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Delaware Air Guard Team Win Wilmington Industrial League Golf Championship
The Delaware ANG Gold Team won the Wilmington Industrial Golf League Championship this summer in a match held Sunday, Sept. 8, 2002, at the Chesapeake Bay Golf Club in Northeast, Maryland.

Air Guard retirees reunite at annual breakfast celebration
The annual Delaware Air Guard Retirees’ Breakfast was held at the New Castle County Airport on Friday, September 13.


Like father, like son: two Air Guardsmen promoted
Maj. Norman H. Brooks, Jr., a Senior Staff Judge Advocate in the base legal office, or JAG (Judge Advocate General) office, was promoted to the rank of Lt. Colonel. On the same day, his son, Senior Airman Jason T. Brooks, was promoted to Staff Sgt.

Air Guardsman, local lumber company help build playground in Gulf region
Volunteers at a forward-deployed location in the Arabian Gulf region completed hours of hard work in the blazing sun recently to build a playground for children in a neighboring town.

Camp honors two legends
Two legends of the Delaware National Guard were honored with the state’s highest civilian award as they were the named the 2003 Camp Honoree for the Army and Air Guard.

Employers get a taste of Army life
Living the Army and Air Force life may not be for everyone, but for some of the state’s biggest employers they had a chance to get a little taste of it when they attended the Employer Appreciation Day at the Bethany Beach Training Site (BBTS) Saturday, September 14th.
DE Chaplain helps mission, local orphans in Central Asia
Lt. Col. George J. Brubaker is a Chaplain for the 166th Airlift Wing, Delaware Air National Guard, and a catholic priest and pastor of St. John’s Catholic Church in Milford, Delaware. But lately he’s had another position.

160th helps out Delaware City Marina
The chance to help the local community and pick up valuable training at the same time was on full display Saturday, September 7th, as the 160th Engineer Company, 3rd Platoon continued their operation at the Governor Bacon Training Area in Delaware City.

280th Signal Battalion celebrates Family Day 2002>>

Pennington takes command of 259th Signal Co.

Recounting Vietnam: The spirit of persistence

Dogged persistence, courage under fire and selfless determination in protecting one’s fellow troops are the qualities of character that come to mind when soldiers speak of heroism. Those heroes aren’t always found in the history books, sometimes they work right along side you in the office.

Band, Color Guard entertain at Cooch’s Bridge 225th Anniversary Ceremony The only Revolutionary War battle fought on Delaware soil and the debut of the Stars and Stripes was remembered on Saturday, August 24, with remarks and a re-enactment at Cooch’s Bridge near Glasgow.

Youth Camp 2002 One man’s dream and the cooperation of over 40 volunteers came together to stage the Guard’s 2nd Annual Youth Camp at Bethany Beach in August.
 
Practicing dignity The 166th Airlift Wing Base Honor Guard held its first ever full team practice on July 14. This was a great opportunity for the Base Honor Guard as practices for events are usually limited to a few members and are done just scant hours before a particular job or event is to take place.

Send-off ceremony held for 153rd's upcoming deployment
On August 12th, the Delaware Army National Guard held a send-off ceremony at Fort Du Pont in Delaware City for the 153rd Military Police Company. The 153rd began a 270-day activation and deployment in support of Operation Desert Spring in Saudi Arabia.

 OCS Graduation 2002
Officer Candidate School Class #45 graduated from the 193rd Regiment Regional Training Institute on August 11. The graduating class consisted of 10 members. Eight of the 10 members of the class accepted their gold bars during the commissioning ceremony for their hard work.

 


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