Oct. 20, 2021 Suicide Prevention Month 2021 wraps up with a mile-and-a-quarter walk around the air base Forty Airmen from the Delaware Air National Guard participated walk around the air base on Friday, October 1, 2021, to call attention to the scourge of suicide among members of the military. Leading the walk were two members of the 166th Civil Engineer Squadron’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD)
May 25, 2021 166th Civil Engineer Squadron Firefighter trains Iraqis while under fire in Baghdad When a mission set changes, Airmen with the Air National Guard adapt and adjust. Such was the case when Staff Sgt. Alfred Akeroyd of the 166th Civil Engineering Squadron’s firefighting section was tasked to Baghdad, Iraq after the U.S. began to pull forces from Syria, his original objective. His
April 22, 2021 Where exigence meets urgency, the LRS ground transportation team is on point NOTE: This is the third in a series of feature articles about the 166th Logistics Readiness Squadron (LRS). Tasked with providing everything from paperclips to parachutes, fuels and CBRN gear, the mission of LRS is to provide responsive, reliable and sustainable logistics support anytime, anywhere.
March 30, 2021 Ninety-nine vehicles great and small: The 166th LRS vehicle maintenance shop fixes them all From John Deere Gators to a 38.5 ton P-23 crash truck, the mechanical wizardry of the 166th Logistics Readiness Squadron’s (LRS) vehicle maintenance section something to behold.
March 18, 2021 Fuel for thought: POL keeps the mission moving Petroleum, Oil and Lubricants (POL) are the lifeblood of our mission. They keep our C-130H2s in the air, the wheels on our ground vehicles turning, and our machinery from wearing out. Without them, everything would quite literally grind to a stop.
March 9, 2021 Station 33 - Delaware Air Guard Fire Department takes possession of a brand-new P-23 crash truck Station 33 - Delaware Air Guard Fire Department takes possession of a brand-new P-23 crash truck.
Nov. 10, 2020 The Delaware National Guard celebrates the life and legacy of Maj Gen Carol Timmons The Delaware National Guard celebrates the life and legacy of Maj Gen Carol Timmons
Oct. 29, 2020 Command Chief’s plan to support Airmen takes flight Citizen Airmen from the 166th Airlift Wing boarded a UH-60 Black Hawk during an “Incentive Flight” at the Delaware Army National Guard’s Aviation Support Facility in New Castle, Delaware, Oct. 21, 2020 as a reward for their hard work and contributions to the Wing.
Sept. 25, 2020 142nd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron and Delaware National Guard aviation perform joint exercise The 142nd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron (AES) performed a joint “tail-to-tail” exercise with Delaware National Guard Army Aviation on Thursday, August 20th, 2020.
Aug. 6, 2020 Tour a Truck with Dover Public Library The 166th Airlift Wing welcomed Dover Public Library staff members Susan Elizabeth Cordle, Heather Bernat and Nicholas Coll to the New Castle Air National Guard Base on July 29, 2020.