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  • ANG Headquarters sends emissary to PRANG

    U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Edward L. Vaughan, Special Assistant to the Director, Air National Guard, for Puerto Rico Recovery, arrived on the island recently on special assignment as an advisor to the Adjutant General of Puerto Rico and the commanders in the Puerto Rico Air National Guard.

  • Puerto Rican guardsmen integrate with Eielson defenders

    RED FLAG-Alaska brings units from around the globe for joint, coalition and multilateral training from simulated forward operating bases, but one unit from the Puerto Rico Air National Guard joined the defenders on Eielson for real-world integration.Members from the 156th Security Forces Squadron

  • Puerto Rican Airmen lean on each other to continue mission

    MUÑIZ AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Puerto Rico – If character is built in the face of adversity, the Airmen assigned to the 156th Airlift Wing of the Puerto Rico Air National Guard are role models every American can look up to.Few units experienced as much hardship and tragedy in such a short amount of

  • Air National Guard restores FAA capabilities for Puerto Rico

    A week and a half post Hurricane Maria, it is hard to tell the Federal Aviation Administration was at “ground zero” and in the dark with no power or communication capabilities. Now, the air traffic flow at San Juan Luis Munoz Marin International Airport is back to normal thanks to the Air National

  • Airmen Keep Muniz ANG Base Powered Up

    Two Citizen-Airmen are helping to power Muñiz Air National Guard Base as the installation recovers from Hurricane Maria, which hit the island on Sept. 20. Staff Sgt. Carlos Arroyo and Airman 1st Class Pedro Pedraza travel around the base, re-fueling the 20 generators that keep key components of the

  • Puerto Rico's Citizen-Airmen find comfort in service after disaster

    For many of the Citizen-Airmen of the Puerto Rico Air National Guard’s 156th Wing, military service is helping them to cope with the massive damage done to their island by Hurricane Maria. Members of the 156th Airlift Wing are fully engaged in response to the damage caused by the hurricane since it