A colonel fought back tears of pride when his airman daughter flew in to surprise him at his retirement ceremony after more than three decades of service. Dad Alvin Aponte Gonzalez, 56, couldn't ...

An island-wide blackout hit Puerto Rico on Wednesday as the largely Catholic residents of the U.S. territory prepared to celebrate the Easter weekend, a power company spokesman said. All hospitals ...

With beautiful beaches and luxe oceanfront resorts, San Juan, Puerto Rico, is the Caribbean destination dreams are made of — no passport required for U.S. citizens. But if you come to San Juan ...

Since Puerto Rico became a U.S. territory in 1898 after the Spanish-American War, its people have played a role in the U.S. armed forces, beginning with the formation of the Battalion of Porto Rican ...

One such contested patch of real estate that the 5th Marines ... Fernando Garcia has an “In Memory” marker in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. An Army camp at Vieques has been named for him, as has ...

Puerto Rico has struggled through decades of economic decline, a series of punishing storms, an earthquake and the Covid-19 pandemic in recent years. Its government has been crushed by debt and ...

Puerto Rico residents outraged by the remarks a conservative comedian made about the island nation during a Sunday rally for Donald Trump at Madison Square Garden won't be able to make their ...

This November, the U.S. citizens of Puerto Rico will go to the polls, just like their fellow U.S. citizens. But unlike their fellow citizens, they will not be able to vote for Senators or ...

U.S. Army 1st Special Forces Command SFC Charles Fernandez helps deliver food and water to people in the wake of the devastation left across the island by Hurricane Maria in Utuado, Puerto Rico.

A staff sergeant in the Puerto Rico Army National Guard died while trying to save a swimmer caught in the currents off Condado Beach in San Juan. Staff Sgt. Fidel Cruz-Llanos’ body was found ...

And life on the Caribbean island of Puerto Rico was about to change forever. On Oct. 18 of that year, the U.S. took control of Puerto Rico and raised the American flag on the island — a decision ...

The USAREC unit patch as photographed during an Army Career Pathway seminar in Juncos, Puerto Rico, April 13, 2022. (Sgt. Katherine Ramos Muniz/Army) WASHINGTON — Army Secretary Christine ...