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NAMRU San Antonio highlights budget analyst during National Hispanic Heritage Month
October 16, 2024 — National Hispanic Heritage Month marks a time to showcase and honor the many contributions Hispanic Americans have made to the Department of Defense and the nation... MORE

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON – (Oct. 15, 2024) – Olivia Cruz, a budget analyst lead assigned to Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio’s Resource Management and Acquisitions Directorate, is a representation of the highly professional and diverse civilian workforce within the Department of the Navy. Born in San Antonio and a 2014 graduate of Texas A&M University at San Antonio, Cruz directly supports the allocation and execution of all Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E) and Operation and Maintenance (O&M) funding received by NAMRU San Antonio. This includes performing or advising on work in any of the phases or systems of budget administration of funds required for command programs. Additionally, she serves as the command’s Time and Attendance clerk. NAMRU San Antonio’s mission is to conduct gap driven combat casualty care, craniofacial, and directed energy research to improve survival, operational readiness, and safety of Department of Defense (DoD) personnel engaged in routine and expeditionary operations. It is of the leading research and development laboratories for the U.S. Navy under the DoD and is one of eight subordinate research commands in the global network of laboratories operating under the Naval Medical Research Command in Silver Spring, Md. (U.S. Navy photo by Burrell Parmer, Naval Medical Research Unit San Antonio Public Affairs/Released)

U.S. Army South hosts National Hispanic Heritage Month 2024 Observance
September 27, 2024 — U.S. Army South and Joint Base San Antonio came together on Sept. 23 to honor the profound impact that Hispanic Americans have made through a celebration filled with cultural music, food, laughter, stories, and most importantly, heartfelt connections with one another at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston... MORE

Sixteenth Air Force Cyber Warrior shares ancestors’ legacy during Hispanic Heritage Month
October 16, 2023 — Hispanic Heritage Month pays tribute to generations of Hispanic Americans who made notable contributions, enriching the nation while adding diversity and inclusion to the Air Force. This is especially true for Mr. Daniel Lopez, Sixteenth Air Force of the Department of the Air Force Assessment and Authorization Branch. Lopez’s great-great aunt Jovita Idar influenced the nation as a diversity and inclusion pioneer... MORE

Daniel Lopez, 16th Air Force, Department of the Air Force Assessment and Authorization Branch, poses next to his great-great aunt Jovita Idar's coin for the 2023 American Women Quarters Program series, San Antonio, Sept. 16, 2023.

Army South celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month
October 10, 2023 — Music filled the air with Latin flavor. The aroma of tamales, Gallo pinto, and paella welcomed Soldiers, Civilians, and their Families to the U.S. Army South’s Hispanic Heritage Month celebration in front of the headquarters building at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, on Oct. 4, 2023 ... MORE

Lessons From a Father: Soldier uses his father's life lessons as a guide to success
October 2, 2023 — A father can be the most important influence in a boy’s life. He is the first example of what it means to be a man, and the lessons he passes on can stick with his son for life. The lessons Spc. Armando Estrada learned from his father, Armando Estrada Sr., who helped shape the man he grew up to be and prepared him for his future profession: a Soldier in the United States Army... MORE

Hispanic Heritage Month begins Sept. 15
September 13, 2023 — Every year, Americans observe National Hispanic Heritage Month from Sept. 15 to Oct.15. The month celebrates the histories, cultures, and contributions of American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America... MORE

A graphic depicting National Hispanic Heritage Month and the theme We are all, We are one (in English) and Todos Somos, Somos Uno (in Spanish)

Hispanic Heritage Month: Airman 1st Class Sophia Rodriguez
October 11, 2022 — Meet Airman 1st Class Sophia Rodriguez, commander support staff technician at Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center headquarters at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. Rodriguez shares her experience serving in the military and what Hispanic Heritage Month means to her. ... MORE

Hispanic Heritage Month and we're highlighting members of our AFIMSC team.

Hispanic Heritage Month: Dennis Guadarrama
September 27, 2022 — It’s Hispanic Heritage Month! In 1988, President Ronald Reagan signed the commemoration into law to recognize the significant contributions and influence of Hispanic Americans to the history, culture and achievements of the United States and the Air Force... MORE

Unidos: Inclusivity for a stronger military
September 21, 2022 — The U.S. Army is composed of various groups; among these is the Hispanic American population, which comprises 16.4% of active duty Army Soldiers, according to the Department of Defense 2020 Demographics Report of the Military... MORE

Hispanic Heritage Month: A time to pay tribute
October 15, 2020 — Two Hispanic Americans and San Antonio natives, Chief Master Sgt. Joe Gonzalez, 433rd Mission Support Group superintendent, and Tech. Sgt. Christine R. Narro, a 433rd Aerospace Medicine Squadron optometry technician, are both enlisted Reserve Citizen Airmen assigned to the 433rd Airlift Wing at Joint Base San Antonio–Lackland. ... MORE

Chief Master Sgt. Joe G. Gonzalez Jr., 433rd Mission Support Group, group superintendent, holds a picture of his father, Joe G. Gonzalez Sr., in front of the Joske’s Department Store building, Oct. 9, 2020 in San Antonio. Gonzalez stated that his father, a welder, worked on the steel décor between the building’s columns. The building is part of the National Register of Historic Places-listed and City of San Antonio Alamo Plaza Historic District and is a City of San Antonio local landmark (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Iram Carmona)

Hispanic Heritage Month: IAAFA Airman shares heritage, encourages cultural cooperation
September 18, 2020 — Tech. Sgt. Alejandra Avila will celebrate her ninth year in the Air Force Sept. 27, right in the middle of Hispanic Heritage Month... MORE

Tech. Sgt. Alejandra Avila will celebrate her ninth year in the Air Force Sept. 27, right in the middle of Hispanic Heritage Month.

'Damn the Torpedoes – Full Speed Ahead': The Navy’s first Admiral was a Hispanic Hero
September 15, 2020 — David Glasgow Farragut was the U.S. Navy’s first full admiral. At the time of his death in 1870, Farragut had served a total of 59 years in uniform... MORE

Adm. David Glagow Farragut’s father, Jordi Farragut Mesquida, was a merchant mariner born in Minorca, Spain. Emigrating to the United States in 1766, he commanded a small merchant ship trading goods across the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico.

A Bag Full of Dreams: Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
September 14, 2020 — “I was born in Monterrey, Mexico,” said Ismael Lopez. “My hometown is Villaldalma, Nuevo Leon.” It has been quite a journey to get to where he is now, from his hometown to a new life in America. ... MORE

Ismael Lopez celebrates traditions, shares customs with friends from different backgrounds, and teaches his children about their Hispanic roots during Hispanic Heritage Month.

BAMC celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month
October 17, 2019 — Brooke Army Medical Center held a Hispanic Heritage Month celebration Oct. 11 to honor the contributions of Hispanic Americans to the United States military... MORE

Command Sgt. Maj. Alberto Delgado, U.S. Army North command sergeant major and the senior enlisted leader for Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston and JBSA-Camp Bullis, speaks during the Brooke Army Medical Center Hispanic Heritage celebration Oct. 11, 2019. This year’s theme is “Honoring Hispanic Americans: Essential to the Blueprint of Our Nation.”

Hispanic Heritage: adding strength through diversity
September 21, 2018 — Since 1988, Sept. 15 to Oct. 15 has been recognized as National Hispanic Heritage Month. Hispanic Heritage Month celebrates the culture, history and contributions of American citizens who came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America... MORE