April 13, 2016 Tail Flash Unveiling Ceremony depicts unit pride of the Puerto Rico Air National Guard The first WC-130 Hercules from the Puerto Rico Air National Guard was christened with a new tail flash during the unveiling ceremony held on Muñiz Air National Guard Base, Carolina, Puerto Rico, March 6.A base wide contest was held to pick the tail flash design that represented the rich heritage of
March 31, 2016 Member of the Puerto Rico Air National Guard receives 2015 Air National Guard Flight Safety Award Capt. Mario G. Ibarra, 156th Airlift Wing Flight Safety Officer, is the recipient of the 2015 Air National Guard Individual Flight Safety Award. The Air National Guard Safety Award is a national level award issued annually to competing ANG members and organizations from around the nation that
March 14, 2016 Puerto Rico Air National Guard delivers first State of the Commonwealth. Wing leadership of the 156th Airlift Wing, Puerto Rico Air National Guard, traveled on a PRANG WC-130H from Muñiz Air National Guard Base, Carolina, Puerto Rico Feb. 29 to Joint Base Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland to provide the first PRANG State of the Commonwealth briefing before the Air
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
