Virginia National Guard

Bunting takes command of 192nd Fighter Wing
March 22, 2016 — The Virginia Air National Guard’s 192nd Fighter Wing welcomed Col. Stephen H. Bunting, former 192nd Maintenance Group commander, as the new wing commander during a joint change of command ceremony March 19, 2016, at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. Bunting assumed command from Col. Robert J. Grey, and Col. Jeffrey L. Ryan, former director of logistics at Headquarters, Virginia Air National Guard, assumed command of the 192nd Maintenance Group... MORE

Bunting to take command of 192nd Fighter Wing

Airmen, Soldiers honored on 15th anniversary of 203rd RED HORSE crash
March 10, 2016 — CAMP PENDLETON, Va. — Airmen of the Virginia Air National Guard’s 203rd RED HORSE Squadron, 192nd Fighter Wing welcomed family members, friends and fellow servicemembers to Camp Pendleton, Virginia, March 3, 2016, for a ceremony commemorating the 15th anniversary of the worst peacetime aviation disaster in National Guard history. Eighteen members of the 203rd were killed alongside three aviators from the Florida Army National Guard’s Detachment 1, 171st Aviation Battalion when the C-23 Sherpa they were flying in crashed in a cotton field near Unadilla, Georgia, March 3, 2001... MORE

203rd RED HORSE ceremony remembers Airmen killed 15 years ago

Va. Guard CERFP works side-by-side with agency partners at Sovereign Guardian 2016
February 29, 2016 — More than 170 Virginia National Guard Soldiers and Airmen assigned to the Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, High Yield Explosive Enhanced Response Force Package, or CERFP, trained during Sovereign Guardian 2016 with members of the District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Service Department Feb. 24, 2016, at the Washington DC Fire & EMS Training Academy in Washington, D.C... MORE

Va. Guard assists with multi-agency storm cleanup effort
February 25, 2016 — More than 60 Virginia National Guard Soldiers serving on state active duty assisted with cleanup efforts Feb. 25, 2016, in areas of Virginia hardest hit by severe weather a day earlier. Soldiers with chain saws organized in debris reduction teams helped clear fallen trees and other debris in Essex, Westmoreland, Sussex, Patrick and Appomattox Counties. Virginia Army National Guard air crews flew two rotary wing aviation missions to transport emergency managers on an aerial visual assessment and also captured images for damage estimates... MORE

Virginia Guard Airmen participate in exercise with French and British forces
January 28, 2016 — Members of the 192nd Fighter Wing participated in the inaugural trilateral anti-access/area denial exercise with the United Kingdom and French service members hosted Dec. 2-18, 2015, at Langley Air Force Base in Hampton, Virginia... MORE

Va. Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs shares leadership lessons with Va. Guard
January 25, 2016 — Retired U. S. Navy Adm. John C. Harvey, Virginia’s Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs, shared his thoughts on leadership with members of Virginia National Guard and local military Jan. 21, 2016, at the Library of Virginia in Richmond, Virginia. The event was first in a series of professional development opportunities that are part of newly-developed Distinguished Speaker Program sponsored by the Virginia National Guard... MORE

Va. Guard provides mobility assistance to State Police, local EMS
January 23, 2016 — Virginia National Guard Soldiers across the state are assisting Virginia State Police troopers and local emergency organizations get through heavy snow to respond to vehicle crashes, evacuate citizens in need of medical assistance and have also helped get needed equipment to a house fire. As of the morning of Jan. 23, 2016, the Guard has approximately 400 personnel staged and ready along the I-81 corridor between Lexington and Winchester, along the Route 29 corridor from Warrenton to Danville, as well as in the areas near Northern Virginia, Richmond, Fredericksburg and Gate City... MORE

Va. Guard balances state, federal missions in 2015
January 13, 2016 — The Virginia National Guard is a unique dual-status force with a federal mission to serve as a combat reserve to help fight our nation’s wars and a state mission to provide domestic response capability to answer the call of the Governor to assist citizens of the commonwealth during times of need. All through 2015, the Virginia National Guard and its all-volunteer reserve, the Virginia Defense Force, demonstrated at home and across the globe that its forces are ready to respond when needed... MORE

192nd Security Forces return from UAE, Afghanistan
December 18, 2015 — More than 35 Virginia National Guard Airmen assigned to the 192nd Security Forces Squadron at Langley Air Force Base in Hampton, Virginia, returned in October 2015 from two simultaneous deployments to Afghanistan and the United Arab Emirates after serving on federal active duty since April... MORE

200th Weather Flight supports World Cycling Championship operations
October 9, 2015 — Airmen from the Virginia Air National Guard’s Sandston-based 200th Weather Flight, 192nd Fighter Wing provided weather support for the Union Cycliste Internationale Road World Cycling Championship held Sept. 18-27, 2015, in Richmond, Va... MORE

Airmen, veterans, families celebrate 30th anniversary of 203rd RED HORSE
August 28, 2015 — Current and former members of the Virginia Air National Guard’s Camp Pendleton-based 203rd RED HORSE Squadron celebrated the unit’s 30th anniversary Aug. 8, 2015, at Camp Pendleton, Va. The ceremony kicked off the 203rd’s Family Day activities, which featured food, games, and a cardboard boat race on Lake Christine... MORE

34th CST excels during external evaluation, certified as fully mission capable
June 24, 2015 — For the Soldiers and Airmen of the Virginia National Guard’s Fort Pickett-based 34th Civil Support Team hard work and preparation proved instrumental in their validation of 12 collective tasks following an Training Performance Evaluation, earning the overall assessment rating of “Fully Mission Capable,” June 24, 2015, following the exercise at the City Stadium in Richmond, Va... MORE

203rd RED HORSE Squadron conducts training mission in Guam
June 10, 2015 — Airmen from the Virginia Air National Guard, Virginia Beach-based 203rd RED HORSE Squadron are serving rotations on a joint tasking to Anderson Air Force Base, Guam, from March 24-June 24, 2015, providing construction support, along with their sister unit, the 202nd RED HORSE Squadron based out of Camp Blanding, Florida... MORE

192nd FW, RAF participate in fighter integration exercise
April 7, 2015 — The 149th Fighter Squadron and 192nd Maintenance Group, 192nd Fighter Wing, Virginia Air National Guard participated in Western Zephyr, a bilateral fighter integration exercise with the United Kingdom hosted by the 94th Fighter Squadron Feb. 23 to March 13, 2015, at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia... MORE

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