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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

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