[MilCom] Dover AFB Nextel Usage?

[Ken]

With the installation of the new 380 mhz Trunking Net at Dover is 
Sprint/Nextel units still being used operationally?

An article in the AFCA "Intercom" (page 25) 
http://public.afca.af.mil/Intercom/2000/00dec.pdf noted that back in 1999 
the Commander's Net was switched to nextel units and also EVERY unit 
commander & first sergeant had a nextel unit.  Apparently all cell phones 
were replaced with nextel units.  The article doesn't indicate how many 
units were being used, but the total cost was $340,000 a year.   Apparently 
the conversion to a new narrow band LMR system was going to cost about $10 
million

I noted in Dover AFB Instruction 13-201, paragraph 3 (dated Feb 2004) that 
the tower can be contacted either by Ramp, CE or NEXTEL nets for ground 
vehicle movement on the airfield.

Seems like this would be a very good reference to have if you monitor in 
that immediate area:
http://www.e-publishing.af.mil/pubfiles/doverafb/13/doverafbi13-201/doverafbi13-201.pdf

Ken