Col. Shanon Anderson, 436th Airlift Wing vice commander, signs the Sexual Assault Awareness Month proclamation at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, April 1, 2022. Anderson, along with other Dover AFB senior leaders, signed the proclamation to support SAAM in April. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. J.D. Strong II)

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  • NSPS begins next conversion

    Dover Air Force Base is one of 24 bases that has employees converting to the National Security Personnel System from October 2006 through January 2007. The Department of the Air Force has announced it will convert approximately 37,000 employees to the human resources portion of NSPS. Civilians from

  • What to expect during your Air Force Reserve career: Be ready to make history

    Are You Ready? Army Reserve Lt. Gen. Jack C. Stultz once said at a recent hearing in San Antonio, Texas, "Today's reservists must be prepared to rapidly deploy anywhere in the world and be ready to respond to both homeland defense and disaster relief contingencies." General Stultz's comment got me

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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