156th Wing - Puerto Rico Air National Guard

Aim High! 🦅

156th Wing , friends and family members honored Lt. Col. Carmen Vazquez, the commander of the 156th Mission Support Group, as she promoted to the rank of colonel in a ceremony held during the June regularly scheduled drill at Muñiz Air National Guard Base.

Col. Vazquez brings a career defined by dedication and deep respect for her peers, mentors, and subordinates. She maintains a resilient foundation built with the unwavering support of her family.

Congratulations Col. Vazquez! We look forward to your continued leadership and commitment to mission readiness within the Puerto Rico Air National Guard, . 🫡

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Save a Life. Support the Mission. 🩸

Join us for Puerto Rico’s first-ever Armed Services Blood Program (ASBP) Blood Drive, which continue their efforts tomorrow! June 11, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Muñiz Air National Guard Base, Building 16.

The blood drive needs all blood types, with an urgent need for O Positive and O Negative donors. Your donation directly supports deployed service members, Military Treatment Facilities, veterans receiving care at the VA Medical Center, and military families.

✅ Open to all military members, dependents, retirees, DoW civilians and Common Access Card holders.

Walk-ins are always welcome, and all donors will receive a special gift as a thank-you for supporting this lifesaving mission.



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When mission funding meets operational reality ⭐️

Brig. Gen. Jake “Baked” Hammons, director of plans and programs for the Air National Guard, visited the Puerto Rico Air National Guard from June 4-6, 2026, to gain firsthand insight into the organization’s mission conversions, operational challenges and emerging capabilities.

📰 Read the full article here 👇
https://www.dvidshub.net/news/567073/mission-funding-meets-operational-reality



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READY ON THE LINE 🗂️✈️

with the 156th Wing, trained to conduct a Personnel Deployment Function line during the May regularly scheduled drill wing readiness exercise, where they processed personnel to ensure they meet all pre-deployment requirements at Muñiz Air National Guard Base.

The PDF line serves as the final checkpoint for deploying forces, in coordination across multiple support agencies to ensure total mission readiness, clear last-minute requirements, and provide critical pre-deployment briefings.

From logistics to force support, the team trained to seamlessly ensure our Airmen remain lethal, agile, and fully prepared to answer the call .

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