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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  • C-5 Galaxy recovery efforts continue at Dover

    A month after a C-5 Galaxy crash-landed less than a mile short of the runway here, recovery operations are proceeding on schedule, officials said. All 17 people on board survived the April 3 crash. “We started the recovery effort the same day of the mishap and have been working every day since,”

  • Colonel Young assumes command of 512th Operations Group

    Lt. Col. Darrell G. Young assumed command of the 512th Operations Group from Col. Don W. Sloan May 7 at the Air Mobility Command Museum. Colonel Young, who was the deputy commander of the 349th Operations Group, Travis Air Force Base, Calif., pinned on colonel May 14. Colonel Sloan’s retirement

  • Sew Much Comfort: 512th Airlift Wing spouses help injured servicemembers

    Sewing has been a favorite hobby of Kim McIntyre-Bott for quite sometime, but it wasn’t until recently that she turned her love of sewing into a project to assist servicemembers who have been seriously injured fighting the war on terror. On May 15, Mrs. McIntyre-Bott and the 512th Airlift Wing

  • Seventeen people recover after surviving C-5 crash

    Seventeen people survived a C-5B Galaxy crash less than a mile from Dover Air Force Base’s southern perimeter April 3. The gigantic plane, which can transport six Greyhound buses end-to-end and looms above the flightline at the height of a six-story building, crashed into a grassy field at 6:42

  • Safety investigation underway for C-5 mishap

    As emergency crews responded to the C-5 mishap April 3, safety officials from the 512th and 436th Airlift Wings immediately set out to convene an interim safety board. The board, made up of Team Dover members, kept the scene intact to allow for further investigation. “Our job is to secure the site

  • Commentary: Commander reflects on time at Dover

    On Aug. 11, 2001, I came to Dover Air Force Base as the 512th Operations Group commander. With over 25 years of strategic airlift experience, I arrived expecting a hard-working, professional team of operators who had the expertise, knowledge and attitude to do anything that was asked of them.

  • Commentary: We're proud of the 512th Airlift Wing

    On April 3, we lived through one of the most difficult events a wing can ever experience. When our C-5 landed short of runway 32 at Dover Air Force Base at 6:42 a.m., there were a lot of unknowns. Not knowing the condition of the aircrew is a commander’s and a wing’s worst nightmare. In those first

  • Base enforces cell phone hands-free policy

    The 436th Security Forces Squadron is enforcing the Department of Defense cellular phone use policy. In February, DoD installations began enforcing new cell phone restrictions for drivers on military bases as a response to new information published in the Federal Register. People now have to

  • To Honor with Dignity

    The solemn procession draws the attention of everyone in the room. Despite the crowd, the only sound is the rhythmic click of steel taps on the concrete floor. As they march, their steely gazes and impeccable uniforms are unmistakable: They are the Honor Guard. Technical Sergeants Jesse Price and

  • Reservist reenacts civil war battles, educates youth

    It was a war of Americans versus Americans, where more than 3 million Americans fought, and more than 600,000 Americans died. It’s a war that Master Sgt. James Ralph said has fascinated him since he was a child and he’s dedicated to keeping its history alive. The Air Reserve Technician works for the

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