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Dec. 2, 2011
Off-duty Delaware National Guard Airmen and Soldiers to kick off Monday Night Football by cooking for families at the Ronald McDonald House of Delaware

Monday evening, Dec. 5, just before the San Diego Chargers play the Jacksonville Jaguars on Monday Night Football, volunteers from the Delaware National Guard will join with family and friends to prepare a football-themed meal in the kitchen of the Ronald McDonald House of Delaware to serve to
Nov. 10, 2011
Delaware Air Guard to conduct Veterans Day aircraft flyover of Delaware Memorial Bridge Plaza November 11

The Delaware Air National Guard will conduct a two-ship C-130 aircraft flyover of the Delaware Memorial Bridge Plaza tomorrow morning, Friday, Nov. 11, Veterans Day, at approximately 10:20 a.m., before the formal ceremony begins on the ground just before 11:00 a.m.The two C-130 Hercules transport
Nov. 3, 2011
Retired aviator from Delaware Air Guard to be awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross Saturday 40 years after actions helped save lives of 12 Airmen

This Saturday the Delaware Air National Guard will present one of the highest awards an aviator can receive, the Distinguished Flying Cross, to an aircrew member for actions taken during a C-97 transport mission in 1970 that helped save the lives of 12 Airmen. The Department of the Air Force
Nov. 2, 2011
Delaware Aviation Career Day to be held at Delaware Air Guard Base at New Castle Airport Sat. Nov. 5 -- for educators and students in grades 10-12 plus college age

The Delaware Aviation Advisory Council will hold the first Delaware Aviation Career Day Saturday, Nov. 5, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., at New Castle Airport with a theme of "Let your dreams take flight," for Delaware and South Jersey High School educators and students in grades 10 through 12 as well
Oct. 27, 2011
Twenty Airmen from Delaware Air Guard returned home Friday and Monday after six-month deployments to Southwest Asia combat zones

Twenty Airmen from two units in the Delaware Air National Guard returned home Friday and Monday after six-month deployments to Southwest Asia combat zones. The Airmen reside in the four states of Del. (11 Airmen), N.J. (5 Airmen), Pa. (3 Airmen) and Md. (1 Airman).Thirteen security forces Airmen
Oct. 14, 2011
Eight troops to graduate Sunday from the Delaware Leadership Academy

A graduation ceremony for the third graduating class of the Delaware Leadership Academy will be held this Sunday afternoon Oct. 16, with eight troops graduating; five Soldiers from the Delaware Army Guard, and three Airmen from the Delaware Air Guard. The event is from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. in
Oct. 13, 2011
Three Airmen to be recognized at Delaware Air Guard Annual Retirees' Breakfast Friday Oct. 14

The Delaware Air National Guard will host their 16th Annual Retirees' Breakfast tomorrow morning Oct. 14, with about 200 retirees of the unit attending.The unit will recognize Capt. (Ret.) Thomas W. Nale III as their 2012 ANG Honoree. Capt. Nale was a Del. ANG fighter pilot and veteran of the Korean
Oct. 12, 2011
Welcome Home ceremony Sunday for 210 Airmen from Del. Air Guard after three to six months' duty in Southwest Asia and other locations

Delaware National Guard and 166th Airlift Wing leadership will host a Welcome Home ceremony Sunday afternoon Oct. 16, 2011 for just over 210 Airmen from various groups and squadrons of the Delaware Air National Guard, and their families. The event will recognize the Airmen after they have completed
Sept. 23, 2011
Former commander of the Delaware Air Guard's 142nd Tactical Fighter Squadron, and a retired Del. Army Guard helicopter instructor pilot to be inducted into Delaware Aviation Hall of Fame tomorrow

A former commander of the 142nd Tactical Fighter Squadron, Delaware Air National Guard, Lt. Col. David F. McCallister, Jr. (1920-1961), a World War II P-51 combat pilot with 131 missions and rebuilder of the Delaware ANG starting in 1948, , and a longtime resident of Swarthmore, Pa, before his death
Sept. 17, 2011
Two Change of Authority ceremonies Sept. 17 for Delaware Air National Guard and 166th Airlift Wing command chief positions

On Saturday morning, Sept. 17, 2011, at 9:30 a.m. there will be a change of authority ceremony for the command chief position for the Delaware Air National Guard, followed by a similar ceremony for the 166th Airlift Wing command chief position.The state command chief is the senior enlisted advisor

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