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Dover Air Force Base

US Air Force base near Dover, Delaware

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Dover Air Force Base or Dover AFB (IATA: DOV, ICAO: KDOV, FAA LID: DOV) is a United States Air Force (USAF) base under the operational control of Air Mobility Command (AMC), located 2 mi (3.2 km) southeast of the city of Dover, Delaware. The 436th Airlift Wing (436th AW) serves as the host wing and operates a major Department of Defense air freight terminal. The AMC-gained 512th Airlift Wing (512th AW) of the Air Force Reserve Command is co-located at the base.

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🇺🇸 Trump pays his respects in Delaware to U.S. service members killed in refueling aircraft crash (2026-03-18)
All six crew members of a KC-135 Air Force refueling aircraft were killed last week in a plane crash over friendly territory in western Iraq while sup...
🇺🇸 Trump Witnesses Return of Bodies of 6 U.S. Service Members (2026-03-08)
President Trump traveled to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware to witness the transfer of the remains of five men and one woman killed in an Iranian dro...
🇺🇸 Trump oversees return of fallen American troops amid war with Iran (2026-03-07)
President Trump attended the “dignified transfer” on Saturday, when the six fallen U.S. service members killed during the war with Iran were returned ...
🇺🇸 Trump participates in dignified transfer of 6 service members killed in war with Iran (2026-03-07)
President Trump attended the dignified transfer of six U.S. service members killed in the opening days of the war in Iran. CBS News national security ...
🇬🇧 Trump joins families of six slain US service members at Dover air force base (2026-03-07)
<p>US president attends ‘dignified transfer’ of remains of soldiers killed in Kuwait drone strike wearing ‘USA’ golf cap</p><p><a href="https://www.th...

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