NEW CASTLE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Del. (Aug. 4, 2026) — B-roll footage shows members of the 142d Airlift Squadron assigned to the 166th Airlift Wing performing cockpit operations aboard a Delaware Air National Guard C-130H3 Hercules aircraft during Exercise Castaway 26-6. Footage includes the aircraft commander, copilot, flight engineer and loadmaster as they perform their respective duties in support of the exercise.
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 Galaxy and C-130 Hercules aircrews, U.S. Coast Guard personnel and rescue forces practiced personnel recovery operations.
The exercise focused on survival, signaling, communication and coordinated search and rescue procedures that enable recovery forces to locate and recover isolated personnel.
The 142d Airlift Squadron provides combat-ready aircrews capable of executing tactical airlift, airdrop and aeromedical evacuation missions in support of state, national and worldwide operations. During Exercise Castaway 26-6, the squadron supported personnel recovery training aboard the C-130H3 Hercules.
This video is part of a multi-package B-roll series documenting the 166th Airlift Wing's participation in Exercise Castaway 26-6.
(U.S. Air National Guard video by Staff Sgt. Yonette Martin)
| Date Taken: | 08.04.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 08.08.2026 14:30 |
| Category: | B-Roll |
| Video ID: | 1018071 |
| VIRIN: | 260804-Z-TI414-1005 |
| Filename: | DOD_111891911 |
| Length: | 00:01:32 |
| Location: | NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE, US |
| Downloads: | 2 |
| High-Res. Downloads: | 2 |
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