Team Dover celebrates new chief master sergeants

DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. – Team Dover held a Chief Induction ceremony at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, April 2, 2022, celebrating 12 members selected for promotion to chief master sergeant. 

Building the ‘Aerial port of the future’

The Configured Air Load Building Tool, a system being developed as part of the “Aerial Port of the Future” initiative, was recently tested in the 436th Aerial Port Squadron at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware.The CALBT system consists of Light Detection and Ranging cameras to create 3D images of cargo

Dover AFB aircraft provide Rapid Global Mobility

Operation Feed the Troops returns at Dover AFB

Operation Feed the Troops served a holiday meal to more than 900 members of Team Dover, Dec. 14, 2021. The annual tradition, now in its 18th year, returned in 2021 after the COVID pandemic canceled the event in 2020.Retired Master Sgt. Robert “Bob” Reese, founder and organizer of OFTT, along with

2021 State of the Base

AMC Museum unveils POW/MIA Chair of Honor

The Air Mobility Command Museum held a POW/MIA exhibit dedication ceremony at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Nov. 11, 2021.During the ceremony, the Chair of Honor, a C-5A Galaxy flight engineer chair, was unveiled to honor all those who are still being held as POW or listed as MIA.“This empty chair

Dover AFB hosts 2021 Special Olympics Cycling Classic

More than 40 cyclists competed in the Special Olympics Delaware 2021 Cycling Classic at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Oct. 2, 2021.After the 2020 event was cancelled due to the COVID pandemic, cyclists representing five teams from Delaware and one from Virginia returned to Dover AFB to participate

Dover AFB, USDA turn lights out on Spotted Lanternfly

The U.S. Air Force selected the 436th Civil Engineer Squadron pest management section as the lead test hub for future Spotted Lanternfly mitigation practices for military aircraft.The U.S. Department of Agriculture has described the Spotted Lanternfly as an invasive insect, native to Asia, that can

DOVER AIR FORCE BASE IMPLEMENTS HPCON BRAVO

Col. Matt Husemann, 436th Airlift Wing commander, has implemented Health Protection Condition (HPCON) Bravo Aug. 11, 2021.

ALS Class 21-F graduation: A return to heritage

The Staff Sgt. Julio Alonso Airman Leadership School, Class 21-F, graduated 29 students during the first post-COVID-19 dinner and graduation ceremony at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, July 22, 2021.Due to COVID-19 guidance initiated by wing leadership, nine ALS classes had to forgo the traditional