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.
March 4, 2023 PRANG strategic air bridge for SOUTHCOM ACE exercise The 156th Wing operated as an expeditionary air base during Operation Forward Tiger 2023 in support of U.S. Southern Command’s large-scale multinational exercise which began here in the month of February.
Feb. 14, 2023 Airman 1st Class Alvin Auffant, hand-paints mural representing squadron resilience in achieving initial operating capability U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Alvin Auffant Esquilin, a cyber surety specialist with the 156th Combat Communications Squadron, here, painted a mural of the legendary phoenix on one of the walls of his squadron building last June.
Oct. 17, 2022 156th Wing Change of Command On Saturday, October 15, 2022, Col. Pete Boone, outgoing commander 156th Wing, Puerto Rico Air National Guard, relinquished command of the wing to Col. Humberto Pabon Jr., incoming commander 156th Wing, in a ceremony at Muniz Air National Guard Base, here.
April 8, 2022 Are you ready for a fight? Airmen with the 156th Contingency Response Group, 156th Combat Communications Squadron and the 156th Security Forces Squadron, recently participated in the Air Force Combatives Program.
