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192nd Wing welcomes Lange as new commander
September 9, 2023 — Col. Brock “Magma” Lange took command of the Virginia Air National Guard’s 192nd Wing from Col. Christopher “Skosh” Batterton during a change of command ceremony Sept. 9, 2023, at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia... MORE

Brig. Gen. Jumper hands 192nd Wing guidon to Col. Lange.

192nd Medical Group completes annual training in San Diego
September 2, 2023 — The Virginia Air National Guard’s 192nd Medical Group, 192nd Wing, sent 17 members to California to complete their Medical Facility Annual Training Aug. 22–Sept. 2, 2023, at Naval Medical Center San Diego... MORE

Five members pose for photo, three in OCPs and two in blue scrubs.

192nd Maintenance Group recognizes new commander
August 14, 2023 — Col. Timothy M. “Splash” Strouse promoted to colonel and assumed command of the 192nd Maintenance Group from Col. Matthew R. Hummel, Aug. 6, 2023, at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia... MORE

Col. Chris Batterton passes 192nd MXG guidon to Col. Timothy Strouse.

192nd Wing receives a Mother's Room
August 7, 2023 — The Virginia Air National Guard's 192nd Wing headquarters is home to a new "Mother's Room", donated by the Hampton Roads Peninsula Zeta Chapter of Kappa Epsilon Psi Military Sorority, Inc. (KEΨ) during a ribbon cutting ceremony July 13, 2023, at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia... MORE

Director of Air National Guard Medical Service visits 192nd Medical Group
August 7, 2023 — Col. Linda Rohatsch, director of the Air National Guard Medical Service, visited the 192nd Medical Group July 8, 2023, at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. This marked Rohatsch and her team's first visit to the base since assuming the role at the end of 2022... MORE

Airmen sit at a conference table for a meeting.

Five ANG wings train at Operation Hoodoo Sea
May 4, 2023 — Five Air National Guard wings are conducting agile combat training during Operation Hoodoo Sea along the southeast U.S. coast. The exercise, led by the Virginia ANG, seeks to test and validate minimum force elements using multi-capable Airmen executing functions across job specialties and multiple platforms... MORE

KC-135 boom operators assigned to the 121st Air Refueling Wing, Ohio Air National Guard, receive instruction on ground refueling and maintenance of a KC-135 Stratotanker during Operation Hoodoo Sea April 28, 2023, at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia.

‘To the Horse!’ Virginia Air National Guard’s Civil Engineering Squadron welcomes its new commander
October 6, 2021 — The 192nd Wing’s 203rd Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers (RED HORSE) welcomed a new commander during a change of command ceremony Oct. 2, 2021, at the State Military Reservation where the unit is stationed in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Col. David Lands, 192nd Mission Support Group commander, presided over the ceremony where Maj. Ayad M. Abisaab assumed command from Lt. Col. Jeffrey E. Getz... MORE

Col. David Lands, 192nd Mission Support Group commander, left, presents the 203rd Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers (RED HORSE) guidon to Maj. Ayad M. Abisaab signifying the start of his command during a change of command ceremony Oct. 2, 2021, at State Military Reservation in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Airmen remember 20th Anniversary of 9/11 with 20K
September 11, 2021 — In the pre-dawn hours of Sept. 11, 2021, approximately 40 Airmen assigned to the 192nd Wing, Virginia Air National Guard, gathered to remember the events of September 11th, 2001, at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. In teams of up to four Airmen, or individually, they walked or ran a combined distance of 20 kilometers in remembrance of the 20th anniversary of the attack on the United States... MORE

A group of Airmen walk and run outside in an event.

Yang takes command of the 192nd MDG as Price retires
August 31, 2021 — The 192nd Medical Group, Virginia Air National Guard, held a joint change of command and retirement ceremony Aug. 7, 2021, at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. Col. Frank Y. Yang took command of the group from Col. Jason R. Price who then retired from the VaANG... MORE

Col. Christopher G. Batterton, 192nd Wing commander, left, passes the 192nd Medical Group guidon to Col. Frank Y. Yang marking his assumption of command for the group.

192nd Maintenance Squadron holds assumption of command
July 22, 2021 — The Virginia Air National Guard’s 192nd Maintenance Squadron gained a new commander, Lt. Col. Elim H. Sniady, during an assumption of command ceremony July 11, 2021, at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia... MORE

The 192nd Maintenance Squadron holds an assumption of command ceremony July 11, 2021, at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. Lt. Col. Elim H. Sniady assumed command of the squadron after serving as Air National Guard Combat Forces advisor.

Airmen show support for former wingman with tribute run
October 7, 2020 — CARROLLTON, Va. - Airmen assigned to the 192nd Wing performed a socially distanced group run to show support for a former Airman who is battling cancer on Sept. 13, 2020. Retired Staff Sgt. Nicole Gicker, formerly a 192nd Intelligence Squadron intelligence operations specialist, was an avid runner and was well known for helping her fellow Airmen improve their physical fitness... MORE

Airmen run in formation past homes in a neighborhood

Virginia National Guard Airman is 2019’s top Unit Career Advisor in the nation
May 5, 2020 — The National Guard Bureau announced the winners for the 2019 Air National Guard Recruiting and Retention National Awards on April 6, 2020. Among them is Staff Sgt. Jonquil Willard, a munitions control specialist with the Virginia Air National Guard’s 192nd Maintenance Squadron. In an official memorandum to wing commanders and directors of staff, Willard was named as the 2019 Unit Career Advisor of the Year in the nation with superior retention programs... MORE

A studio photograph of a female Airman in her blues uniform

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