Virginia Air National Guard
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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.
Virginia Air National Guard | |
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Active | 21 June 1947 - present |
Country | United States |
Allegiance | Virginia |
Branch | Air National Guard |
Role | "To meet commonwealth and federal mission responsibilities." |
Part of | Virginia Department of Military Affairs United States National Guard Bureau |
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 192nd Wing/Virginia Air National Guard | |
Aircraft flown | |
Fighter | F-22A Raptor |
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]