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192nd Wing Features

  • Voices of the VaANG: Senior Airman Gabrielle Yates

    “It could just be the way I grew up. My mom is a single mom, and I tell you, the woman can do anything she wants. She literally learned how to tile our living room floor because she didn’t want to pay someone to do it. She re-shingled the roof, she repaved the driveway. She always said ‘why would I

  • Voices of the VaANG: Jesse Bradby

    “Even just saying [‘I’m going to be an Airman’] means a lot to me. It’s something I’ve wanted since I was 12 — it’s an amazing feeling. To be an Airman is like being the role model you always wanted but for someone else. I know when I was growing up, I really wanted someone to look up to, but I

  • Voices of the VaANG: Staff Sgt. Delmy Hernandez

    “When I was little, I wanted to be an artist, but I knew it wasn’t the most lucrative career. I think the creative or artistic part of me is what drew me in to imagery intel; it’s kind of like photography editing. We sharpen features, adjust shading and add annotations to identify those features.

  • Voices of the VaANG: Senior Airman Carlton Lopez

    “I work full-time in supply, but when the AGR (Active Guard Reserve) job in comm opened up, it was the perfect opportunity for me to switch over to something I’m truly interested in. I was always interested in information technology, and I’m good with computers. I’m also in school to get my degree

  • Voices of the VaANG: Airman Drake Gillespie

    “I would be lying if I said I wasn’t nervous. In fact, I remember being out there [in Richmond] and multiple people in my chain of command, all the way up to our squadron commander, walked by me and asked ‘Are you okay? Are you feeling nervous?’ But I think that’s one of the cool things about being

  • Voices of the VaANG: Master Sgt. Tracie Gates

    “The truth is, y’all would all be naked without me! I am not a formal person...I’m very informal. I’ll be professional, but that’s why I love my job; the relationships. People call me Tracie, and it’s just jokes and having fun that makes work go by. You need that!"

  • Voices of the VaANG: Staff Sgt. Herold Desauguste

    “Believe it or not, being a translator can be a very, very hard job. Especially, remember when you do it in two languages that you learn, not your mother language. My language is Haitian Creole but we learn French in school. And especially English too. I still believe I’m still learning English and

  • Voices of the VaANG: Master Sgt. Justin Self

    “My father was in 192nd weapons loading. He retired back when I was a teenager, but he’s what inspired me to join the guard in 2002. Out here, where we live in Warsaw, you wouldn’t know about the Air Guard. I kind of grew up emulating my dad. He was a lineman for the local electric co-op, and then

  • Voices of the VaANG: Staff Sgt. Molly Carrington

    “My mom asks me all the time if I’m scared, but this is my job and I signed up to do this. There is no greater honor to me than to be doing what I’m doing right now. I just feel so humbled, so much pride and honor, and I’m making my family proud. So, I don’t feel scared; it’s my job, my duty."

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