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The 198th Airlift Squadron (198 AS) was the last flying squadron of the Puerto Rico Air National Guard (PRANG) 156th Airlift Wing located at Muñiz Air National Guard Base, in Carolina, Puerto Rico. The 198th last assigned aircraft was the WC-130H Hercules. The 198th was established in October 1944 as the 463d Fighter Squadron, was re ...
Lieutenant Colonel José Antonio Muñiz, co-founder of the PRANG. The Puerto Rico Air National Guard consolidated its operations and moved from the Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport in May 1956 to a new facility at the Isla Verde Airport located in Carolina, Puerto Rico now known as Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport just 14 km (9 miles) east of San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Lockheed C-130E-LM Hercules 64-0515 from the 198th Airlift Squadron, 156th Airlift Wing, Puerto Rico Air National Guard. On 22 November 1997, the 156 FW received its first C-130E Hercules aircraft, ostensibly as a single Operational Support Aircraft (OSA), while celebrating its 50th federal recognition anniversary. On 10 February 1998, the Air ...
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 ...
Muñiz Air National Guard Base in Carolina is the home of the Puerto Rico Air National Guard 156th Airlift Wing and the 198th Airlift Squadron. Also, at Muñiz ANGB are located the headquarters of the 1st Air Base Group, the air support division of the Puerto Rico State Guard. Muñiz ANGB has hangars, command offices, a recruiting office ...
Squadron Shield Location Nickname Aircraft Flown Note 1st Airlift Squadron: Andrews AFB: C-32, C-40: Active 2nd Airlift Squadron: Pope Field: Lancers: C-130 Hercules: Inactive 3rd Airlift Squadron: Dover AFB: C-17 Globemaster III: Active 4th Airlift Squadron: McChord AFB: Fighting Fourth: C-17 Globemaster III: Active 6th Airlift Squadron: Joint ...
Fort Smith Regional Airport / Ebbing Air National Guard Base, Arkansas: ACC: MQ-9 Reaper / Prior manned flying mission (1st iteration) terminated in 2007 due to BRAC; former F-16C/D fighter squadron; latest manned flying mission (2nd iteration) terminated in 2014 pursuant to 2013 NDAA; former A-10C fighter squadron; Loss of A-10s part of a since discontinued USAF effort to retire all A-10 ...
Pages in category "Military units and formations in Puerto Rico" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. ... 198th Airlift Squadron; 295th ...