BRIGADIER GENERAL PATRICK L. LANAGHAN
Colonel Patrick L. Lanaghan serves as the Director of Staff – Air for the Missouri Air National Guard (MOANG), and as the Chief, Commander’s Action Group (CAG), Missouri National Guard (MONG), Jefferson City, Missouri. Colonel Lanaghan is the senior fulltime Air advisor to the Adjutant General and works on behalf of the Assistant Adjutant General-Air and the MOANG Chief of Staff to coordinate and communicate with the 131st Bomb Wing and the 139th Airlift Wing. Additionally, as the MONG CAG Chief, Col Lanaghan actively manages relationships, correspondence and interactions with TAG’s key constituents and develops and manages special projects and future planning.
Colonel Lanaghan received a direct commission into the Medical Service Corps in March 1998. Prior to his current position, Colonel Lanaghan served as the 125th Medical Group Commander, Jacksonville Florida. In this role he transformed the Group into one of the highest performing Medical Groups in the ANG. He also assumed key leadership roles during the Florida National Guards response to the COVID-19 pandemic. He 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 also oversaw the conversion of the field hospital to the state’s first Coronavirus Hybrid Testing Site, working seamlessly with military, government, and private agencies to facilitate 52,000 coronavirus tests to the citizens of Florida. Colonel Lanaghan is a veteran of Operation DESERT STORM and IRAQI FREEDOM.
EDUCATION
1993 Bachelor of Arts in Human Resource Management, Faulkner University, Montgomery, Alabama
1998 Master of Arts in Education, Franciscan University of Steubenville, Steubenville, Ohio
2003 Squadron Officer School (SOS), by correspondence
2010 Air Command and Staff College (ACSC), by correspondence
2014 Air War College, by correspondence
2016 Education Specialist Degree, Educational Leadership, Liberty University, Lynchburg, Va.
2017 Air Force Senior Staff Course, Hurlburt Field AFB, Fla.
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
4. May 2007 - October 2007, Patient Liaison, 332nd Expeditionary Medical Group, Balad Air Base, Iraq
5. July 2009 - June 2010, Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program Coordinator, 910th Airlift Wing, Youngstown, Ohio
6. June 2010 - November 2012, Medical Administrative Officer, 125th Medical Group, Jacksonville, Fla.
7. November 2012 - April 2016, Deputy Commander, 125th Medical Group, Jacksonville, Fla.
8. July 2014 - April 2015, Chief of Protocol, Office of the Chief, National Guard Bureau, Pentagon, Va.
9. April 2016 - August 2018, Director of Staff – Air, HQ Florida Air National Guard, St. Augustine, Fla.
10. August 2018 - August 2021, Commander, 125th Medical Group, Jacksonville, Fla.
11. March 2020 - September 2020, Commander, Joint Task Force Aid, Miami, Fla.
12. August 2021 - May 2022, Director of Staff – Air, HQ Missouri Air National Guard and Chief, Commanders Action Group, Missouri National Guard, Jefferson City, Mo.
13. March 2023 - Present, Chief of Staff, Jefferson City, Mo.
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf cluster
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Achievement Medal
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
2006 Air Force Reserve Command Medical Service Corps Junior 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 2024)
