Virginia Air National Guard News

Jan. 31, 2018
71st FTS trains over Atlantic Ocean

The 71st Fighter Training Squadron, also referred to as the Ironmen, is one of three flying squadrons assigned to the 1st Fighter Wing, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. The squadron's mission is to provide professional adversary air support to enhance the 1st Fighter Wing's F-22 combat
Jan. 16, 2018
Airman earns award from every branch of service

Not many people can say they’ve received awards from every branch of service in the military. Through hard work, dedication and a love for his job, U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Ryan Folks, 192nd Medical Group health systems specialist, 149th Fighter Squadron medical element NCO in charge, and aerospace
Dec. 23, 2017
‘Always ready, always there’: guardsmen not just ‘weekend warriors’

Since Dec. 13, 1636, National Guardsman have answered the nation’s call serving in the Department of Defense’s oldest fighting force.
Dec. 15, 2017
Virginia National Guard Air Component Commander assumes command

SANDSTON, Va. – Members of the Virginia National Guard welcome newly-promoted Air Force Brig. Gen. Marshall L. Kjelvik as the incoming Air Component Commander during a promotion and assumption of command ceremony Dec. 7, 2017, at Joint Force Headquarters-Virginia in Sandston, Virginia.
Dec. 13, 2017
192nd Fighter Wing soars at Virginia Tech’s Military Appreciation Day

The 192nd Fighter Wing, Virginia Air National Guard, held a recruiting event at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University versus Old Dominion University football game on September 23, 2017 in Blacksburg, Virginia. In honor of VA Tech’s “Military Appreciation Day”, the wing featured an
Dec. 4, 2017
Air Guard engineers conduct multi-day field training exercise

More than 100 Airmen from the Virginia Air National Guard’s Virginia Beach-based 203rd Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineer conducted a multi-day field training exercise Nov. 2-5, 2017, at Camp Pendleton State Military Reservation in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The
Nov. 30, 2017
Ceremony welcomes new 192nd Fighter Wing commander

Virginia National Guard Air Component Commander Brig. Gen. Dean A. Tremps presented Col. Frank J. “Kidd” Lobash with the 192nd Fighter Wing guidon Nov. 19, 2017, at Langley Air Force Base in Hampton, Virginia, to ceremonially mark Lobash as the new commander. Lobash officially assumed command Nov.
Nov. 22, 2017
192nd Guardsman first at Langley to complete new professional military education (PME) course

Technical Sgt. Reavae Greenhouse, an internal controls technician with the 192nd Support Squadron, was the first at Langley Air Force Base to finish the new Noncommissioned Officer Distance Learning Course (NCO DLC).
Nov. 10, 2017
192nd IS provides vital support to recovery operations in Puerto Rico, USVI and Southern U.S.

Nearly 20 Virginia National Guard Airmen assigned to the 192nd Intelligence Squadron, based at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, spent more than two months working around the clock to provide Incident Awareness and Assessment support to five states and territories following devastating hurricanes and
Oct. 30, 2017
Langley Raptors Return Home

Over 70 members assigned to the 192nd Fighter Wing Maintenance Group and 149th Operations Squadron returned to Langley Air Force Base October 12, 2017, after a six-month deployment to the Middle East.