The five Delaware Air National Guard Outstanding Airmen of the Year for FY 2011

Delaware Air National Guard Outstanding Airman of the Year: Senior Airman Desmond Overton, 166th Security Forces Squadron, a resident of Middletown, Del., on the flightline next to a row of C-130 aircraft at the New Castle ANG Base, Del., April 15, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Matwey)

The five Delaware Air National Guard Outstanding Airmen of the Year for FY 2011

Delaware Air National Guard Outstanding Noncommissioned Officer of the Year: Staff Sgt. Jomarr Hatten, 166th Logistics Readiness Squadron, a resident of Newark, Del., on the flightline next to a row of C-130 aircraft at the New Castle ANG Base, Del., April 15, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Matwey)

The five Delaware Air National Guard Outstanding Airmen of the Year for FY 2011

Delaware Air National Guard Outstanding Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year for FY 2011: Master Sgt. Samuel Lewis, 166th Logistics Readiness Squadron, a resident of Elsmere, Del., on the flightline next to a row of C-130 aircraft at the New Castle ANG Base, Del., April 15, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Matwey)

Delaware Air National Guard Outstanding Airmen of the Year for FY 2011

The five Delaware Air National Guard Outstanding Airmen of the Year for FY 2011. Left to right: Airman of the Year: Senior Airman Desmond Overton, 166th Security Forces Squadron, a resident of Middletown, Del.; Noncommissioned Officer of the Year: Staff Sgt. Jomarr Hatten, 166th Logistics Readiness Squadron, a resident of Newark, Del.; First Sergeant of the Year: Master Sgt. John Young, 166th Logistics Readiness Squadron, a resident of Nottingham, Pa.; Honor Guard Member of the Year: Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Lee, 166th Maintenance Squadron, a resident of New Castle, Del.; and Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year: Master Sgt. Samuel Lewis, 166th Logistics Readiness Squadron, a resident of Elsmere, Del. The Airmen are on the flightline next to a row of C-130 aircraft at the New Castle ANG Base, Del., on April 15, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Matwey)

Delaware Air National Guard Outstanding Airmen of the Year for FY 2011

The five Delaware Air National Guard Outstanding Airmen of the Year for FY 2011. Left to right: Airman of the Year: Senior Airman Desmond Overton, 166th Security Forces Squadron, a resident of Middletown, Del.; Noncommissioned Officer of the Year: Staff Sgt. Jomarr Hatten, 166th Logistics Readiness Squadron, a resident of Newark, Del.; First Sergeant of the Year: Master Sgt. John Young, 166th Logistics Readiness Squadron, a resident of Nottingham, Pa.; Honor Guard Member of the Year: Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Lee, 166th Maintenance Squadron, a resident of New Castle, Del.; and Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year: Master Sgt. Samuel Lewis, 166th Logistics Readiness Squadron, a resident of Elsmere, Del. The Airmen are next to Delaware ANG HQ, New Castle ANG Base, Del., on April 15, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Matwey)

Delaware Air National Guard Outstanding Airmen of the Year for FY 2011

The five Delaware Air National Guard Outstanding Airmen of the Year for FY 2011. Left to right: Airman of the Year: Senior Airman Desmond Overton, 166th Security Forces Squadron, a resident of Middletown, Del.; Noncommissioned Officer of the Year: Staff Sgt. Jomarr Hatten, 166th Logistics Readiness Squadron, a resident of Newark, Del.; First Sergeant of the Year: Master Sgt. John Young, 166th Logistics Readiness Squadron, a resident of Nottingham, Pa.; Honor Guard Member of the Year: Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Lee, 166th Maintenance Squadron, a resident of New Castle, Del.; and Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year: Master Sgt. Samuel Lewis, 166th Logistics Readiness Squadron, a resident of Elsmere, Del. The Airmen are next to Delaware ANG HQ, New Castle ANG Base, Del., on April 15, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Matwey)

Staff Sgt. Jamarr Hatten, Delaware Air National Guard Outstanding Noncommissioned Officer of the Year for FY 2011

Staff Sgt. Jamarr Hatten, 166th Logistics Readiness Squadron, 166th Airlift Wing, is the Delaware Air National Guard Outstanding Noncommissioned Officer of the Year for FY 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Harold Herglotz)

Senior Airman Desmond Overton, Delaware Air National Guard Outstanding Airman of the Year for FY 2011

Senior Airman Desmond Overton, 166th Security Forces Squadron, 166th Airlift Wing, is the Delaware Air National Guard Outstanding Airman of the Year for FY 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Harold Herglotz)

Brigadier General Bruce Thompson

Brigadier General Bruce Thompson (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Master Sgt. Gerald Dougherty)

An Airman’s feat of learning mastered with excellence

Master Sgt. Kurt Nemecek, 9th Airlift Squadron, left, presents the Distinguished Graduate award to Senior Airman Andrew Merrylees, 142nd Airlift Squadron, 166th Airlift Wing, Delaware Air National Guard, on Aug. 16, 2012, at the conclusion of the in-residence Airman Leadership School held from July to August at Dover Air Force Base, Del. (U.S. Air Force photo/Adrian Rowan)

Delaware Air National Guard recruiters hit the Jersey Shore

Delaware Air National Guard recruiters Senior Airman Desmond Overton, Tech. Sgt. Sam Lewis and Tech. Sgt. Terrence Parker at the 2012 Atlantic City Thunder over the Boardwalk Airshow on August 17, 2012. The event drew 800,000 visitors in 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Brian Janssens)

166th Airlift Wing Operational Readiness Exercise

Airmen of the 166th Airlift Wing, Delaware Air National Guard, prepare to offload equipment from a C-130 after landing at Alpena Mich., during an Operational Readiness Exercise that began in New Castle, Del. on August 4, 2012. The exercise evaluates a unit’s ability to perform its wartime mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Robin Meredith)