Air Guard wing getting new commander BELLE CHASSE, La. (AP) — The Louisiana Air National Guard's 159th Fighter Wing will get a new commander in ceremonies Wednesday at the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base in Belle Chasse. Col. Thomas Sostarics will assume command from Col. Roy Qualls. Sostarics joined the Air Guard in 2001. Qualls is taking an assignment as the Air Guard's state director of operations. The ceremonies will take place at 11 a.m.