Two from Texas talk upon landing at the New Castle Air National Guard Base, Delaware

Air Force Tech. Sgt. Gabriel Garcia-Diaz, left, and Maj. Mark Baxa, each from the 181st Airlift Squadron, 136th Airlift Wing, Texas Air National Guard, talk near the flightline at the New Castle ANG base on May 9, 2013, upon their return home aboard a C-130 aircraft from the 136th AW. The Airmen travelled home with additional Airmen from their Texas unit and half-a-dozen Airmen from the Delaware ANG. They completed deployments that began in late February to the Southwest Asia combat zone where they served in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. A dozen more Delaware ANG Airmen are scheduled to return home in a Delaware C-130 Monday, May 13. The returning Delaware Air Guard Airmen are from two groups in the 166th Airlift Wing; the 166th Operations Group, which includes all C-130 aircrew and other Airmen with various critical job functions, and the 166th Maintenance Group, which includes crews who maintain and repair the aircraft. The Airmen are part of a contingent of about 100 unit Airmen flying and fixing C-130 aircraft for up to 120 days under U.S. Air Force Central Command, and can operate anywhere in USCENTCOM's 20-nation area of responsibility. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Matwey)

Airmen home from Southwest Asia after providing medical care in the air for America's wounded troops

Five Airmen from the 142nd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron gather upon their return to the New Castle Air National Guard Base on May 8, 2013. The flight nurses and medical technicians from the Delaware Air Guard 166th Airlift Wing completed a four-month overseas mission that began over the holidays. They left Delaware in late December and started operations in Southwest Asia on New Year’s Day in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, providing medical care in the air to America’s wounded combat troops on their way home for further treatment. Additional Airmen from the 142nd AES are still serving in SWA. L to R: Staff Sgt. Michael McBride, Senior Airman Elizabeth Schirling, 1st Lt. Sean Kelley, Senior Airman Samantha Power and Capt. Anne Cloud. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Matwey)

Four new recruits in the Delaware Air Guard depart for Air Force Basic Military Training

Four recently enlisted Airmen in the Delaware Air National Guard completed outprocessing at the New Castle ANG Base, Del. on May 6, 2013 before departing on May 7 to begin eight-and-a-half week long Air Force Basic Military Training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. Left to right: JaVonte Brown, a resident of New Castle, Del. and a graduate of Glasgow H.S. (Glasgow, Del.) Class of 2012; Itia Boulware, a resident of New Castle, Del. and a graduate of William Penn H.S. (New Castle, Del.) Class of 2012; Jascia George, a resident of Claymont, Del. and a graduate of Charlotte Amalie H.S. (U.S. Virgin Islands) Class of 2012; Tyrone Coleman, a resident of Dover, Del. and a graduate of Caesar Rodney H.S. (Camden, Del.) Class of 2008 and Virginia State University (Petersburg, Va.) Class of 2012; (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Matwey)

The Delaware National Guard 2013 All Ranks Military Ball

Military and family members socialize with distinguished visitors and friends at a reception before the start of the Delaware National Guard All Ranks Military Ball in Dover, Del., April 27, 2013. The state's premier annual military social event recognizes the distinguished service of unit Soldiers and Airmen of the Delaware Guard over the past year in support of state and federal missions. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Robin Meredith)

The Delaware National Guard 2013 All Ranks Military Ball

Military and family members socialize with distinguished visitors and friends at a reception before the start of the Delaware National Guard All Ranks Military Ball in Dover, Del., April 27, 2013. The state's premier annual military social event recognizes the distinguished service of unit Soldiers and Airmen of the Delaware Guard over the past year in support of state and federal missions. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Robin Meredith)

Delaware Air National Guard April 2013 Community College of the Air Force graduates

Six of the nine April 2013 graduates of the Community College of the Air Force from the Delaware Air National Guard pose for a photo with senior leaders at Delaware ANG Headquarters, New Castle ANG Base, Del., on May 5, 2013. Left to right (name, unit, current residence city and state and CCAF degree earned): Brig. Gen. Carol Timmons, assistant adjutant general for air, Delaware National Guard; Tech. Sgt. Jacquelyn M. Gimbutas, 166th Comptroller Flight, a resident of Newark, Del. (Financial Management); Tech. Sgt. Kristen L. Favors, Delaware ANG Recruiting Office, a resident of Smyrna, Del. (Human Resource Management); Master Sgt. Timothy M. Luko, 166th Security Forces Squadron, a resident of Wenonah, N.J. (Criminal Justice); Senior Master Sgt. ; Jeffrey L. Adams, 166th Security Forces Squadron, resident of Newark, Del. (Criminal Justice); Tech. Sgt. Michael A. Heinz, 166th Logistics Readiness Squadron, a resident of Dover, Del. (Transportation); Master Sgt. Thomas F. Dennis, 166th Logistics Readiness Squadron, resident of Millsboro, Del. (Mechanical & Electrical Technology); 166th Airlift Wing Command Chief Master Sgt. Henry Rome. A total of 382 associate of applied science degrees have been awarded to Delaware Air National Guard members since 1976, the first year the CCAF awarded degrees. Not in photo: Tech. Sgt. Brian D. Bennett, 166th Communications Flight, resident of Annapolis, Md. (Electronic Systems); Staff Sgt. Erin E. May, 166th Security Forces Squadron, a resident of North East, Md. (Criminal Justice); Staff Sgt. Travis J. Von Bodungen, 142nd Airlift Squadron, a resident of Lafayette, La. (Logistics). (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Matwey)