The Virginia Air National Guard’s 192nd Fighter Wing at Richmond, Va., plans to fly its last training sorties in the F-16 Viper on June 20, marking the occasion with a special aerial event. Many of the wing’s airmen already have transitioned to operating and maintaining the F-22A Raptor as the 192nd becomes an associate unit to the active duty 1st Fighter Wing at Langley AFB, Va. Some of the Air Guardsmen deployed to the Pacific region when the Raptor force made its first overseas trip.
B-52 Bombers Make Rare Landing At Civilian Airport
April 18, 2024
Two B-52s assigned to the 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale AFB landed at Chennault International Airport, a public airport in Lake Charles, La. on April 12 as part of the wing's Bayou Vigilance Exercise.