BRIGADIER GENERAL PATRICK L. LANAGHAN
Brig. Gen. Patrick L. Lanaghan is the Assistant Adjutant General - Air, Missouri National Guard, Ike Skelton Training Site, Jefferson City, Missouri. He serves as the chief adviser to the Adjutant General on all matters pertaining to programs, policies, operations, management, and command and control of the Missouri Air National Guard. He is responsible for providing ready Airmen for ongoing global military operations and response to domestic emergencies in support of the Governor of Missouri. He also ensures the mission readiness of more than 2300 personnel serving in two wings at four locations supporting daily state and federal missions.
General Lanaghan received a direct commission into the Medical Service Corps in March 1998. He has served as Commander for the 131st Medical Group, Whiteman AFB, Missouri and the 125th Medical Group, Jacksonville, Florida. As the Chief of Staff for the Missouri Air National Guard he administered and supervised the Missouri Air National Guard Headquarters staff in their support to subordinate units.
General Lanaghan has served in multiple leadership roles during seven major hurricane responses while assigned to the Florida Air National Guard. During the COVID-19 pandemic response, General Lanaghan served as the Commander, Joint Task Force Aid and established the first-of-its-kind four hundred and fifty bed coronavirus field hospital at the Miami Beach Convention Center. He is a veteran of Operations DESERT STORM and IRAQI FREEDOM. Prior to his current assignment, the General was the Chief of Staff, Missouri Air National Guard, Jefferson City, Missouri.
EDUCATION
1993 Bachelor of Science, Human Resource Management, Faulkner University, Montgomery, Ala.
1998 Master of Science, Education, Franciscan University, Steubenville, Ohio
1999 Commissioned Officers Training, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2000 Health Services Administration Course, Sheppard AFB, Texas
2003 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2010 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2014 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2016 Air Force Senior Staff Course, Hurlburt Field AFB, Fla.
2016 Education Specialist Degree, Educational Leadership, Liberty University, Lynchburg, Va.
2017 Commander Development Course, Air National Guard Readiness Center, Joint Base Andrews, Md.
2023 Dual Status Commander Course, NORAD/NORTHCOM, Peterson SFB, Colo.
2023 Joint Task Force Commander Course, NORAD/NORTHCOM, Peterson SFB, Colo.
2024 Regional Seminar - Latin America, Alan L. Freed Associates, Washington, D.C.
2024 Senior Leader Orientation Course, Joint Base Andrews, Md.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. March 1998 - January 2002, Medical Logistics Officer, 910th Medical Squadron, Youngstown, Ohio
2. January 2002 - May 2005, Medical Readiness Officer, 910th Medical Squadron, Youngstown, Ohio
3. May 2005 - August 2009, Administrator, 910th Medical Squadron, Youngstown, Ohio (May 2007 – October 2007, Patient Liaison, 332nd Expeditionary Medical Group, Balad Air Base, Iraq)
4. July 2009 - June 2010, Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program Coordinator, 910th Airlift Wing, Youngstown, Ohio
5. June 2010 - November 2012, Medical Administrative Officer, 125th Medical Group, Jacksonville, Fla.
6. November 2012 - April 2016, Deputy Commander, 125th Medical Group, Jacksonville, Fla., (July 2014 – April 2015, Chief of Protocol for the Chief, National Guard Bureau, Pentagon, Va.)
7. April 2016 - August 2018, Director of Staff – Air, HQ Florida Air National Guard, St. Augustine, Fla.
8. August 2018 - August 2021, Commander, 125th Medical Group, Jacksonville, Fla., (March 2020 – September 2020, Commander, Joint Task Force Aid, Miami Beach, Fla.)
9. August 2021 - March 2023, Director of Staff-Air, HQ Missouri National Guard, Jefferson City, Mo., additional duty, August 2022 – March 2023, Commander, 131st Medical Group, Whiteman AFB, Mo.
10. March 2023 - December 2023, Chief of Staff, HQ Missouri National Guard, Jefferson City, Mo.
11. January 2024 - Present, Assistant Adjutant General-Air, HQ Missouri National Guard, Jefferson City, Mo.
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air and Space Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air and Space Achievement Medal
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
2006 Air Force Reserve Command Medical Service Corps Company Grade Officer of the Year
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant March 7, 1998
First Lieutenant March 7, 2000
Captain Oct. 1, 2002
Major April 15, 2008
Lieutenant Colonel June 7, 2012
Colonel Dec. 7, 2016
Brigadier General March 17, 2023
(Current as of June 2025)
