Lieutenant Colonel Olga E. Custodio is a former United States Air Force officer who became the first female Hispanic U.S. military pilot. She was the first Hispanic woman to complete U.S. Air Force military pilot training. Upon retiring from the military, she became the first female Hispanic commercial airline captain of American Airlines.
Olga E. Custodio
A USAF T-38A Talon from 560th Flying Training Squadron, Randolph Air Force Base Texas
Boeing 767-300ER, one of the many types of American Airline aircraft flown by Custodio
Puerto Rican women in the military
Two of the least-known roles played by Puerto Rican women and women of Puerto Rican descent have been that of soldier and that of revolutionary. This is a brief account of some the Puerto Rican women who have participated in military actions as members of either a political revolutionary movement or of the Armed Forces of the United States.
Carmen Contreras-Bozak
Carmen García Rosado
Hila Levy
Frances M. Vega