Puerto Rico Air National Guard
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The Puerto Rico Air National Guard (PR ANG) —Spanish: Guardia Nacional Aérea de Puerto Rico— is the aerial militia of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States of America. It is, along with the Puerto Rico Army National Guard and the Puerto Rico State Guard, an element of the Puerto Rico National Guard. After beginning as four units, the PRANG expanded to 11 units by the 1980s, including the 1956th Tactics Combat Group, the 140th Radar Squadron and others.[2]
Puerto Rico Air National Guard | |
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Active | 23 November 1947 - present |
Country | United States of America |
Allegiance | United States of America Puerto Rico |
Branch | United States Air Force |
Role | "To meet Commonwealth and federal mission responsibilities." |
Size | 1,200 airmen[lower-alpha 1] |
Part of | Air National Guard Puerto Rico National Guard |
Garrison/HQ | Puerto Rico Air National Guard, Muñiz Air National Guard Base, 200 Carr Sector Central Carolina, Puerto Rico 00986 |
Commanders | |
Federal Commander | President Joe Biden |
Commander-in-Chief | Governor Pedro Pierluisi |
Adjutant General | MG José J. Reyes, USA |
Air National Guard Commander | Brig Gen Travis K. Acheson, USAF |
Insignia | |
Emblem of the Puerto Rico Air National Guard | |
Aircraft flown | |
Transport | WC-130H Hercules |
As commonwealth militia units, the units in the Puerto Rico Air National Guard are not in the normal United States Air Force chain of command. They are under the jurisdiction of the Governor of Puerto Rico though the office of the Puerto Rico Adjutant General unless they are federalized by order of the President of the United States. The Puerto Rico Air National Guard is headquartered at San Juan, Puerto Rico, and commanded by Brigadier General Travis Acheson.[3]