The Puerto Rico Air National Guard recently received two of its own Disaster Relief Beddown Systems, the 156th Wing announced in an Aug. 14 release. The systems—which allow their owners to erect tent cities to house first responders when responding to emergencies, such as the ...
Maj. Gen. José Reyes
In the face of repeated natural disasters, Puerto Rico’s Air Guard proves resilient.
The House on Feb. 7 passed a bill that will provide an infusion of emergency supplemental funding and tax credits to Puerto Rico, which is still recovering from an ongoing string of earthquakes, even as other military construction funding is diverted to pay for the ...
Puerto Rico needs its own Disaster Relief Beddown Systems to speed disaster response in the region and to cut associated costs, Puerto Rico Air National Guard leaders told Air Force Magazine in a Jan. 21 interview at Muñiz Air National Guard Base in Carolina, Puerto ...
More than two weeks after the most severe in an ongoing series of earthquakes rocked Puerto Rico, 1,386 troops are on the ground assisting in the US territory’s recovery. The troop presence includes more than 800 Puerto Rico Army and Air National Guard members, approximately ...
Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vázquez Garced activated the territory’s National Guard on Jan. 7 in response to a series of earthquakes that have rocked the island for days and taken at least one life, according to the Puerto Rico National Guard. The PRNG has helicopters, ...
