192d Wing

The 192d Wing, Virginia Air National Guard, is a fully trained volunteer force dedicated to protecting the nation, the Commonwealth of Virginia, and local communities. Federally, it supplies combat-ready personnel and equipment to support U.S. security objectives; at the state level, it safeguards life and property and maintains public order; in the community, it supports local, state, and national programs that benefit the U.S. The wing is based at Joint Base Langley–Eustis, works with the regular Air Force, and conducts independent federal missions. ==Units==

The 192d Wing is composed of four groups: • 192d Operations Group • 149th Fighter Squadron • 192d Operations Support Squadron • 192d Intelligence Squadron • 185th Cyberspace Operations Squadron • 200th Weather Flight (geographically separated; Sandston, Virginia) • 192d Maintenance Group • 192d Aircraft Maintenance Squadron • 192d Maintenance Squadron • 192d Maintenance Operations Flight • 192d Mission Support Group • 192d Support Squadron • 192d Security Forces Squadron • 203d Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers (RED HORSE) (geographically separated; Virginia Beach, Virginia) • 192d Medical Group (includes CERFP / Guard Medical Unit elements) ==History==

On 15 October 1962, the Virginia Air National Guard's 149th Tactical Fighter Squadron was authorized to expand to a group-level organization, and the 192d Tactical Fighter Group (192 TFG) was established by the National Guard Bureau. The 149th became the group's flying squadron. Other squadrons assigned to the group were the 192d Headquarters, 192d Material Squadron (Maintenance), 192d Combat Support Squadron, and the 192d USAF Dispensary. In 1971, the 192d received the F-105D Thunderchief, a battle-tested supersonic fighter-bomber used heavily in the Vietnam War. Over the next decade, the group deployed several times to Red Flag exercises at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada and to RAF Lakenheath, England, in 1976. On 13 October 2007, the order to reactivate the 192d was read by Lieutenant Colonel Dave Kolmer at the activation ceremony held at the 27th Fighter Squadron, Langley AFB. Integration with the active-duty 1 FW allows the Air National Guard to be at the forefront of the latest fighter aircraft design, jointly flying and maintaining F-22 aircraft assigned to the 1st Fighter Wing. Following this integration and growth, on 1 October 2018, the 192d Fighter Wing was redesignated as the 192d Wing by order of the Secretary of the Air Force. The wing held a ceremony on 13 October 2018, at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, bringing down the old wing flag for the last time and raising the new one. The wing's 12 distinct mission sets include F-22 fighter jet operations and maintenance, intelligence analysis, cyber operations, medical support, civil engineering, communications, logistics readiness, security forces, force support, finance, contracting, and chaplain services. This redesignation reflects the wing's growth and diversity. Lineage • Constituted as the 192d Tactical Fighter Group and allotted to Virginia ANG in 1962 • Extended federal recognition and activated on 15 October 1962 • Redesignated 192d Fighter Group on 15 March 1992 • Redesignated 192d Fighter Wing on 11 October 1995 • Inactivated on 30 September 2007 • Activated on 13 October 2007 • Redesignated: 192d Wing on 1 October 2018 Assignments • Virginia Air National Guard, 15 October 1962 • Gained by: Tactical Air Command • Gained by: Air Combat Command, 1 June 1992 – 30 September 2007 • Virginia Air National Guard, 13 October 2007 • Became associate unit of 1st Fighter Wing, 13 October 2007 • Gained by Air Combat Command Components • 192d Operations Group, 11 October 1995 – 30 September 2007; 13 October 2007 – present • 149th Tactical Fighter Squadron (later 149th Fighter Squadron), 15 October 1962 – 11 October 1995 • 192d Mission Support Group • 192d Medical Group • 192d Maintenance Group Stations • Richmond International Airport / Richmond Air National Guard Station, Virginia, 15 October 1962 • Langley Air Force Base (later Joint Base Langley-Eustis), Virginia, 13 October 2007 – present Aircraft • B-26 Invader, 1954–1958 • F-84F Thunderstreak, 1962–1971 • F-105D Thunderchief, 1971–1982 • A-7D Corsair II, 1982–1992 • F-16C Fighting Falcon, 1992–2007 • F-22A Raptor, 2007–present Commanders ==References==