Air Force revamps AEF

The Air Force will deploy Agile Combat Support Airmen under its redesigned air expeditionary force construct October 1. The primary purpose of the redesign was to look at ways to deploy more ACS Airmen with their units and standardize dwell times across the Air Force as much as possible to present a

Hagel: Suicide Prevention Means Watching Out for Each Other

Watching out for each other every day is a collective responsibility for the Defense Department's military and civilian workforce, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said today in a message marking DoD's observance of Suicide Prevention Month.Here is the text of the secretary's message:To the men and

Suicide Prevention Month: A reminder of our 24/7/365 responsibility to ourselves and each other

All Airmen have a responsibility that last much longer than a one-month campaign. This responsibility extends beyond ourselves and includes our work environment, our families, friends, fellow Airmen and our communities. While Suicide Prevention Month is observed across the United States in

Reserve C-5, C-17 airlift wings join forces in Patriot Express exercise

Flexible is defined as the ability to easily modify and respond to altered circumstances or conditions. That's exactly what Airmen from nine different reserve wings exemplified during "Patriot Express," a periodic Air Force Reserve Command air mobility exercise that took place here, Aug. 13-18.More

Dover AFB children, teachers experience mock deployment

Children and teachers of Team Dover got the chance take a step in Airmen's boots as they deployed in Operation KUDOS/TUDOS, Kids/Teachers Understanding Deployment Operations Aug. 20, 2014, at the Youth Center.The event recreated the stresses of deploying and gave kids a better insight of what their

Liberty Wing boasts eight selections for lieutenant colonel promotion

Congratulations to the following 512th Airlift Wing majors for their selection for promotion to the grade of lieutenant colonel:- Maj. Matthew Courtney, 326th Airlift Squadron, - Maj. Barry Ingram, 512th AW- Maj. Sean Kelley, 709th AS, - Maj. Anthony Linton, 712th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, -

Deployer's love for tea steeps through

Little girls often dream of tea parties but for one little boy, tea was a labor of love.Tech. Sgt. Joseph Holton, 512th Memorial Affairs Squadron, said initially, he saw tea as more of a chore, because he had to make it for his mother all the time. "Growing up around it, I honestly didn't see it as

Liberty Wing C-17 mission part of aeromedical evacuation training

Dover reservists build homes for Navajo Nation

Civil engineers from the 512th Airlift Wing returned Aug.1, 2014, from a two-week deployment to Gallup, New Mexico, where the 26-person team constructed homes as part of the Department of Defense's Innovative Readiness Training Program. IRT is a volunteer opportunity for the National Guard and

Liberty Wing reservist part of AFMAO's "Iron Chef" victory team

The tension of two competing teams was almost as thick as the aroma of food cooking in the Patterson Dining Facility kitchen here - so thick you could have cut it with a knife during the Dover Iron Chef competition July 24, 2014.Based loosely on the popular television show "Iron Chef America," two