New commissioned report recommends greater reliance on the Guard and reserve
The long-awaited, congressionally mandated report to the president and Congress of the National Commission on the Structure of the Air Force was released today. And in light of the increasingly heated...
View ArticleNew AF Reserve chief nominated
SecDef Leon Panetta today announced President Obama's nomination of Air Force Maj. Gen. James F. Jackson for appointment to the rank of lieutenant general and assignment as chief of Air Force Reserve,...
View ArticleFurlough notices sent to Dover civilians
Officials finished sending out furlough notices to affected government civilians at Dover Air Force Base Tuesday. It means that as of now, workers who are not exempted will lose a day's pay a week, for...
View ArticleDover-based Reservists fly mission of mercy
Nineteen Air Force Reservists based at Dover had a big hand in delivering more than 110,000 pounds of supplies for the needy in seven African nations during a three-day mission in support of the Navy's...
View ArticleDover fliers en route to rough landing training
Capt. Oneff Reyes, foreground, and Maj. Rich Polhemus, C-17A pilots with the 326th Airlift Squadron, 512th Airlift Wing, are at the controls of a Globemaster III after leaving Dover Air Force Base...
View ArticleBig military jets apparently a rarity in Indiana
It's understood that a rarely seen aircraft can be a newsy item. But when a common military cargo jet is reported as "flying low" over an area - and there's an airport nearby - the first impression is...
View ArticleAir Force unveils the (smaller) Air Guard cuts
The Air National Guard will lose 65 aircraft and about 1,400 airmen, and the Air Force Reserve 57 aircraft, the Air Force announced today. That's the net result following 17 months of teeth-gnashing...
View ArticleAir Force faces tough choices for savings
The Air Force wants to cut personnel and faces touchy decisions on the active-reserve force structure balance in 2014, all while continuing to pour billions into the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program....
View Article436th AMC rodeo win earns Markell tribute
Team Dover brought home a passel of trophies from the 2011 Air Mobility Command Rodeo, a readiness competition held at Joint Base Lewis - McChord, Washington. Thursday at 4, Gov. Jack Markell will...
View Article"Spirit of the Blue Hen" descends upon Dover AFB
Dover Air Force Base is now home to 11 C-5M Super Galaxy transport aircraft, the more powerful, longer-range version of the jet that is the largest in the Air Force inventory. The newest - named...
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