Hagel Announces Fewer Furlough Days for Civilians

The Defense Department has revised from 22 to 14 the number of days hundreds of thousands of civilian employees could be furloughed this year because of the budget sequester, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced today.In addition, a senior Defense Department official speaking on background told

Evening rounds

Delaware Air Guard flight engineer goes international during 2012 leadership symposium

A Delaware Air National Guard flight engineer attended a class this past summer with nearly 40 participants from half-a-dozen fellow NATO countries at McGhee-Tyson Air National Guard Base, Tenn., and for him it was a unique learning experience that he relishes and recommends to fellow members.Senior

Learn how to safely use social media

We want to guide all visitors to our wing Facebook page (www.Facebook.com/166thAirliftWing), as well as all social media (Facebook, Twitter, Google+, LinkedIn, etc.) and general computer and mobile device users to information to help make their online and digital information experience a positive

Get your mandatory influenza immunization on October 12 or 13

Flu shots (influenza immunizations) will be given to members of the Delaware Air National Guard today and tomorrow, October 12 and 13, at the following locations and times:Today, Friday October 12, at the Medical Clinic, Building 2801, from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Note: Members MUST be in a military

Vice President Joe Biden departs Delaware for vice presidential debate in Kentucky

Vice President Joe Biden is greeted by uniformed military leaders and one senior civilian assistant of the Delaware National Guard this morning, October 11, 2012, as he arrives at the New Castle Air National Guard Base, Delaware to board Air Force Two for a flight to Lexington Blue Grass Airport, in

Join us at the 17th Annual Delaware Air National Guard Retirees' Breakfast on October 19

Are you a Delaware Air National Guard retiree?  If so, come join us on Friday, October 19, 2012, at 8:30 a.m., for the 17th Annual Delaware Air National Guard Retirees' Breakfast. The breakfast event will be held in Building 2600, HQ, 2600 Spruance Drive, New Castle, Del., 19720.  Please respond

FY2013 Unit Training Assemblies for Delaware Air Guard's 166th Airlift Wing

The Unit Training Assembly (UTA) schedule for FY2013 or all units of the Delaware Air National Guard 's 166th Airlift Wing was announced on July 14, 2012.The UTA schedule for October 1, 2012 to September 30, 2013, unless attending a Split UTA (SUTA) or Rescheduled UTA (RUTA), is:13 - 14 Oct 201203 -

An Airman's feat of learning mastered with excellence

For five weeks from July and into August, a senior Airman in the Delaware Air National Guard stepped outside his comfort zone and attended Airman Leadership School in-residence at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Senior Airman Andrew Merrylees, a radio frequency technician and a traditional member of the

Delaware Air National Guard recruiters hit the Jersey Shore

Airmen and aircraft of the Delaware Air National Guard were on the move August 17 to execute a combined air and ground approach at the Jersey Shore. The destination of the Airmen and two C-130 transport aircraft was the 2012 Atlantic City Thunder over the Boardwalk Airshow, held this year on a