. This week our guest speaker will be SrA
Antonio Ortega, Contracting Officer, 1st Special Operations
Contracting Squadron, Hurlburt Field, FL.
SrA Antonio Ortega will be discussing his recent deployment to Chabelley
Airbase, Djibouti where he served as a GPC Cardholder and Construction
Contracting Officer.
SrA Antonio Ortega evaluates
purchase requests, conducts market research, and devises acquisition strategies
for 4 wings, 25 squadrons, 46 tenant units, and HQ AFSOC. He enlisted in the
Air Force in June 2019 from San Antonio Texas. He completed Contracting
Technical training in May 2019, and since then has held a variety of
operational contracting positions from Construction, Commodities, and Services.
SrA Ortega took part in two deployments, one at Ali Al Salem Air Base and
Chabelley Airbase.