Governor Jenniffer González Colón orders flags to half-staff for paramedic, police officer

Governor Jenniffer González Colón of Puerto Rico issued a decree of mourning that includes a half-staff order for the death of U.S. Air Force Major Ariana G. Linse Savino. The source says the Governor informed the public of the arrival of Major Savino’s remains and said her funeral services would be held at the National Cemetery of Puerto Rico in Bayamón with official honors.

According to the decree, flags of Puerto Rico and the United States are to remain at half-staff in all government dependencies during the designated days of mourning. The source specifically states that public-facility flags should fly at half-staff on Tuesday, April 14, Wednesday, April 15, and Friday, April 17, 2026.

The source also describes April 17 as the day Major Savino’s remains arrive in Puerto Rico at Muñiz Air Base. It further notes that the funeral events will include all protocol honors before cremation, and that the family requested privacy for both funeral events.

The order is jurisdiction-wide for Puerto Rico public and government facilities. The source does not narrow the order to named counties, cities, or specific facilities beyond the mention of Muñiz Air Base and the National Cemetery of Puerto Rico in Bayamón as funeral-related locations.