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  • 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

  • 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

  • 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.

  • 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

  • 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.