prosthesis, a C-Sprint, which absorbs impact. In 2003, while activated at Dover Air Force Base, Del., supporting the war on terrorism, the reservist's leg was amputated when he was diagnosed with epithelioid sarcoma, a malignant soft tissue tumor. He is a 512th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron guidance and control section technician. (U.S. Air Force photo/1st Lt. Marnee A.C. Losurdo)

    Amputee Airman overcomes cancer, maintains active lifestyle

    In 2005, he ran the New York City Marathon and skied down the Rockies. The fact he has one leg isn’t slowing him down. Tech. Sgt. Matthew Profitt is an active sportsman -- the 38-year-old reservist plays racquetball, bobsleds, canoes, cycles and runs. But, three years ago the 512th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron guidance and control section
  • Former Tuskegee Airman Dr. Eugene J. Richardson Jr. speaks to the Air Force Reserve Command's 512th Airlift Wing about his experiences as a black pilot during World War II during the Black History Luncheon at The Landings at Dover Air Force Base, Del., Feb. 4.

    Wing hosts Black History Luncheon

    Overcoming adversity is something Dr. Eugene J. Richardson, Jr. knows all about. The retired lieutenant and Tuskegee Airman told his story to more than 200 Airmen, civilians, and families attending the 512th Airlift Wing’s Black History Luncheon Feb. 4 at the Landings. Dr. Richardson explained how the Army Air Corp set up the “Tuskegee Experiment,”
  • Col. Jeffrey Hilovsky, 512th Aerospace Medicine Squadron commander, interacts with his honorary commander, Delaware State Senator Gary Simpson, at Dover Air Force Base's Honorary Commander Induction Ceremony at The Landings Club Feb. 17. The Honorary Commander program is in its 15th year and provides an opportunity for civilian and military leaders to exchange ideas and foster a better understanding of each other's function in the community.

    Team Dover welcomes honorary commanders for 2006

    More than 50 community leaders, including Delaware’s Governor Ruth Ann Minner and Dover’s Mayor Steve Speed, were inducted at the 15th Annual Honorary Commander Induction Ceremony here at The Landings Club Feb.17. The program’s focus is to target community members with little to no military service, and educate them about Dover Air Force Base and

  • Servicemembers offer tips for tax season

    Tax season is just around the corner and military members have a few tips to make filing a little less taxing. Tech. Sgt. Quincey Hester, 512th Airlift Wing Family Support Center, is available to answer questions and assist reservists with filling out tax forms Monday through Friday by appointment and during the March UTA from 1-3 p.m. Returns are
  • Master Sgt. Dwayne Moore, 512th Civil Engineer Squadron, was one of 23 Liberty Wing members inducted into the senior noncommissioned officer corps Feb. 4 at The Landings, Dover Air Force Base, Del. Chief Master Sgt. Patrick Ferrell (left), 22nd Air Force civil engineer manager, Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga., and Master Sgt. Louis Klaus (right), 512th Civil Engineer Squadron first sergeant, present an honor cordon for the inductees.

    Wing inducts newest senior noncommissioned officers

    Twenty-three wing members were welcomed into the ranks of the senior non-commissioned officer corps Feb. 4. More that 120 people attended the Senior NCO Induction Ceremony at The Landings at 6 p.m. “The event is a formal means of recognizing those who have reached the ranks of the senior NCO,” said Chief Master Sgt. Caroline Vennell, 512th Airlift
  • Senior Master Sgt. Linda Patosky, with the Air Force Reserve Command's 512th Component Maintenance Squadron, was the first woman to finish the 7th Annual Ruck March at Dover Air Force Base, Del., Feb. 11. She and her three team members strapped on a 30-pound rucksack and marched 6.2 miles.

    Ruck March: Dover honors Korean War Vets

    A 512th Component Maintenance Squadron member was the first woman to cross the finish line at Dover Air Force Base’s 7th annual Ruck March Feb. 11 at the Air Mobility Command Museum. It was Senior Master Sgt. Linda Patosky’s first time participating in the event. “Everything was new to me that day,” said the 512th CMS superintendent of jet engine
  • The Lieutenant Governor's Challenge is a 12-week fitness program that has individuals choose what activities to perform. Points are earned for every 30 minutes of movement. Participants keep track of their activities, and based on how many points are earned over the 3 months, they may be eligible for a gold, silver or bronze medal.

    Liberty Wing takes on state fitness challenge

    When 21-year-old Erin Groth woke up Feb. 12 and found her father had shoveled the driveway free of more than 6 inches of snow she was pleasantly surprised, said her father, 512th Airlift Wing Chaplain (Lt. Col.) John Groth. “I wasn’t going to let her steal my six points,” the chaplain said. On Feb. 4, Chaplain Groth, along with more than 120 wing

  • Air Force Assistance Fund campaign underway

    The 2006 Air Force Assistance Fund campaign for the 512th Airlift Wing is underway until May 5. The emphasis of the campaign is a “Commitment to Caring.” Organizations benefiting from the campaign include the Air Force Aid Society, the Air Force Enlisted Village Indigent Widow’s Fund, the Air Force Village Indigent Widow’s Fund, and Gen. and Mrs.
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