FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Dover Air Force Base, Delaware ~ 17 JUNE 2014

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Road Trip: Dover Air Force Base, Delaware

Dover Air Force Base or Dover AFB 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.

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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[beachn4fun]

Good morning EG ((HUGS))

Not much; bracing for some 90s today.

Howz it out your way?

[MEG33]

~Good Morning To The Canteen~
Hope your day goes well.
*HUGS*
Thank You To All Who Serve Our Country

[MEG33]

Great story! Thanks, SkyDancer.

[beachn4fun]

Good morning Meg ((HUGS))

[Arrowhead1952]

Good morning to everyone at the Canteen. 74º with bright sunshine this morning. We have a chance for rain this PM.

[beachn4fun]

Its a nice base. There WAS a burger joint across from the main gate, that had a “fat albert” burger. I think down near Lewes, was a small seafood place, complete with tide-warped decking, where you could watch the horseshoe crab migration.

Good morning Terry L Smith.
First, that you for your service.
Second, thanks for those nuggets of information on the food places.
My husband and I go to DE when we can, and have been near Lewes but knew nothing about it. Now we will. And, I'll try to remember to look for the burger joint. ;)

[beachn4fun]

Good morning dear ((HUGS))

[beachn4fun]

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[beachn4fun]

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[beachn4fun]

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[Arrowhead1952]

Good morning beach and (((HUGS))). I am working again this afternoon.

[beachn4fun]

Now that I’ve snagged the 50 from you, I wanted to ask if you don’t mind, did you change jobs? I read about the hardware store thing.

[Arrowhead1952]

Good morning Meg and (((HUGS))). Hope we get those showers later.

[E.G.C.]

It's going OK here. I got my driver's license renewed yesterday. We're also bracing for 90's here in Oklahoma as well.

Here in Oklahoma, you can get your driver's license renewed up to 6 moths before expiration. Mine expires in September. I renewed it for four more years.

Bo's been having some fun with turtles out at the lake lately. He found another one yesterday. Loves to play with them.

[Arrowhead1952]

Looks like you don’t have anything better to do than make a run for the 50s and 00s. Oh well, WOO HOO

[PROCON]

Hiya Beachie! Thinking of retiring soon? Me too! Let’s open up a FReeper retirement community, LOL! I’ll run the idea by JimRob :-) I’m outta words and outta coffee....Have a sunny day!

[Arrowhead1952]

Yes, I got a job at the local ACE store. No more working until 1030 or later with the POA.

[beachn4fun]

Maryland has started a similar program that allows us to renew for 5 years.

Tell Bo to stay out of those bushes where he’s allergic! LOL

[beachn4fun]

Good for you. It’s nice when you can find something that suits your schedule. I hope I can do the same in two years.

p.s. I didn’t have anything better to once I saw that 50 looming. hehe

[MEG33]

Hope we do, too, but they give us only a slight chance.
I celebrate rain anywhere in drought areas.
;o)