S4E02 Air Force (Ret) Ana Mondragon

Today I speak with Air Force Retired Major Ana Mondragon.  
Maj Mondragon grew up in San Angelo, TX, and attended San Angelo Central High School where she graduated in 1995.  She joined the Air Force in August 1995 under an Open Administration contract.  Upon completing basic training, she attended tech school at Kessler AFB in Biloxi, MS.  Her first assignment was to Reese AFB, in Lubbock, TX.  
In 1997, she was assigned to a Joint Support Squadron at Stuttgart, Germany.  She came back to the States in 2000 when she was assigned to the 55th Space Weather Squadron at Falcon AFB, CO.  As a SrA, she left active duty and joined the AF Reserves.  Shortly thereafter she transitioned to the Air Reserve Technician program as a GS 7 with the 302nd Airlift Wing at Peterson AFB, CO.  
After being promoted to Master Sergeant, she was hired in 2006 as an AGR in the 310th Space Wing with the 19th Space Operations Squadron.  She was later selected to the Deserving Airman Commissioning Program and was commissioned in 2010.  In 2017 she took a position with the 8th Space Warning Squadron at Buckley AFB, CO.  In 2020, she was hired into the 42nd Combat Training Squadron and was promoted to Major.  Maj Mondragon retired in 2024.