Dover Air Force Base

Dover Air Force Base (Dover AFB) is a base of the United States Air Force in the state of Delaware. The base is located two miles south of the city of Dover — the capital of Delaware.

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Base - United States Air Force - Delaware - Dover

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Dover AFB is home to the 436th Airlift Wing, known as the "Eagle Wing", and the 512th Airlift Wing, referred to as the "Liberty Wing". It is the home base for the largest military mortuary in the Department of Defense, and has been used for processing military personnel killed in both war and peacetime. The mortuary was used in 1986 for identifying the remains of the crew of the Space Shuttle Challenger, and in 2003 for the crew of the Space Shuttle Columbia.

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436th Airlift Wing - 512th Airlift Wing - Department of Defense - Space Shuttle Challenger - Space Shuttle Columbia

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The base is treated as a census-designated place called "Dover Base Housing." As of the 2000 census, the base had a total population of 3,394. Since 1997, the base has been served by three highway exits (one inactive) with Delaware Route 1, allowing quick access to Dover or Southern Delaware from the complex.

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Census-designated place - 2000 - Delaware Route 1

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