Dover AFB

Dover Air Force Base (AFB), located in Dover, Delaware, was established in 1941 as Dover Army Airfield to support World War II training and coastal defense operations. During the war, it served as a training site for fighter and bomber crews and as a coastal patrol installation. Post-war, the base transitioned to an important hub for Military Air Transport Service (MATS) and later the Military Airlift Command (MAC), specializing in strategic airlift missions. Today, Dover AFB is home to the 436th Airlift Wing and the 512th Airlift Wing, operating the C-5M Super Galaxy and C-17 Globemaster III, and is renowned for its role in global air mobility, as well as the Charles C. Carson Center for Mortuary Affairs, which handles dignified transfers of fallen service members.