“New places and new cultures definitely kick-started my love for photography.” “Through the military, I’ve been able to travel all over, and I’ve loved being able to capture those memories with my camera,” Afonso shared.
When asked what her favorite hobby is outside of work, Afonso reflected on her new-found love of travel and photography. “I coordinate operator integration into new space capabilities and ensure future systems are built with a warfighting perspective,” Afonso explained. “That was extremely special.”Ĭurrently, Afonso serves as the superintendent for an operating location within Del 2, ensuring her “tiny, yet mighty” team of Guardians successfully activates a new squadron within the Space Force. “I actually transferred on September 11,” Afonso added. She would later go on to be one of the first Airmen to transfer to the Space Force in 2020. “They sacrificed so much for us to start over here.”Īfonso’s military journey started in 2011 when she enlisted in the Air Force as a Space Operator. rather than in the Philippines,” Afonso said. “My parents knew that I would have better opportunities here in the U.S. While she spent most of her youth in Galveston, Texas, Afonso and her family hail from the Philippines, but moved to Texas following the 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo. On this edition of Down to Earth, we’re checking in with Space Delta 2 – Space Domain Awareness to meet Space Force Master Sgt.
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