Puerto Rico Air National Guard
| Puerto Rico Air National Guard | |
|---|---|
A Lockheed WC-130H of the 198th Airlift Squadron at Muniz ANGB, San Juan. The 198th is the oldest unit in the Puerto Rico Air National Guard, having over 67 years of service. | |
| Active | 23 November 1947 - present |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Puerto Rico |
| Branch | Air National Guard |
| Type | State militia, military reserve force |
| Role | "To meet Commonwealth and federal mission responsibilities." |
| Size | 1,200 airmen |
| Part of | National Guard Puerto Rico National Guard |
| Garrison/HQ | Puerto Rico Air National Guard, Muñiz Air National Guard Base, 200 José A. (Tony) Santana Ave. Carolina, Puerto Rico 00979-1502 |
| Commanders | |
| Federal Commander | President Donald Trump |
| Commander-in-Chief | Governor Jenniffer González-Colón |
| Adjutant General | MG Miguel A. Méndez, USA |
| Air National Guard Commander | Brig Gen Humberto "Tillo" Pabon, USAF |
| Insignia | |
| Emblem of the Puerto Rico Air National Guard | |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Transport | WC-130H Hercules |
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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.
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.