NEW CASTLE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Del. (Aug. 4, 2026) — B-roll footage shows Airmen assigned to the 142d Airlift Squadron conducting mission preparation for Exercise Castaway 26-6 at the New Castle Air National Guard Base. Footage includes the exterior of the squadron headquarters, Airmen meeting to discuss exercise operations, conducting mission planning inside the squadron's operations area, and preparing aboard a Delaware Air National Guard C-130H3 Hercules aircraft.
Exercise Castaway brought together the 166th Airlift Wing, Delaware Air National Guard; the 436th Airlift Wing, Dover Air Force Base; and U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City. U.S. Air Force survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialists, C-5M Super...
This is the second in a series of feature articles about the 166th Logistical 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.
NOTE: This is the first in a series of feature article about the 166th Logistical 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.
