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  • Remembering Chosin - Commemorative march honors Chosin Reservoir vets

    (Part one of a three-part series)More than 30 teams marched a 6.2-mile course on Dover Air Force Base to commemorate Veterans of the Korean War Battle of Chosin Reservoir Feb. 2. Teams of four rallied at the Air Mobility Command Museum in their battle dress uniforms, hoisted on 30-pound backpacks,

  • Dover plays key presidential support role

    While there are numerous benefits to being the president of the United States, the ability to travel lightly is generally not considered one of them. The entourage includes numerous staffers, reporters, Secret Service agents and various aides. It also includes a lot of gear, enough to allow the

  • Military personnel, assets help to battle California fires

    Military personnel and assets are helping out in the most serious outbreak of wildfires in California in years. California National Guard and California-based active duty personnel are providing some of the muscle needed to contain the fires, which have driven more than 300,000 people from their

  • Operation Deep Freeze main season underway

    Air operations in support of the 52nd Operation Deep Freeze main season are underway. A C-17 Globemaster III from the 62nd Airlift Wing, at McChord Air Force Base, Wash., completed three missions this past week from Christchurch, New Zealand, kicking off the 2007 to 2008 season for the 13th Air

  • National week of observance promotes suicide prevention

    Coinciding with World Suicide Prevention Day Sept. 10 hosted by the International Association for Suicide and Prevention, the week of Sept. 9 through Sept. 15 marks National Suicide Prevention Week. "This is a good opportunity to spread knowledge and training to people who find themselves in

  • Winter flights to Antarctica wrap up

    Airmen from McChord Air Force Base, Wash., completed the Operation Deep Freeze 2007-08 winter fly-in season when a final C-17 Globemaster III took off Aug. 25 from Pegasus White Ice Runway in Antarctica. Members of the 304th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron flew a total of 355 passengers and 119,953

  • Operation Deep Freeze 2007-08 begins

    Operation Deep Freeze 2007-08 winter flights began Aug. 20 ending more than five months of isolation for the research station as the first C-17 Globemaster III delivered passengers and cargo to McMurdo Station, Antarctica.Landing 15 miles from McMurdo Station at Pegasus Runway, the C-17s will carry

  • Air Force recognized for awarding veterans contracts

    The Department of Veterans Affairs recognized 23 Air Force bases for achievement under the Champions of Veteran Enterprise program during a conference June 27 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. The 3rd Annual National Veteran Small Business Conference and Expo honored installations with the Federal

  • Spirit of the Constitution completes first mission

    The words 'Dover tower, this is Reach 510, heavy C-17 one to five miles to fly on the instrument approach to runway three two,' resonated in air-traffic controller Staff Sgt. Andrew Sokolovich's headset. "Check, wheels down - you are clear to land," replied Sergeant Sokolovich. With that, the Spirit

  • Dover's 2nd C-17 supports ACC, Navy

    A Dover C-17 teamed up with Air Combat Command and Navy fighters in a joint Air Force - Navy training operation June 29 at Naval Air Station Key West, Fla. The Globemaster III, which Dover received June 21, teamed up with 16 F-15 Eagles from Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., F-5s from NAS Key West's