Air Force Staff Sgt. Melissa Alvarez, a cybersecurity specialist with the 15th Air Support Operations Squadron, on Fort Stewart, Georgia, started her military journey as a dependent alongside her husband, Army Staff Sgt. Vetrimyer J. Quinones-Miller, but made the decision to enlist in the military to take advantage of the education benefits while they were stationed in Fort Drum, New York. “I am the first generation born in this country. My parents both came here with the American dream, but they never graduated high school. For them, me joining was a pretty big deal.”

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