Delaware National Guard Members On Mission In Arctic

NEW CASTLE, Del. (AP) -- Members of the Delaware Air National Guard are on a two-week training mission about 500 miles away from the North Pole.

The 30 airmen from the 166th Civil Engineer Squadron left Sunday for Canadian Forces Station Alert, a self-contained base on the northern tip of Ellesmere Island. The group will be helping the Canadian Air Force to construct a heated storage building during their mission.

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