Governor Rosselló mobilizes Puerto Rico National Guard to support the US Virgin Islands in security
(September 14, 2017 - Washington, DC) Governor of Puerto Rico Ricardo Rosselló authorized the mobilization of the First Battalion of the 65th Infantry Regiment of the Puerto Rico National Guard (PRNG) to state active duty in order to provide direct support to the US Virgin Islands after Hurricane Irma, which devastated the infrastructure of the territory.
The decision was made after receiving a petition from the National Guard Bureau in Washington to support the Virgin Islands.