U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Karla Cartagena, 612th Air Base Squadron non-commissioned officer in charge of airfield management operations and training, poses for a photo at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, February 21, 2025. Cartagena arrived at Soto Cano Air Base in November, 2024, and was assigned to the same squadron her father was assigned to in early 2000’s. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tristan Biese)