512th Airlift Wing prepares for flu season

Building wingmanship with Team Dover

There are several benefits of serving in the military; traveling, life experiences and education just to name a few. But one of the biggest benefits we often don't utilize is our wingman.Different branches call it different things. The Army and Marines have battle buddies and the Navy and Coast

SecAF paces the Monster Mile

Racing at speeds in excess of 165 mph in front of tens of thousands of screaming fans and millions more watching on television, there is no other experience quite like a NASCAR race. Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James did not go that fast, but still had an adrenaline pumping experience as

Air Force streamlines Expeditionary Readiness Training

U.S. Air Force officials announced the creation of a new streamlined Expeditionary Readiness Program (ERP) governance construct that replaces the current tiered pre-deployment training model.The updated program is designed to ensure Expeditionary Readiness Training is relevant, effective, timely,

Secretary of the Air Force visits with Team Dover airmen

COASTAL FLOOD WARNING (DELAWARE)

Moderate to major coastal flooding high tide cycles are forecast through this weekend in the Dover area.Warnings mean that severe weather is imminent and is based on specific criteria and existing reports received by the NWS.Coastal Flood Warning now in effect until 6 PM EDT Sunday.Coastal flooding:

Dover community leaders participate in community relations tour

Thirty-two civic leaders from Central Delaware joined base leaders on a community relations tour to Luke Air Force Base and Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, both in Arizona, Sept. 16-17, 2015.CRTs are an Air Force community relations program that enables designated members of the local community to see

Reserve flyer finishes successful career in the dirt

With only hours remaining in a 20-plus year career, Lt. Col. Sam VanZanten, a 326th Airlift Wing command pilot, had an opportunity that not many C-17 Globemaster III pilots get. He was going to perform an assault landing to a dirt strip in the hills of Virginia near Fort A.P. Hill, Va. Sept. 23,

Deputy Defense Secretary keeps DoD workforce informed on potential government shutdown

The Pentagon and Deputy Defense Secretary, Bob Work, officially notified the military and DoD civilian workforce of the potential government shutdown in a memorandum released Friday afternoon.Read the memo below:"SUBJECT: Guidance for Continuation of Operations During a Lapse of

Commander shares his experience, vision

Col. D. Scott "Bull" Durham recently took command of the 512th Airlift Wing after a previous assignment at the Pentagon as the deputy director for mobilization in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs. He is a familiar face to some 512th AW Airmen, having fulfilled the