Posts Tagged ‘dover air force base’
Active-Duty Airman Arrested for Attempted Enticement of Minor in Text Messages with Undercover Agent
An active-duty airman has been arrested and charged for the attempted enticement of a minor. The arrest was made after 36-year-old Armand Nicholas Lu, a Technical Sergeant (E-06) assigned to the Dover Air Force Base, unknowingly met and began communicating via text message with a Special Agent with the Air Force Office of Special Investigations.…
Read MoreDelaware’s Delegation Works Together to Secure Funding Authorization to Construct New Blood Processing Laboratory
U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons and Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester applauded President Biden signing the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The $886 billion bill supports a 5.2% pay raise for military servicemembers and the Department of Defense civilian workforce. The bill also includes provisions for Delaware, including the authorization of $30.5 million…
Read MoreAG Jennings Files Lawsuit Against Chemical Companies for Causing Contamination of Delaware’s Natural Resources
The Delaware Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit to hold numerous companies accountable for contaminating Delaware’s natural resources with PFAS. The lawsuit alleges that 3M Company and other manufacturers of aqueous film-forming foam or AFFF, a specialized firefighting foam product used at airports and military bases, damaged Delaware’s environment and jeopardized Delawarean’s health by…
Read MoreUPDATED: Temporary Flight Restrictions Reinstated for This Weekend
UPDATED – 8/7/22 6am – According to guidance from the White House, President Biden should be arriving in Rehoboth Beach around 7:50 this morning by way of Marine 1. He’s expected to remain at his North Shores beach house until around 11 Monday morning. He has no public appearances scheduled while in town – he’s…
Read MoreMilitary Ordnance Turns Up at Assateague for Second Time This Month
Military ordnance has again been found on Assateague Island, this time in North Ocean Beach.According to the Worcester County Fire Marshal’s Office, National Park Service Rangers reported three suspicious items had washed ashore Tuesday afternoon. The Fire Marshal’s Office and the U.S. Air Force 436th Civil Engineer Squadron Emergency Ordnance Disposal Team based at Dover…
Read MoreDover AFB Conducts Week-long Readiness Exercise
Dover Air Force Base will conduct the Liberty Eagle Readiness Exercise 2022 this week.According to base officials, services and access will continue as normal. Visitors and housing residents and Team Dover personnel may hear different alarms and messages from the voice system.The exercise is designed to validate the 436th Airlift Wing and 512th Airlift Wing’s…
Read MoreCol. Douglas Stouffer Takes Command Of Dover AFB 512th Airlift Wing
The 512th Airlift Wing at Dover Air Force Base has a new Commander. “I humbly accept command of the 512th Airlift Wing,” Colonel Douglas A. Stouffer said. “I’m honored to serve in this capacity, and I thank you once again for what you do for this Air Force.” The 512th is also known as the…
Read MoreDover AFB 3-Day Force Protection Exercise Begins
Dover Air Force Base is conducting a base-wide “force protection exercise” this week. According to base leadership, the exercise Wednesday through Friday will entail 24-hour operations and a variety of scenarios will test the base’s ability to respond and mobilize, satisfying annual training requirements. Gate closures and delays can be expected, and commonly-accessed facilities may…
Read MorePresident & First Lady at DAFB for Dignified Transfer of 13 Service Members Killed in Kabul Terror Attack
President Biden has made his first visit as commander-in-chief to Dover Air Force Base for the dignified transfer ceremony as the bodies of US personnel who were killed in an attack on the airport in Kabul last week returned to American soil. Mr. Biden was accompanied by First Lady Dr. Jill Biden at Sunday’s solemn…
Read MoreDover AFB Conducts Emergency Response Exercise
Dover Air Force Base is conducting a base-wide emergency response exercise this week. Base personnel and staff are being tested in a variety of scenarios. Gate closures and delays can be expected at Dover Air Force base, and there will be limited access to facilities. People in the area may also notice more emergency vehicles…
Read MoreDover AFB to conduct C-17 flybys to unite Delaware
To show support for the brave Americans at the forefront of the fight against COVID-19, a C-17 Globemaster III from Dover Air Force Base will conduct flybys in the cities of Christiana, Dover, Milford, Lewes and Seaford, Delaware, May 6. The flybys will not only honor first responders and medical professionals putting their lives on…
Read MoreDover Air Force Base printing 3D face shields to fight the spread of coronavirus
As the country and the State of Delaware continue to fight the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Dover Air Force Base is taking steps to mitigate the spread of the virus by producing 3D printed face shields. As experts search for vaccines and other alleviating methods, Airmen at Dover AFB have utilized available resources to provide another…
Read MoreDover Air Force Base reports first case of coronavirus
A service member currently assigned to Dover Air Force Base has tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19). Dover AFB officials announced the case Tuesday evening. Samples from the individual were confirmed at an off-base medical facility in Delaware. The person is currently in isolation in accordance with Department of Defense guidance and all other appropriate public…
Read MoreDover Air Force Base issues shelter in place order amid coronavirus outbreak
Due to the evolving COVID-19 situation in the local area, Col. Matthew Jones, 436th Airlift Wing commander, has issued a Shelter in Place order for Dover Air Force Base, effective March 24, at 8 a.m. through May 15. The development follows Governor John Carney’s Shelter in Place order issued on Sunday. All Dover AFB personnel…
Read MoreBodies of Navy sailors killed at NAS in Pensacola arrive in Dover
A dignified transfer was held at Dover Air Force Base for the three Navy sailors killed in Friday’s mass shooting at Naval Air Station in Pensacola, Florida.
Read MoreDover AFB Opens Its Doors to Public this Weekend!
“Thunder Over Dover Open House and Air Show” comes to Dover Air Force Base this Saturday and Sunday. It will feature aerial performances, and static displays consisting of 20 historical, vintage and current aircraft including the mighty C-5M Super Galaxy and C-17 Globemaster III that call Dover AFB their home! The other aircraft on display…
Read MoreDover Air Force Base Plans D-Day Tribute
The Dover Air Force Base (DAFB) is planning a tribute that will commemorate the 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasion. The infamous World War II battle tribute will take place on Saturday, May 4 from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Air Mobility Command Center. Officials tell WGMD that it will be a significant…
Read More