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  • Dover reservists exercise combat capabilities during March Madness 2025

    Citizen Airmen from the 512th Airlift Wing sharpened their combat capabilities during the March Madness 2025 exercise Feb. 27- March 2 at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware.The readiness exercise is a biennial requirement, and this one was planned on an accelerated timeline, said Master Sgt. Elrico

  • 2025 DAFRider Motorcycle Preseason: Year of the Swerve

    Preseason is a time when new and seasoned riders gather with their safety office personnel and MSRs for safety briefings, verify MUSTT accounts are updated and inspect their motorcycles. This includes a T-CLOCS inspection which consist of tires, controls, lights, electronics, oil, other fluids,

  • Defense first, Airmen always

    The safety blanket that an invisible force, a security force, provides is what keeps each person on the installation safe, often without them even noticing it. Airmen believe in security forces, and 1st Lt. Anthony Brown believes in his Airmen; a belief that was sparked in 2011.

  • Historian connects Reservist to fallen family member in Guam

    For many with family who served in a previous war or conflict, they might never know what happened to their relatives. But sometimes, connection to those lost comes from unexpected places or people. This was the case in December 2024 for Lt. Col. Jonathan Askins, 445th Airlift Wing chief of safety,

  • MOC: Connecting operations, maintenance one C-17 at a time

    While the 445th Airlift Wing has a heavy C-17 Globemaster III flying mission, there are many moving parts to ensure the wing’s success. One such piece is the 445th Maintenance Operations Center which is the liaison between the maintenance and production organizations, maintaining anoverview of all

  • The final haul

    After a military career spanning two branches of service, wartime deployments, multiple career fields and a reenlistment after a 20-year break-in-service, Master Sgt. Dale Payne is making his final haul into retirement this March.