President Obama announces troop reductions, way forward in Afghanistan

Thanks to the tremendous progress U.S., coalition and Afghan troops have made, the United States will draw down the number of troops in Afghanistan by 10,000 this year and 33,000 by the end of summer 2012, President Barack Obama said here June 22."The tide of war is receding," the president said

C-130 mighty Herk aircraft safety stats for FY2010

FY10 marked another busy-but-safe year for the mighty Herk. Thankfully, we enjoyed zero fatalities or loss of aircraft. Given the mission-hacking pace of our fleet these days, this was a super effort. Your vigilance helped to make FY10 the Air Force's safest flying year ever.Air Force-wide, this

Deployed Maintenance Recovery Airmen from Delaware Air Guard critical to C-130 flying operations at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan

When the pilots of a C-130 Hercules from the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron here found themselves grounded outside the gates of a forward operating base due to a malfunction on a recent April day, the need quickly arose to get the plane out of there in a hurry.Within one hour, a Maintenance

Does bin Laden's death change anything for Airmen deployed to Afghanistan from Delaware Air Guard?

Nearly 10 years ago the very fabric of the red, white and blue was tested by the sounds of 767 jets crashing and two monumental buildings falling to the ground. Soon after the dust settled from the downing of the second tower, with the headlines still buzzing over causalities from the horrific

Delaware Air Guardsman assists on humanitarian relief airdrop mission after landslide in Afghanistan

Airmen from the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, here, delivered more than 17,000 pounds of supplies to Afghanistan's Balkh province, April 7.The emergency drop, which included food, water and blankets was part of the Air Force and Army's aid effort for the residents of the Northern province,

Show seeks military families for home makeover -- deadline May 30

The producers of ABC's "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" are seeking people involved in the military whose home deserves an extreme makeover. The producers are looking for people with "amazing strength of character and who put their own needs aside to help others," a press release said. "Whether it's

Rollout Approaches for Young Adult (up to age 26) TRICARE Enrollment

Qualified young adults up to age 26 soon will be able purchase TRICARE military health plan coverage on a month-to-month basis.TRICARE officials announced plans to roll out the new Young Adult Program -- including an option to make coverage retroactive to Jan. 1 -- in the near future.This, officials

Delaware Air Guard NCO at work in Consolidated Tool-Kit Office at Bagram Air Field

Delaware Air Guard Airmen work on unit C-130 aircraft at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan

Bagram Airman deployed from Delaware Air Guard meets his first born via the Internet

"I wish I could be there to hold her," Tech. Sgt. Ryne Regan said to his wife after witnessing the birth of the couple's first child through his laptop.Heard in the delivery room at the Women's and Babies Hospital in Lancaster, Pa., these eight words from the Airmen deployed thousands of miles away