Capt. Juan Morales, 90th Information Operations Squadron chief of cyber exercises, won the 2014 League of United Latin American Citizens Excellence in Service award at the Air Force Space Command level.
Morales currently serves as the assistant operations officer for the Air Force Mission, United States Military Group at the U.S. embassy in Bogotá, Colombia, which aims to build partner capacity between the two nations.
In this role, Morales directed multiple mobile training teams that supported seven Colombian Air Force bases. This resource greatly enhanced the Columbian Air Force’s counter-drug and counter-terrorism capabilities. In addition, he worked to improve success of Columbia’s remotely piloted aircraft program by aiding in the opening of the first Columbian RPA School for more than 90 pilots, increasing overall hours flown and improving mission success rate.
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