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Jill Biden Meets with Military Families in Puerto Rico

The first lady to travel to Vermont on Tuesday for political fundraiser.

Mar 18, 2024
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First Lady Jill Biden greets attendees after an executive order signing event in support of Joining Forces in 2023, at Fort Liberty, North Carolina. (Official White House Photo by Erin Scott)

First Lady Dr. Jill Biden Sunday joined military families in Puerto Rico as part of her Joining Forces initiative, a program that supports families and spouses of those in the U.S. Armed Forces.

Biden visited Army Garrison Fort Buchanan in San Juan, according to the Office of the First Lady. Biden arrived at Luis Munoz Marin International Airport in Carolina, Puerto Rico.

The first lady was received by Pedro Pierluisi, governor of Puerto Rico; Fabiola Ansotegui, fiancée of the governor; Caridad Pierluisi, director of the governor's office; Miguel Romero, mayor of San Juan; and Colonel Evaristo Orengo III, commander of the 156th unit of the Air National Guard, CNN reports. The activity took place at the Fort Buchanan Military Base in Guaynabo, where Biden would address groups of military families and…

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