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  • Puerto Rico Air National Guard Major Helps Save a Life

    MUÑIZ AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Puerto Rico - Puerto Rico Air National Guard Maj. Jesuan Aviles, the wing plans officer with the 156th Wing, helped save the life of a cyclist while on leave in Fort Pierce, Florida.As he was driving back from the beach with his family, Aviles witnessed a man on an

  • Iowa National Guard KC-135 retired after 65 years’ service

    SIOUX CITY, Iowa – An Iowa Air National Guard KC-135 with a giant bat tail flash retired after 65 years of service. Tail number 57-2606, nicknamed “Free Bird,” took off this week for a one-way trip to the Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (AMARG) at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base.Chief

  • Puerto Rico Air Guard defender a role model in 156th SFS

    MUÑIZ AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Puerto Rico - Master Sgt. Lysandra Negron, a defender with the 156th Security Forces Squadron, is a mentor and role model for Airmen in her unit.Motivated by her desire to grow and face new challenges, Negron began her career in military law enforcement 18 years ago.“I

  • PRANG Profile: Airman 1st Class Kenia Coreano

    CAROLINA, Puerto Rico – Airman 1st Class Kenia Coreano, a Security Forces journeyman with the 156th Security Forces Squadron, brings a wealth of knowledge to her section.Coreano has been in security forces for two years but brings 10 years of experience from her civilian employment in the Puerto

  • Kentucky Airmen sharpen maintenance skills in Puerto Rico

    CAROLINA, Puerto Rico – More than 130 Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard completed a week of intensive aircraft maintenance training at Muñiz Air National Guard Base June 12-18, honing proficiencies in a joint field environment.The annual event, called Maintenance University, featured

  • 141st Air Control Squadron attends 2021 Southern Strike

    AGUADILLA, Puerto Rico – Airmen with the Puerto Rico Air National Guard’s 141st Air Control Squadron attended 2021 Southern Strike training in Gulfport, Mississippi, April 15-29.These Airmen, from operations and maintenance fields, maximized their combat readiness through integrated, tailored, joint

  • 156th Comm. Flight Airmen create innovative software

    CAROLINA, Puerto Rico – Two Puerto Rico Air National Guard Airmen used a college capstone project to bring innovation to the 156th Wing, creating software that could reap big savings. “We created a software that is a user-friendly interface for our help desk personnel, our server administrators and

  • PRANG Airman makes PPE for security forces, first responders

    A Puerto Rico Air National Guard Airman brought innovation to the fight against the continued spread of COVID-19, to provide personal protective equipment in the midst of a nationwide shortage.After reading about 3D printing enthusiasts in Europe making plastic face shields, 1st Lt. Jose Arroyo, a