<hi style=afpcap>This F-16 is leading a flight of "Bucaneros," the 198th Fighter Squadron of the Puerto Rico Air National Guard, located at the international airport in San Juan. The squadron is under the 156th Fighter Group. The squadron's history includes P-47 Thunderbolt combat in World War II. On 12 January 1981, the "Bucaneros" suffered the worst terrorist attack ever carried out on a US military installation on American soil when <hi format=ital>macheteros</hi> (local separatists) blew up eight Vought A-7D Corsair IIs with pipe bombs using the explosive irignite. The squadron converted from the A-7D to the Lockheed F-16A Fighting Falcon in 1993, and has since upgraded to the more advanced F-16C.</hi>
