Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz is greeted at the New Castle Air National Guard Base, Del.

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz speaks with Brig. Gen. Carol Timmons, Assistant Adjutant General for Air, Delaware National Guard, 166th Airlift Wing Commander Col. Jonathan Groff, Delaware Air National Guard, and 166th AW Command Chief Master Sgt. Henry Rome upon Gen. Schwartz's arrival at the New Castle ANG Base, New Castle, Del., the evening of Jan. 19, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Matwey)

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz is greeted at the New Castle Air National Guard Base, Del.

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz speaks with Brig. Gen. Carol Timmons, Assistant Adjutant General for Air, Delaware National Guard, 166th Airlift Wing Commander Col. Jonathan Groff, Delaware Air National Guard, and 166th AW Command Chief Master Sgt. Henry Rome after Gen. Schwartz arrives at the New Castle ANG Base, New Castle, Del., the evening of Jan. 19, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Matwey)

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz is greeted at the New Castle Air National Guard Base, Del.

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz is greeted by Brig. Gen. Carol Timmons, Assistant Adjutant General for Air, Delaware National Guard, as 166th Airlift Wing Commander Jonathan Groff, Delaware Air National Guard, salutes Gen. Schwartz after he arrives at the New Castle ANG Base, New Castle, Del., the evening of Jan. 19, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Matwey)

Air National Guard director recognizes seven Delaware Air Guard Airmen

Air Force Lt. Gen. Harry Wyatt, Director of the Air National Guard, singled out seven Airmen from the Delaware ANG for recent exceptional performance in his remarks to the 400 attendees at the Delaware National Guard Senior Leaders' Call held Jan. 7, 2012 in Dover, Del., and met with the Airmen to congratulate them and present each with his coin. The Airmen (L to R): 2nd Lt. Fred Abel, 166th Airlift Wing, who received the Air Education and Training Command commander's award as the top graduate of his Air Force technical training course, Senior Master Sgt. Robbin Moore, 166th Force Support Squadron, for exceptional performance in force sustainment services as well as providing outstanding support throughout the wing, Lt. Gen. Wyatt, 2nd Lt. Lauren Mease, 166th Airlift Wing, the top graduate of her Academy of Military Science class, 2nd Lt. Dawn Longfellow, 166th Operations Group, a graduate of her Academy of Military Science class, Senior Master Sgt. Dan Mitchell, 166th Civil Engineer Squadron, for his outstanding work supporting distinguished visitor aircraft movement, Senior Master Sgt. Mike Murphy, 142nd Airlift Squadron, for mentoring fellow Airmen on personnel changes in the Enlisted Grade Review, and 2nd Lt. Alexander Sutherland, 142nd Airlift Squadron, a distinguished graduate of his Academy of Military Science class. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Matwey)

Delaware Governor Jack Markell visits troops in Afghanistan

Delaware Governor Jack Markell, left, meets Delaware Airmen at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan on Nov. 16, 2011. To the left of the governor is Col. Mike Feeley (tan flight suit), deputy operations group commander, 455th Air Expeditionary Wing, Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, and commander, 166th Operations Group, 166th Airlift Wing, Delaware Air National Guard in New Castle, Delaware. Governor Markell and Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy spent a day in one nation in Southwest Asia and two days in Afghanistan meeting troops from their respective states. (Courtesy photo/Delaware office of the governor)

Major Gen. Francis Vavala

Major General Francis Vavala, Adjutant General, Delaware National Guard (Delaware National Guard photo)