Kammala wannan jumlar: A ranar 12 ga Janairun 1981, Sojojin Boricua Popular, wanda aka fi sani da Macheteros, ƙungiyar 'yan ta'addan Puerto Rican da ke neman rabuwa da Amurka da kuma kafa Puerto Rico a matsayin ƙasa mai zaman kanta, sun shiga cikin sansanin Muñiz Air National Guard. An yi amfani da bama-bamai na bututu, sun hallaka ko lalata jiragen sama guda goma sha ɗaya na PRANG: goma A-7D Corsair IIs da F-104 Starfighter guda ɗaya ana riƙe su don nunawa a matsayin abin tunawa. Harin ta'addanci shi ne mafi girma a kan kowane kayan aikin Sojan Sama na Amurka tun lokacin Yaƙin Vietnam, kodayake halin da ake ciki na garkuwa da mutane a Iran a lokacin ya rufe wannan lamarin a cikin kafofin watsa labarai. Jirgin sama guda goma sha ɗaya na Air National Guard a Muñiz Air National Guard Base an yi zargin cewa ƙungiyoyin gurguzu sun yi niyyar amfani da su
sanannun 'yan tawaye a El Salvador. Wadannan zarge-zargen ba a taɓa tabbatar da su ba kuma wataƙila farfaganda ce mai son kai.