Military Of Puerto Rico
The defense of Puerto Rico is the responsibility of the United States as part of the Treaty of Paris (1898).
A branch of the Air National Guard is stationed in Puerto Rico, known as the Puerto Rico Air National Guard (PRANG). It had formerly been equipped with aircraft such as the F-104 Starfighter, A-7 Corsair II, F-16, but the PRANG currently flies only C-130 Hercules airplanes. The Puerto Rico National Guard also incorporates a significant Army component. They perform missions equivalent to those of the National Guard of each of the 50 U.S. States, including defensive, disaster-relief, and control of civil breach-of-peace (riots, etc.).
Read more about Military Of Puerto Rico: Military Facilities in Puerto Rico, Military Personnel in Puerto Rico, Military and Naval Uses of Puerto Rico
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