FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Dover Air Force Base, Delaware ~ 1 FEB 2011

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[Kathy in Alaska]

 

 

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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.

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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[PROCON]

Morning Beachie!!

Fotki has been weird for me too, progress, huh?

My day off was uneventful, a little shopping and a lot of relaxing.

Weather here has been remarkably clear, strange for Oregon.

I hope your day is fanlicious!

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, Pro ((HUGS))

Progress, yes, but dang, just as I get use to one way fotki’s changing it. I see in my crystal ball that one day in my near future I will withdraw from the WWW...in order to save my sanity!

Until then...shopping? Grocery? Clothes? Fun things?

Haven’t you ever been told that a day off is meant to be relaxing?

Hope your day is wonderlicious

[E.G.C.]

Hang in there and stay safe and warm, Tomkow6.

Well, as I mentioned earlier we are also under a Winter Storm Warning until 6 PM. Some places in Oklahoma are without power but otherwise the main thing is the snow drifts and the wind.

Most every school district here in the state is closed as well as a number of larg businesses. It's the most treacherous I've ever seen in my entire life. (I'm 46 years young).

[DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis]

I'm doing good. :)

And you?

[Arrowhead1952]

Good morning Meg and (((HUGS))) to you. It is 35 here with extremely high winds.

[Arrowhead1952]

Good morning LUV W and (((HUGS))) to you.

[Arrowhead1952]

Good morning beachy and (((HUGS))) to you too.

Yup, the temps are dropping here and the news just said it is 31.

Yesterday the weather report was not good for the East Coast later this week.

[blackie]

Thanks Kathy!

{{HUGS}}

[SevenofNine]

Hey Tomkow you are getting nail I just saw Weather channel on TV BTW Egypt still burning there is big a*** crowds on Al Jabezza TV network right now

That one of control of TV news network LOL!

[SevenofNine]

Breaking news Murbank NOT STEP down he not running for reelection

SkyNewsBreak Sky News Newsdesk
Egypt President Hosni Mubarak will step down at next election but will stay in office till then to meet protesters’ demands - Al Arabiya TV

[SevenofNine]

Hey if you guys didn’t hear we may get NFL team back in LA parent company of Staples Center AEG the company kill Jacko is team up with Farmer insurance a NFL team in the stadium There is two choices
Both Oakland Raiders and San Diego Chargers are interested

Please GOD NOT raiders I am Raiders fan

[tomkow6]

It’s about 50-60 miles away, to the south, but moving in pretty fast. We’re all set to bail out her at work. I’m about 5 miles north of Ohare.

[SevenofNine]

It seem worst on Weather channel your city is top trending topic on Twitter

BTW breaking news they think Obama show Chicago way on Murbank I don’t see Obama go Chicago way on Egyptian leader just me

CNBC CNBC
Obama Urges Mubarak Not to Run Again, American Diplomats Say - NYTIMES #Egypt #Jan25

[Kathy in Alaska]

Happy Tuesday, beachy...((HUGS))...did the Ferrari get you to and from Dover?
I hate icy weather! Too many stupid drivers.

Drive safely and watch out for the crazies.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Be very, very careful on the ice. Do you have spikies for your shoes?

Hope you had a wonderful knee day. *HUGS*

[SevenofNine]

Here weather update Tomkow6

TWCBreaking TWC Breaking
by BreakingNews
RT @JimCantore: Chicago has gone from okay to gridlock in an hour. Accidents & traffic mounting as MegaStorm moves in! #snow #blizzard

JimCantore Jim Cantore
Claremore, OK, First to the 20 inch club !!! #snow #weather #blizzard
2 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[SevenofNine]

More breaking news

REUTERSFLASH ReutersBreakingNews
CNN says Egypt’s Elbaradei would consider running in presidential election, but is not his main focus at moment

BreakingNews Breaking News
Shots fired as rioting takes hold in Alexandria, Egypt - SBS Egypt
7 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[SevenofNine]

OH TOMKOW O”hare airport is Closed

BreakingNews Breaking News
Chicago’s Midway closed; 1,300 flights canceled at O’Hare http://bit.ly/gSofV6

[SevenofNine]

OH TOMKOW O”hare airport is Closed

BreakingNews Breaking News
Chicago’s Midway closed; 1,300 flights canceled at O’Hare http://bit.ly/gSofV6

[SevenofNine]

Hey guys I found Al Jabeeza english TV link

http://english.aljazeera.net/watch_now/