FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Dover Air Force Base, Delaware ~ 21 JUNE 2011

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[laurenmarlowe]

 

 

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Road Trip: Dover Air Force Base, Delaware

Dover Air Force Base or Dover AFB (IATA: DOV, ICAO: KDOV, FAA LID: DOV) is a United States Air Force base located two miles south of the city of Dover, Delaware.

Dover AFB is home to the 436th Airlift Wing (436 AW) of the Air Mobility Command (AMC), known as the "Eagle Wing", and the AMC-gained 512th Airlift Wing (512 AW) of the Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC), referred to as the "Liberty Wing". It was the only base to solely operate the massive C-5 Galaxy, with two active flying squadrons (the 3rd Airlift Squadron, which now operates the C-17 Globemaster III, and 9th Airlift Squadron) and two Air Force Reserve flying squadrons (the 326th Airlift Squadron and the 709th Airlift Squadron).

Construction began of Municipal Airport, Dover Airdrome began in March 1941 and the facility was opened on December 17, 1941. It was converted to an Army Air Corps airfield just weeks after December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. It was renamed Dover Army Airbase on April 8, 1943; Dover Subbase on June 6, 1943 and Dover Army Airfield on February 2, 1944. With the establishment of the United States Air Force on September 17, 1947, the facility was renamed Dover Air Force Base on January 13, 1948.

The 436th Airlift Wing traces its roots back to the 436th Troop Carrier Group of World War II fame that activated at Baer Field, Indiana on April 1, 1943. After months of training at Alliance Army Airfield, Neb., the group was assigned to the 9th Air Force, IX Troop Carrier Command, 53rd Troop Carrier Wing, in the European Theatre of Operations. Flying the C-47 Skytrain and based out of Bottesford, and later, Membury, England, the 436th TCG participated in four major airborne operations prior to the Allied victory in May 1945.

Learn More About The History Of Dover Air Force Base HERE!

The 436th Airlift Wing is the active duty military host unit at Dover Air Force Base, which provides command and staff supervision, along with support functions, for assigned airlift providing worldwide movement of outsized cargo and personnel on scheduled, special assignment, exercise and contingency airlift missions.

The "Eagle Wing" is a subordinate of Eighteenth Air Force headquartered with the Air Mobility Command at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. The Eagle Wing consists of operations, maintenance, mission support and medical groups and 14 staff divisions. The wing has more than 4,000 active-duty military and civilian employees.

Home to the C-5 Galaxy and C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, the Eagle Wing flies hundreds of missions throughout the world and provides 25 percent of the Nation's strategic airlift capability, projecting global reach to over 100 countries around the globe.

Read More About Dover Air Force Base HERE!

During WWII, the 4146 Base Unit was involved in secret rocket development at what was then known as Dover Army Airfield. The building complex where these military secret operations took place was Hangar 1301. From the 1950s to the 1970s, various fighter squadrons called the hangar home. In the 1990s after restoration and placement on the National Register of Historic Places, Hangar 1301 was given new life as the home of the Air Mobility Command Museum.

The Air Mobility Command Museum is a part of the National Museum of the United States Air Force's field museum system. Air Mobility Command is a major command of the United States Air Force. Its mission is to deliver maximum war-fighting and humanitarian effects for America through rapid and precise global air mobility.

Visit The Air Mobility Command Museum HERE!

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[laurenmarlowe]

Weather is fixin’ to get dicey here, gotta sign off for a bit!

[Old Sarge]

Evening, Ladies!

[SandRat]

HiYa Lauren.

[DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis]

Happy birthday! ;-)

[PROCON]

Woo-Hoo!!

IBTZ..:=)

[Publius]

Happy birthday!

[BIGLOOK]

Thanks for the trip to Dover tonight. Never been there either but wouldn’t mind visiting there if I could catch a hop to the east coast. But I gotta ask......do they have TSA there?

[luvie]

Howdy, Lauren! Just back from MY road trip OKC.....looong drive!....and trying to relax.

Good to see you and thanks for the great destination to Dover, Delaware!

[luvie]

Howdy ((((SARGE))))

Hope you have a great week!!

[The Mayor]

I was just in front of my computer tonight. Lately I have still been working.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Pardon the lateness....work has me bogged down and on the phone.

~ Road Trip: Dover Air Force Base, Deleware ~

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[BIGLOOK]

Dangerous Duck!

[Publius]

Hi, Kathy. “True Blood” is just a week away.

[left that other site]

Good evening everybody! Better late than never.

[DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis]

Howdy FRiend! *big hugs* How was your day?

[exit82]

Lauren, do you think you could get the mods to correct the spelling: it’s Delaware, not Deleware.

Dover also has the Armed Forces Mortuary. This is where the soldiers killed in a ction all come to be prepared for burial and for shipment to their families across the country.

I live about 45 minutes south of Dover, and Route 1 passes right by the base. We see the big transports coming in and leaving all the time.

I always wonder if there is a soldier on board who is coming home for the last time.

The Mortuary staff are consummate professionals. The HBO movie “Taking Chance” with Kevin Bacon details what happens at Dover.

Also, the Air Force Mobility Museum is a gem, and it is free. In addition to all of the USAF transports on display from the late 1940s onward, inside is a B-17G and a C-47(DC-3). The C-47 is decked out in D-Day markings.

Great place for the kids—young and old.

Thanks for highlighting my corner of the world.

[AZamericonnie]

I hope that means rain!:) Have a great evening Lauren. *hugs*

[SandRat]

HAPPY BIRTHAY

[parksstp]

Proud Reservist of the 512th. Darn, I didn’t know FReepers did road trips to bases. I just got back from Dover Friday from doing an annual tour period up there.

[MS.BEHAVIN]

Thank you for tonites thread Lauren!
Good evening,all!
Hey Luv,My,and Nytexan!
Guess where I am posting from?
*evil grin*