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DAFB (Wikipedia)
| Dover Air Force Base | |||||||||
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| Dover, Delaware in United States of America | |||||||||
 A C-5M Super Galaxy sits on the flight line at Dover AFB during April 2014. | |||||||||
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  Dover AFB Shown in United States | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°07′42″N 075°27′53″W / 39.12833°N 75.46472°WCoordinates: 39°07′42″N 075°27′53″W / 39.12833°N 75.46472°W | ||||||||
| Type | US Air Force base | ||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||
| Owner | Department of Defense | ||||||||
| Operator | US Air Force | ||||||||
| Controlled by | Air Mobility Command (AMC) | ||||||||
| Condition | Operational | ||||||||
| Website | www.dover.af.mil/ | ||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||
| Built | 1941 | ||||||||
| In use | 1948 – present | ||||||||
| Garrison information | |||||||||
| Current commander | Colonel Joel W. Safranek | ||||||||
| Garrison | |||||||||
| Occupants | See Based units section for full list. | ||||||||
| Designations | National Register of Historic Places (Building 1301) | ||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||
| Identifiers | IATA: DOV, ICAO: KDOV, FAA LID: DOV, WMO: 724088 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 8.8 metres (29 ft) AMSL | ||||||||
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| Source: Federal Aviation Administration | |||||||||
Dover Air Force Base or Dover AFB (IATA: DOV, ICAO: KDOV, FAA LID: DOV) is a United States Air Force base located 2 miles (3.2 km) southeast of the city of Dover, Delaware.