Feb. 18, 2016 Puerto Rico Air National Guard provides strategic location for KC-135 transatlantic emergency landing. A KC-135 Stratotanker from the 127th Wing, Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan, lands safely at 156th Airlift Wing, Muñiz Air National Guard Base, Puerto Rico, after reporting engine trouble during their transatlantic airlift mission, Feb. 10, 2016. The 127th Wing was providing airlift to
Feb. 12, 2016 Puerto Rico Air National Guard, federal, local emergency responders conduct hurricane exercise in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico Members of the Puerto Rico Air National Guard PRANG 156th Airlift Wing, Puerto Rico Emergency Management Agency PREMA and U.S. Marine Corps Reserve participated in a joint exercise here in response to a simulated hurricane crisis on the island of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands Jan. 23, 2016.The
Dec. 23, 2015 "Developing Women Airmen: 156 AW Holds First PRANG 'Lean In Circle'" Secretary of Defense Ash Carter announced in September that the Department of Defense is offering "unconditional" support of "Lean In Circles," peer-to-peer mentoring groups aimed at empowering women and propelling them into leadership roles.During the December Unit Training Assembly of the 156
Dec. 18, 2015 Vigilant Ready to Support the Navy The 156th Airlift Wing provides logistical and maintenance support to the Navy on Puerto Rico Air National Guard Base Muñiz during the week of Dec 5 thru 11, 2015.Two C-2 cargo planes flew in from the USS George Washington Aircraft Carrier to drop off navy personnel, and pick up pre-ordered
Dec. 10, 2015 Executing the Mission Caribbean Connection 99 Airmen from the 117th Air Control Squadron, Georgia Air National Guard and 12 Airmen from the 283rd Combat Communications Squadron, Atlanta Georgia in conjunction with 141st Air Control Squadron, Puerto Rico Air National Guard, pulled live feeds from deployed radar during an annual field training
Feb. 28, 2015 New Leader "Finance, we work twenty-six hours a day," said Capt. Carlos Vera, former Budget Officer for the 156th Airlift Wing in a brief change of command ceremony on Jan. 24, 2014 during the Unit Training Assembly weekend at Air National Guard Base Muñiz."We do magic with numbers," he expressed, after taking
Nov. 13, 2008 American RED CROSS visited PRANG The American Red Cross chapter of Puerto Rico, carried out a blood harvesting session in Muñiz Air National Guard Base in Carolina. This activity took place as part of National Guard Week celebrations from 8 to the 12 of Sept.. The event was a combined effort between Joint Forces Headquarters, the
Nov. 13, 2008 New Horizons Guardsman brings speech therapy to Peruvian boy For many guardsmen, deploying abroad and fulfilling their military service means briefly leaving their day-to-day job back at home. For 2nd Lt. Edna Falu Escalera, she has found a need for not only her military logistics skills, but also her civilian expertise here in Ayacucho, Peru. Lieutenant Falu
Nov. 13, 2008 PRANG participates in National Guard Week the National Guard Week with a series of events across the island from 8-12 Sept. 2008. The PRANG had a successful participation in the two events it planned. First, there was a Blood Drive coordinated with the American Red Cross which was conducted on 9 Sept. at the 156th Airlift Wing (156AW)