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Air Force Assistance Fund 2007 campaign begins Feb. 12

This year's Air Force Assistance Fund "Commitment to Caring" campaign, from Feb. 12 to May 4, will provide Airmen the opportunity to contribute to any of the four official Air Force charitable organizations. The 512th Airlift Wing points of contact for this campaign are Capt. Connie Williams, 512th

Dover Team welcomes honorary commanders

More than 50 community leaders were inducted in the 16th Annual Honorary Commander Induction Ceremony at the Landings Club on Dover Air Force Base Feb.15. The honorary commanders program first began at Dover AFB in 1992, with 41 community leaders. To date, nearly 700 community leaders have

Three 512th Airlift Wing reservists bestowed 948th honor

The 948th Security Forces Squadron may not be an actual squadron here on base, but the 948th Security Forces Award is a real honor bestowed here annually to deserving security forces Airmen. Three reservists and two active duty members were recognized with the honor Feb. 2 in the Team Dover guard

512th Airlift Wing names annual award winners

The 512th Airlift Wing selected its annual award winners for 2006. They will be recognized at the June 10 commander's call. Airman of the Year Senior Airman Anthony Palma, 46th Aerial Port Squadron air transportation apprentice, is the Airman of the Year. After less than a year in the Air Force

512th Maintenance Group reorganizes, accommodates Dover Air Force Base's new C-17 mission

During a ceremony Feb. 4 at 1 p.m. here, the 512th Maintenance Group reorganized to accommodate the upcoming C-17 Globemaster III mission and align the group with a structure similar to the rest of the Air Force. While the ceremony marked the end of a 30-year run of Dover Air Force Base's sole C-5

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Gone with the wings: Removal nearly complete at C-5 mishap site

The wings of the C-5 aircraft that landed short of the runway here April 3 were removed Jan. 17 by an Ohio-based contractor. Using giant mobile shears, InterGroup International, a company that buys, reprocesses and sells post-industrial scrap, chopped the wings off the remaining C-5 shell from the

Civilian alert: Personnel Services Delivery coming soon

Air Force civilian employees will soon see more functions within Civilian Personnel Flights automated, much like Airmen have seen through Personnel Services Delivery initiatives. The PSD vision is to establish a common platform for delivery of personnel and pay services to the total force, anytime,

Tax tips for taxing times

Tax season is here, and the military offers tools to assist reservists to make filing a little less taxing. In addition to Military One Source is offering free tax software to servicemembers and their families, the 512th Airlift Wing has two trained unit tax representatives. Master Sgt. Michelle