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Tag Archives: Del.
Better reliability aim of new maintenance cycle
DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. — One by one, the hundreds of nuts, bolts, struts, wires, floorboards and pieces of sheet metal that make up the Air Force’s biggest airplane are taken off, scrutinized and painstakingly put back on.
Medevac crash victims returned home
DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. — The transfer team’s steps were meticulously synchronized. Their white gloves were spotless. The flag wrapped around each case was tight, each with an identical number of stars and stripes showing.
Fisher House to open haven for kin at Dover
Relatives who travel to Dover Air Force Base, Del., to see the return of their fallen loved ones may find themselves scrambling for hotel rooms if there’s a NASCAR race or a big concert in town.
Reservist in private plane aids C-17
A C-17 marooned at 35,000 feet without a radio. Air traffic controllers struggling to land the cargo plane safely. And a C-17 reservist, flying a private plane, who talked the big bird down. It was just like a scene from … Continue reading
Reservist in private plane aids C-17
A C-17 marooned at 35,000 feet without a radio. Air traffic controllers struggling to land the cargo plane safely. And a C-17 reservist, flying a private plane, who talked the big bird down. It was just like a scene from … Continue reading
Mid-Atlantic bases brace for more snow
The Air Force braced for another dose of winter weather at its mid-Atlantic bases Tuesday, expecting another 10 inches to 17 inches of snow on top of the two feet dumped on the region over the weekend.In Washington, the Pentagon … Continue reading
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Tagged 1st Lt. Brian Maguire, Air, Atlantic, Base, Del., Dover, Eric Sharmen, Md., N.J., public affairs office, Secretary Michael Donley, Va., Washington, West Virginia
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C-5A swap for new C-17s has hitch
Ten more C-17 Globemasters are heading to Air Force flight lines, but there are strings attached.Air Force leaders have said they want to retire one C-5A Galaxy for each of the 10 new C-17s, which were approved by Congress and … Continue reading
Families of the Fallen center opens at Dover
DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. — Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz on Wednesday helped open the Center for the Families of the Fallen, where families await the remains of their loved ones' return to American soil.Fallen service … Continue reading
Air Force officials to use commercial jet fuel to replace military spec fuel
To reduce reliance on military specification products, simplify the fuel supply chain and save money, Air Force Petroleum Agency researchers will conduct demonstrations to use commercially available jet fuel instead of military standard JP-8 fuel. The demonstrations of Jet A … Continue reading
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Tagged Ark., c 130 hercules, Del., fuel, Little Rock, Minn., Minneapolis, Wash.
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Air Force officials to use commercial jet fuel to replace military spec fuel
To reduce reliance on military specification products, simplify the fuel supply chain and save money, Air Force Petroleum Agency researchers will conduct demonstrations to use commercially available jet fuel instead of military standard JP-8 fuel. The demonstrations of Jet A … Continue reading
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Tagged Ark., c 130 hercules, Del., fuel, Little Rock, Minn., Minneapolis, Wash.
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