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June 1, 2011
160 Airmen of the Delaware Air Guard depart New Castle March 9, 11 and 13 for Afghanistan combat mission

About 160 Delaware Air National Guard Airmen from the 166th Airlift Wing are undergoing final checklists before deploying to the Afghanistan combat zone.The Airmen will board unit C-130H transport aircraft at the New Castle Air National Guard Base that will fly them across the Atlantic Ocean and
June 1, 2011
UPDATED: Call to Duty ceremony March 4 for 200 Airmen from Delaware Air National Guard before they deploy to Afghanistan and other locations in Southwest Asia

UPDATED: Call to Duty ceremony March 4 for 200 Airmen from Delaware Air National Guard before they deploy to Afghanistan and other locations in Southwest AsiaConfirmed attendees will include Dr. Jill Biden, wife of U.S. Vice-President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., and U.S. Senator Chris Coons, D-Del.Media
June 1, 2011
Call to Duty ceremony March 4 for 200 Airmen from Delaware Air National Guard before they deploy to Afghanistan and other locations in Southwest Asia

Delaware National Guard and 166th Airlift Wing leadership will host a Call to Duty ceremony Friday March 4 for 200 Airmen of the Delaware Air National Guard before most of the Airmen deploy the following week to Afghanistan. A modest number of Airmen will go to other nations in the Southwest Asia
Feb. 17, 2011
Delaware Air National Guard Airmen and aircraft fleet surpass milestone of 170,000 safe flying hours

On January 20 of this year the Delaware Air National Guard reached another flying milestone when the unit surpassed 170,000 accident-free flying hours without a Class A, B or C flying mishap since 1963. The milestone covers the 47-year period when the unit has flown three models of aircraft - the
Feb. 9, 2011
Delaware Air National Guard colonel receives Bronze Star Medal for duty performed in Afghanistan

U.S. Air Force Colonel Carol A. Timmons, Director of Joint Forces, Delaware National Guard, was presented with the Bronze Star Medal on Saturday, Feb. 5, by Maj. Gen. Francis Vavala, Adjutant General, Delaware National Guard, during a ceremony inside Joint Force Headquarters, Delaware National Guard
Feb. 3, 2011
Five Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2010 selected for the Delaware Air National Guard

Five Airmen have been selected by the Delaware Air National Guard out of their 1,100 members as their Outstanding Airmen of the Year for FY 2010 in five categories. Residences of the five Airmen of the Year: Wilmington, Del., zip code 19802; Newark, Del., zip code 19702, Middletown, Del., zip code
Feb. 2, 2011
Welcome Home ceremony Saturday Feb. 5 for 27 Airmen from Delaware Air Guard's civil engineer squadron after six months' duty in four nations in Southwest Asia

Delaware National Guard and 166th Airlift Wing leadership will host a Welcome Home ceremony Saturday afternoon for 27 Airmen of the Delaware Air National Guard's 166th Civil Engineer Squadron, and their families, to recognize the Airmen after they completed a six-month-long mission to Southwest
Jan. 19, 2011
Air Force Brigadier General William W. Spruance, renowned military aviator and a founding father of the Delaware Air National Guard, passes away

Retired Air Force Brigadier General William W. Spruance, a highly decorated military aviator and founding father of the Delaware Air National Guard, passed away at age 94 on Saturday night January 15 in Las Vegas, Nev., where he lived.Born December 5, 1916, in Wilmington, Delaware, General Spruance
Jan. 19, 2011
Call to Duty sendoff ceremony Wednesday January 19th for 14 Airmen from Delaware Air National Guard security forces squadron

Fourteen Airmen of the Delaware Air National Guard, all members of the 166th Airlift Wing's 166th Security Forces Squadron, will be recognized by leadership of the Delaware National Guard, local elected officials and other dignitaries at a special Call to Duty deployment ceremony this coming
Dec. 21, 2010
Twenty-eight Airmen from the Delaware Air Guard's civil engineer squadron return home after six months of duty in Southwest Asia

Twenty-eight Airmen of the Delaware Air National Guard's 166th Civil Engineer Squadron are returning home over the next 30 days after completing six-month-long missions working out of several air bases in Southwest Asia, including inside Iraq, Afghanistan and Kuwait.This is the largest and longest

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