AFI change simplifies fitness appeal process

Airmen who fail their fitness assessment now may appeal to their wing commanders rather than submit an appeal to the Air Force Board for Corrections of Military Records, Air Force Personnel Center officials said.The appeal process change is one of several updates to Air Force Instruction 36-2905,

Rescheduled Unit Training Assembly confirmed for November 1 and December 6, 2013

Fellow Airmen: As you are all aware, Congress has passed a continuing resolution which has reopened all federal government operations which were shutdown. The largest impact to all of us in the Delaware Air National Guard was the necessity to reschedule the October Unit Training Assembly. The UTA

Congress passes bill reopening federal government

President Barack Obama signed legislation late yesterday night bringing federal employees back to work after Congress finally resolved the budget logjam that led to a 16-day shutdown.Senate leaders championed bipartisan legislation to reopen the government and remove the threat of government default

October 19-20, 2013 Unit Training Assembly is cancelled

The Oct. 19-20, 2013 Unit Training Assembly for the 166th Airlift Wing is officially cancelled. Wing commander Col. Mike Feeley sent an Oct. 7, 2013 communication about the cancellation via a base-wide e-mail addressed to our "Delaware Air National Guard Family." He wrote, "Because of the lack of

Due to the government shutdown, this web site is not being updated

Due to the government shutdown, this web site is not being updated.

Deputy Defense Secretary Carter to lead panels on base security, personnel clearance

"Obviously, something went wrong" in security procedures at the Washington Navy Yard, where a gunman killed 12 workers Sept. 16, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said here today, and the department will close gaps, address inadequacies and correct failures.In a Pentagon news conference, Hagel announced

Exercising in the clouds

Readiness exercise underway at New Castle Air National Guard Base

New recruit brings Delaware Air Guard's authorized strength to 100 percent

All ORE players must pay by check for meals during September exercise

Important ORE guidance from the 166th Force Support Squadron: All AGR and officer Operational Readiness Exercise (ORE) players from the 166th Airlift Wing must bring a personal check for $70.20 payable to "DFAS-LI" to turn in at the deployment line on Sept. 8-9, 2013 to cover food costs for the