Sandra Williams Ortega poses with her husband, Julio. (Courtesy Ortega Family)
Sandra Ortega made history on July 4, 1958, when she became the the nation’s first African American woman directly commissioned as a U.S. Air Force officer. She earned a doctorate in sociology and served in a variety of positions that took her all over the world. As a civilian, Sandra served in the Federal Women’s Program and created the Air Force International Spouse Support program.
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