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DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. -- The steps to becoming a successful individual differ for everyone. For Airmen at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, the path to success may not always be a clear one.In an effort to provide Airmen with valuable guidance, seven,

Good Times and Quiet Moments in Kent County, Delaware The sound of slot machines competes with the excited cries of winners sitting at the nearby gambling tables. Meanwhile, silence reigns at farms where horses—rather than tractors—pull plows. Welcome to Kent County, Delaware. Dover, the state capital, retains the charm that William Penn envisioned when he laid it out in 1683. The graceful Dover Green surrounds the inviting public square. This is where a Continental regiment was mustered du...

The Air Mobility Command Museum is scheduled to reopen indoor exhibits to the public May 5, 2021.,

10 DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. – Military pilots assigned to the 3rd and 9th Airlift Squadrons at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, participated in a mentorship session with students from Delaware State University at the Air Mobility Command Museum April 23, 2020. The event kicked off the Dover AFB Aviation Mentorship Program, with a goal of providing mentorship opportunities to DSU students undergoing the rigorous challenges of pursuing a private pilot’s license or other aviat...

As part of recent Earth Day celebrations, the Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT), the Delaware Tourism Office, Delaware Greenways and the Delaware Department of Natural Resources & Environmental Control (DNREC) announced that the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has designated the Delaware Bayshore Byway as a National Scenic Byway. Gov. John Carney, DelDOT Secretary Nicole Majeski, DNREC Secretary Shawn M. Garvin, Director of the Delaware Tourism Office Liz Keller and represent...

The Military Aviation Museum in Pungo, Virginia has begun what promises to be a fascinating series of webinars covering a variety of subjects varying from the WWII era aircraft in their collection, to significant aircraft elsewhere and aviation-related historical events. These online seminars are bound to be fascinating for everyone interested in historical military aviation and will provide viewers with an in-depth examination of each topic at hand. The webinar series will begin with a close l...

SavingAdvice.com Blog Did you know that Delaware is technically the first state of the United States of America? In December 1787, Delaware was the first of the original 13 colonies to ratify the U.S. Constitution and then become a state. The state capital of Delaware, Dover, can arguably be called the de facto first capital of the first three colonies to become states, but that is up to interpretation. And while the 46 th president of the United State, Joe Biden, was born in Scranton, Pennsylv...

January 15, 2021 Lt. Col. Gerald Peter Foss took his last flight Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. He was born June 18, 1932, in Lake Forest, Ill. At just five months, Gerry moved to his parents’ old neighborhood in Oslo, Norway. He stayed there throughout the German occupation and returned to the U.S. in 1951. Fluent in English, German, Swedish and Norwegian, Gerry enlisted in the U.S. Air Force at the height of the Korean War. He graduated from pilot training and was commissioned as a 2nd...