New Castle Air National Guard Base
New Castle Air National Guard Base
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| Part of Delaware Air National Guard (ANG) | |
| New Castle Airport, Delaware | |
Lockheed C-130H-LM Hercules (AF Ser. No. 84-0213) from the 142nd Airlift Squadron, 166th Airlift Wing, Delaware Air National Guard moments after landing on 5 June 2008 at New Castle Air National Guard Base, Delaware
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 New Castle ANGB
Location of New Castle Air National Guard Base, Delaware
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| Coordinates | 39°41′07″N 075°35′57″W / 39.68528°N 75.59917°WCoordinates: 39°41′07″N 075°35′57″W / 39.68528°N 75.59917°W |
| Type | Air Force Base |
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| Built | 1943 |
| In use | 1943-Present |
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| Garrison |
 166th Airlift Wing |
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| Elevation AMSL | 79 ft / 24 m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www |
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New Castle National Guard Base is a United States Air Force installation under the control of the Delaware Air National Guard, located at New Castle Airport in New Castle County, Delaware.
The base is the home of the 166th Airlift Wing (166 AW) of the Delaware Air National Guard. As an Air National Guard unit, the 166 AW is operationally-gained by the Air Mobility Command (AMC). Operating eight permanently assigned, Lockheed C-130 H2 Hercules transport aircraft, the wing provides the U.S. Air Force with tactical airlift and air and land drop of troops, cargo and passengers and aeromedical evacuation of patients anywhere in the world.
The installation is located on 79.6 acres and includes 44 buildings totaling 256,534 square feet. The normal population of the installation is 294 full-time Active Guard and Reserve (AGR) and Air Reserve Technician Program (ART) personnel, but surges to 1150 personnel one weekend per month. The aircraft of the 166th have seen duty in Saudi Arabia during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm (1990/1991), Operation Just Cause in Panama (1989), Operation Joint Endeavor in Bosnia (1995), and as part of the Global War on Terrorism.
Additionally, the wing has a civil engineer / Base Engineer Emergency Force (Prime BEEF) function, the 166th Civil Engineer Squadron (166 CES) and a network warfare unit (the 166th Network Warfare Squadron) (166 NWS).
Previously called the Wilmington Airport and the Greater Wilmington Airport, the property was taken over by the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. Under USAAF control, the airport was renamed New Castle Army Air Base.
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