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Delaware National Guard highlights deployments, cyber and recruiting gains as FY26 requests filed
Summary
The Delaware National Guard briefed the Joint Finance Committee on FY2026 needs and recent activity: hurricane response convoys, election cyber support, state partnership training, recruiting incentives and a small set of state budget door‑openers focused on operations and education assistance.
The Delaware National Guard told the Joint Finance Committee it remains largely federally funded but asked the state for a small set of targeted FY2026 additions to support state operations and recruiting. The Guard also reviewed a year of deployments, domestic responses and training partnerships.
A senior official identified in the hearing as “the General” said the Guard maintained dual missions of federal deployments overseas and state emergency response. He said roughly 30 soldiers and 21 airmen were still mobilized at the time of the hearing and that the Guard responded rapidly to a Category‑3 hurricane threat in Florida, preparing a 25‑mile convoy that was recalled before it reached the…
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