The Virginia Air National Guard holds its annual awards ceremony Feb. 5, 2022, at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. Staff Sgt. Austin Bayer from the 192nd Operations Group won the 2021 VaANG Airman of the Year award. He was joined by Brig. Gen. Toni Lord, Virginia National Guard air component commander, Chief Master Sgt. Kelly Reich, VaANG state command chief, Col. Christopher Batterton, 192nd Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Richard Roberts, 192nd Wing command chief. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Bryan Myhr)