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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  • Family Support Center hosts luncheons for leadership

    The wing Family Support Center hosted its first commanders and first sergeant luncheons during the January UTA. Mrs. Tanya Rutland, wife of 512th Airlift Wing Commander Col. Ronald A. Rutland, paired up with FSC Director Laura Coseglia to host and cook the food for the luncheons at Building 263. The

  • Reserve employers eligible for ESGR awards, recognition

    Reserve and Guard members may nominate their employers for awards and recognition by the Employer Support of Guard and Reserve Jan. 9 to Feb. 28. The ESGR is a Department of Defense organization which promotes cooperation and understanding between Reserve component members and their civilian

  • Multi-gate construction project nears completion

    After years of planning and a construction project in the works since June 2004, a special ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on Oct. 25 to signify the official opening of Dover Air Force Base’s Main Gate. “This culminates years of planning,” said Lt. Col. Mark Ruse, 436th Civil Engineer Squadron

  • Reservist gives 'gift of life' 100 times

    Seventeen years ago, Senior Master Sgt. Carl Donophan donated blood for the first time. He is now among an elite group of people who have reached the rare milestone of making his 100th apheresis donation. Apheresis is a type of donation where the donor gives only a certain part of the blood,

  • Financial managers, firefighter graded on deployed operations during exercise

    The masked man burst through the door and pointed his gun at her. He screamed, “Get down!” He ran over to the 115-pound safe, picked it up and ran out the door. The robbery took less than a minute. It had been a hectic week for Senior Master Sgt. Dee Priar, 512th Airlift Wing Financial Management

  • Tuskegee Airmen visit Liberty Wing

    It’s not every day someone gets to meet an American legend, let alone get sworn into the Air Force Reserve by a Tuskegee Airman. Nov. 1 was that day for Gerry LaChance, a recent Air Force retiree. “To meet history face-to-face doesn’t happen all the time; it’s an honor,” said Mr. LaChance who signed

  • Wing members spread good will to local families, community

    In the holiday spirit of “good will towards all men” several 512th Airlift Wing members donated funds, coats and food to fellow Airmen and community organizations to help individuals in need this season. The 512th AW Top 3 and 512th AW Company Grade Officers’ Council sponsored a coat drive, and the

  • From planes to pills, reservist analyzes both

    During his two-year activation to Dover Air Force Base, Tech. Sgt. Noel Vadell, 512th Component Maintenance Squadron, was summoned to testify three times, because his civilian occupation involves a world of crime, capture and justice. As a forensic chemist, Sergeant Vadell has been working for the