2021 STEM Military Hero Award Winners
Liliana Alvarado-Ortiz
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Deputy Program Manager
Survivability Assurance Office (SAO)
National Reconnaissance Office
Ingrid Bon, P.E.
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Project Manager Forward
Programs and Project Management Division (PPMD)
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District
U.S. Army
1st Lt Pablo Buenrostro
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Fuze and Warhead Branch Principal Investigator and Portfolio Manager
Air Force Research Laboratory
Munitions Directorate, Ordnance Division, Fuzes and Warheads Branch, Warheads Section
U.S. Air Force
Alfredo C. Lopez-Estrada
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General Engineer
Commercial Item Group
Defense Contract Management Agency
Lauren M. Perez
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Deputy Project Lead for the High Energy Laser Counter AntiShip Cruise Missile Project (HELCAP)
Test and Evaluation Division
Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division
U.S. Navy
Capt. Arturo L. Urquieta
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Aide-de-Camp to the Commander
Air Force District of Washington
Joint Base Andrews, Maryland
U.S. Air Force
Luis N. Valcourt-Colon
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Lead Software Developer for the Battle Management System High Volume Long Range Precision Strike
Weapons Control & Integration (H) Department, H-45 Branch
Naval Surface Warfare Center
Dahlgren Division
U.S. Navy
Christopher M. Valdez, Ph.D.
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Research Biologist (Neuroscience)
Radio Frequency Branch
Air Force Research Laboratory
U.S. Air Force
Oscar A. Velez-Ramos, EI, M.E.
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Civil Engineer
Engineering and Construction Division Hydrology and Hydraulics Branch Hydraulic Engineering Section
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
St. Louis District
U.S. Army