NEW MUSEUM STREET SIGN

As you can see our previous street sign had seen better days. There was no doubt we needed a new one. The signage text and graphics were agreed on, the banners printed and we were good to go The price tag for ordering a galvanized aluminum frame was unacceptable to say the least. We decided […]


SEA CADETS WEIGH ANCHOR AT MUSEUM

The Island wide Sea Cadets held their Annual Reunion at good old Ramey AFB. They came from all over the Island including some stateside Sea Cadets units. The Museum was invited to participate in their activities and we were more than pleased to do so. We also help out, where we could, with some planning […]


2014 RAFBHA Reunion

Circle April 29-May 3, 2014, as 2014 RAFBHA Reunion date. We will have a most grand of times in Dayton, Ohio, site of the US Air Force Museum. That city really knows how to host reunions–it entertains groups hundreds of times each year. Be there or be square!


RAMEY AFB “COLD WAR” TOWER CAP SAVED

The old Ramey AFB Air Traffic Control Tower is being refurbished to modern standards by the Puerto Rico Port Authority.  A modern ATC Tower is a prerequisite for European cargo and passenger carriers to conduct business with the Rafael Hernandez International Airport. The RAFBHA was able to negotiate the donation of the Ramey AFB ATC […]


Landing Gear

A Cessna 310 was assigned to Ramey AFB.  It probably replaced the C-47 and was used for short flights, transporting VIPs.  It served most often for bringing medical specialists from San Juan to the Ramey Hospital.  It was a monthly activity and always went off without a hitch, except for the time a landing gear […]