Major General Orlando Llenza was the second Puerto Rican to reach the rank of Major General in the United States Air Force. Llenza served as commander of the Puerto Rico Air National Guard (PRANG).
Major General Orlando Llenza
F-104 - Type of aircraft flown by Llenza
Puerto Rico Air National Guard
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.
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.
Destroyed A-7D aircraft of the Puerto Rico Air National Guard at Muñiz Air National Guard Base, 12 January 1981
Image: Puerto Rico Air National Guard
Muñiz's PRANG P-47 on display at the Peterson Air & Space Museum, Colorado
