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June 11, 2014
166th Airlift Wing Change of Authority ceremony for top enlisted leader

A change of authority ceremony for the top enlisted leader at the 166th Airlift Wing, Delaware Air National Guard will occur on Saturday, June 21 at 3:30 p.m., at 166th Airlift Wing Headquarters, 2600 Spruance Drive, New Castle, Del.The outgoing command chief of the 166th Airlift Wing is Air Force
June 11, 2014
Call to Duty ceremony on June 22 for about 50 deploying Airmen of the Delaware Air Guard

About 50 members of two units of the Delaware Air National Guard will be recognized at a "Call to Duty" ceremony on Sunday, June 22 at 3 p.m., at 166th Airlift Wing Headquarters, 2600 Spruance Drive, New Castle, Del.About 30 Airmen of the 166th Civil Engineer Squadron will depart on various dates in
June 11, 2014
Delaware Air National Guard major, a resident of Middletown, to be awarded a third Bronze Star Medal for combat duty performed in Afghanistan

U.S. Air Force Maj. Devin Tomaseski, a resident of Middletown, Del., and the base civil engineer, 166th Civil Engineer Squadron, 166th Airlift Wing, Delaware Air National Guard, will be presented with the Bronze Star Medal by U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Frank Vavala, adjutant general, Delaware National
March 28, 2014
Delaware Air National Guard opens first off-site Career Center and Recruiting Office - Ribbon cutting in Newark on April 4th

On Friday, April 4, at 2 p.m., the Delaware Air National Guard will celebrate the grand opening of the first Delaware ANG Career Center and Recruiting Office in the state. The facility is located at 250 South Main St., Suite 108, Newark, Del. (Rittenhouse Station). Newark Mayor Polly Sierer and
Feb. 10, 2014
400 youth participants to engage in First State Robotics' 'FIRST' LEGO League Robotics Championship Tournament with natural disaster response themes at New Castle Air National Guard Base Feb. 15

On Saturday, February 15, the Delaware Air National Guard's main aircraft hangar will be the venue for the day-long 2013-2014 First State Robotics, Inc. 'FIRST' LEGO League Robotics Championship Tournament and Junior FIRST LEGO League Expo. Up to 400 young people will attend from teams in the five
Feb. 5, 2014
Delaware Air National Guard and Delaware Technical Community College celebrate educational partnership

On Thursday, February 6, the Delaware Air National Guard will recognize the successful efforts between Delaware Technical Community College and the Delaware Air National Guard to create on-site classes at the New Castle Air National Guard Base for Airmen to make progress towards a Community College
Jan. 16, 2014
Inaugural Blue Hen JROTC Drill Competition with over 200 high school participants this Saturday at the Delaware Air National Guard

On Saturday, January 18, the Delaware Air National Guard will provide the venue for the inaugural Blue Hen Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps Drill Competition for high school teams hosted by the Air Force ROTC 128th Cadet Wing, University of Delaware.Over 200 participants from nine high school
Dec. 6, 2013
Delaware Air Guard Airmen and aircraft fleet to reach 175,000 safe flying hours Saturday

On Saturday, December 7 the Delaware Air National Guard will celebrate reaching 175,000 accident-free flying hours after two of the unit's eight C-130H transport aircraft take off in the morning and complete a scheduled three-hour training mission.This milestone covers a 50-year period, beginning in
Nov. 12, 2013
Twenty-one Delaware Air Guard members graduate as part of Community College of the Air Force Class of October 2013

A graduation ceremony held Nov. 3, 2013 at the New Castle Air National Guard Base, Del., recognized 21 Airmen from the Delaware Air National Guard who graduated as part of the Community College of the Air Force Class of October, 2013. The 21 Airmen earned a total of 23 associate of applied science
Sept. 6, 2013
Three hundred and fifty Airmen to participate in readiness exercise at New Castle Air National Guard Base

About 350 Airmen from the 166th Airlift Wing, Delaware Air National Guard will participate in a local Air Force readiness exercise next week.The active portions of the exercise will begin on Monday Sept. 9 as Airmen launch four C-130 aircraft in the initial response portion of the exercise, and on

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