Flight engineer crosses finish line overseas

The 32nd Fisher House Marine Corp Marathon took place on Oct. 28 in Washington D.C., but Master Sgt. Mitchell Coffey, after all his training and preparation, didn't make it to the starting line. Duty called, and the 709th Airlift Squadron flight engineer was needed for a last-minute overseas

Change is constant, embrace challenge

As 2007 comes to a close, I cannot help but think that it has certainly been a year of change in which the 512th Airlift Wing has performed superbly. One of the difficulties of being a reservist in the Air Force is dealing with the rate of change and finding the right balance of time, training and

Frequent flier: Reservist travels from Jordan, back to serve in Reserve

(Editor's note: This is the first of a three-part series featuring the flight surgeons of the 512th Airlift Wing.)In the Reserve, it's not uncommon for reservists to travel hundreds of miles or from states away to serve in their unit. It's no different for the 512th Airlift Wing, which has 1,800

Dover earns AF CINC Installation Excellence Team visit

Team Dover earned an early gift this year as Dover Air Force Base was awarded $500,000 for quality-of-life initiatives and a seat as one of the top two finalists for the Air Force Commander in Chief's Annual Award for Installation Excellence. Gen. Arthur Lichte, commander of Air Mobility Command, on

Dover collects toys for Marine Reserve's Toys for Tots drive

Wing's newest squadron maintains, trains through obstacles, successes

The wing's newest squadron turns one in February. For the past year, the 712th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron has worked side-by-side active-duty's newly-formed 736th AMXS to perform all the flightline maintenance for Dover's seven C-17 Globemaster IIIs. The two units were formed this year prior to

512th AW earns meritorious unit award

Members of the 512th Airlift Wing who served at Dover Air Force Base between Oct. 1, 2004, and Sept. 31, 2005, are awarded the Meritorious Unit Award by the Secretary of the Air Force for outstanding achievement or service in direct support of combat operation in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Enduring

Deck the halls safely this year

The smell of cinnamon and gingerbread is in the air. The brisk winter has set in - Thanksgiving has past, it's now time for the holidays. "Deck the halls with boughs of holly," echoes throughout the house as a family trims their Christmas tree and lines their rooftop with decorative lights. "Tis the

2007: Year in Review

Change is inevitable - except from a vending machine," American author Robert C. Gallagher once said. Humor and lost change aside, 2007 proved to be a year of transformation for the Liberty Wing, ranging from new leadership to a new mission. The year kicked off with the anticipation of the C-17

Commentary: Commander thanks Airmen, families

I'd like to take this opportunity to thank the members of the 512th Airlift Wing for your service during the past six years as we continue to fight the Global War on Terrorism. Some of you are new to the Air Force Reserve and others may not have had an opportunity to deploy, but your service is just