Colombia native soars to success as Army pilot
Chief Warrant Officer 3 Mauricio Garcia, a Black Hawk pilot assigned to the Security Assistance Commandâs Fort Bragg-based training unit, the Security Assistance Training Management Organization, was born in MedellÃn, Colombia. Now, in a military career spanning more than 20 years and the armies of two countries, Garciaâs career has serendipitously come full circle. Part 1 recap Garcia grew up dreaming about flying, but knew his parents could not afford flight school. At 16, he enrolled in a military officer academy, hoping to join the Colombian Army as an aviator. That never hap...