2021 STEM Military Hero Award Winners
Liliana Alvarado-Ortiz
Deputy Program Manager
Survivability Assurance Office (SAO)
National Reconnaissance Office
Ingrid Bon, P.E.
Project Manager Forward
Programs and Project Management Division (PPMD)
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District
U.S. Army
1st Lt Pablo Buenrostro
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
General Engineer
Commercial Item Group
Defense Contract Management Agency
Lauren M. Perez
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
Aide-de-Camp to the Commander
Air Force District of Washington
Joint Base Andrews, Maryland
U.S. Air Force
Luis N. Valcourt-Colon
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.
Research Biologist (Neuroscience)
Radio Frequency Branch
Air Force Research Laboratory
U.S. Air Force
Oscar A. Velez-Ramos, EI, M.E.
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