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  • Where in the world is Sergeant Santiago?

    Like the geography game and cartoon of “Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego?,” the JRSOI function is the critical piece of contingency operations that knows, “Where in the world is Sergeant Santiago.”JRSOI is the Joint Reception, Staging, Onward Movement and Integration operation that identifies

  • Vigilant Guard exercise helps Puerto Rico troops prepare

    SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Air National Guard members from the 156th Medical Group recently treated simulated mass casualties during a training exercise called Vigilant Guard.United States Northern Command in conjunction with the National Guard Bureau sponsored the exercise.The program provides state

  • More than 170 PRANG Airmen set to deploy

    This week, a dozen Airmen from the Puerto Rico Air National Guard began their Personnel Deployment Function line, or PDF line, in effort to prepare for their assignments in support of multiple operations outside the U.S. These are just a few of the 170 plus members from the Mission Support Group who

  • 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