Oct. 19, 2024 PRANG Citizen-Airman initiates surfer rescue U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Sharymel Montalvo Velez, a public affairs specialist with the 156th Wing, Puerto Rico Air National Guard, identified a distressed person in open water off the coast of a beach and contacted local authorities to initiate an emergency response that saved that surfer’s
Oct. 11, 2024 ANG Contingency Response Senior Leadership Summit Promotes Global Perspective The 156th Wing, Puerto Rico Air National Guard, hosted the first-ever ANG Contingency Response Senior Leadership Summit, at Muñiz Air National Guard Base bringing together key personnel from active-duty and contingency response units from ten states — California, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky,
Sept. 19, 2024 Airman Spotlight: First PRANG female pavement & construction apprentice U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Maria Milagros Alicea Candelaria, recently became the first-ever female pavement and construction heavy equipment apprentice in the 156th Civil Engineer Squadron, Puerto Rico Air National Guard.
June 17, 2024 141st ACS strengthens partnerships and readiness at Red Flag-Alaska 2024 U.S. Airmen assigned to the 141st Air Control Squadron, Puerto Rico Air National Guard, participated in this year’s Exercise Red Flag-Alaska, where they trained air operations interoperability among joint partnerships, focusing on suppression of enemy air defenses, offensive and defensive counterair
June 10, 2024 156th Wing chaplain earns national award During a ceremony at Muñiz Air National Guard Base, U.S. Air Force Maj. Iraida M. Alvarez Carrasquillo, the 156th Wing chaplain, Puerto Rico Air National Guard, received the Samuel Stone Award, recognizing her as the outstanding Air National Guard Chaplain of the Year, June 1, 2024.
April 5, 2024 Puerto Rico and Michigan ANG integrate CR and ACE capabilities at Agile Rage As the sound of rifle fire from opposing forces fills the area, during the launch of an A-10C Thunderbolt II, maintainers on the airfield hit the ground for cover and fire back as they radio for support. Tires screeching from the response force vehicle as they zoom by and halt to engage the enemy
March 13, 2024 The National Guard Bureau Introduces Leadership Workshop to Enhance Unit Effectiveness In an effort to enhance unit effectiveness across the Air National Guard spectrum, the National Guard Bureau launched a leadership workshop aimed at bolstering unit performance and efficiency measured during unit effectiveness capstones, with the first official course taking place at the 156th Wing,
Sept. 21, 2023 Puerto Rico National Guard Youth Program Develops Future Leaders More than 220 cadets with the Puerto Rico Youth ChalleNGe Academy, Class 23-02, graduated from the 22-week educational program with their high school diplomas as well as certificates in vocational or technical courses, Sept. 15, 2023.
Sept. 1, 2023 Puerto Rico and Kentucky National Guard Detachments execute Collective Training Exercise Airmen assigned to the 156th Medical Group, Detachment 1, partnered with the 123rd MDG, Det 1, and the Puerto Rico Army National Guard to conduct a Collective Training Exercise focused on implementing the National Guard CBRN Response Enterprise Information Management System (NGCIMS) at Camp Santiago
June 2, 2023 STARBASE PUERTO RICO modernizes computer laboratory STARBASE Puerto Rico, a Department of Defense-sponsored youth educational program located at the 156th Wing, modernized its computer laboratory inventory with 33 new computers during May, after recently upgrading its internet capabilities.