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  • Air Force Announces Air Force Week in Philadelphia Events

    The United States Air Force is proud to announce events planned for Air Force Week in Philadelphia, May 26-June 2. Activities in the Philadelphia metro region will begin on Memorial Day, May 26, and culminate with an Air Exposition--featuring the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds demonstration

  • Dover Airman to receive CFC Hero Award

    A Dover Airman was recently awarded the 2007 National Combined Federal Campaign Military Hero Award for his efforts with the CFC and other volunteer activities in the community. Capt. Thomas Abell, 436th Mission Support Squadron Military Personnel Flight commander, will receive the annual CFC Hero

  • AMC Fitfactor promotes healthy, active lifestyles

     With 101 days of Fitfactor summer fun right around the corner beginning June through August, the children at MacDill youth center are ready to get out, get up and get fit. These days, doctors worry that kids, dubbed "Generation Xbox," aren't getting enough physical activity to keep them

  • Dover Air Force Base cited as premier installation

    The premier installations from each military service and the Defense Logistics Agency were recognized at a Pentagon award ceremony May 8. John J. Young Jr., undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics, presented the Commander in Chief's Annual Awards for Installation

  • Rangers dish up feast at AirFest 2008

    Members of the Army Chairborne Rangers served up meals to Team MacDill and guests here at AirFest 2008. They fed hundreds at the commander's chalet where they volunteered Saturday and Sunday. The rangers began the morning with breakfast then pulled out their barbecue grills and refreshments to

  • McGuire Airmen honored for strength, courage, heroism

    Words can't describe what happened that tragic day. Words can't describe how they felt or what was running through their minds. They hit an improvised explosive device on a routine convoy. An Airman, who was a part of their family, was lost. Through the chaos, the highly-trained team pulled together

  • AMC Commander: Updated AF & AMC Priorities

    To the Men and Women of Air Mobility Command: If the last 90 days are any indication, 2008 is turning out to be an amazing year for Air Mobility Command. Most recently, March was a record-setting month for mobility Airmen supporting the Global War on Terror. More than 120,000 passengers were

  • World Class: Team Dover best in Air Force

    Dover Air Force Base is the Air Force winner of the 2008 Commander-in-Chief's Annual Award for Installation Excellence, the Department of Defense announced April 14. "This is the first time in the 23-year history of this prestigious award that an Air Mobility Command installation has been recognized

  • DAFB Chapel wins again! Best medium chapel in the Air Force

    The Dover Air Force Base Chapel staff recently won the 2007 Outstanding Medium Chapel Organization Award. The staff received the award for its overall impact on the 436th Airlift Wing mission through management, training, ministries and programs offered. "The Chapel has received this honor for two

  • Charleston community wins Abilene Trophy for base support

    The Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce and the Charleston community were selected as this year's recipients of the Abilene Trophy for outstanding civilian community support to Charleston Air Force Base during 2007. The Abilene Trophy, established in 1998 by the Military Relations Committee of the