Virginia Air National Guard | |
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![]() An F-22 Raptor of the 149th Fighter Squadron at Joint Base Langley–Eustis. The 149th is the oldest unit in the Virginia Air National Guard, having over 70 years of service to the commonwealth and nation. | |
Active | 21 June 1947 - present |
Country | United States |
Allegiance | ![]() ![]() |
Branch | ![]() ![]() |
Type | military reserve force, state militia |
Role | "To meet commonwealth and federal mission responsibilities." |
Size | 1,200 |
Part of | Virginia National Guard United States National Guard Bureau National Guard |
Garrison/HQ | Virginia Air National Guard, Joint Force Headquarters, Richmond, Virginia |
Website | Virginia Air National Guard |
Commanders | |
Civilian leadership | President Joe Biden (Commander-in-Chief) Frank Kendall III (Secretary of the Air Force) Governor Glenn Youngkin (Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia) |
Adjutant General | MG Timothy P. Williams |
Air Component Commander | BG Toni M. Lord |
Insignia | |
Emblem of the Virginia Air National Guard (192nd Fighter Wing) | ![]() |
Aircraft flown | |
Fighter | F-22A Raptor |
The Virginia Air National Guard (VA ANG) is the aerial militia of the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States of America. It is, along with the Virginia Army National Guard, an element of the Virginia National Guard.
As commonwealth militia units, the units in the Virginia Air National Guard are not in the normal United States Air Force chain of command. They are under the jurisdiction of the Governor of Virginia through the office of the Virginia Adjutant General unless they are federalized by order of the President of the United States. The Virginia Air National Guard is headquartered in Richmond, and its commander is Brigadier General Toni M. Lord.[1]
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