Native Colombian pursues dream as Army aviator: Part 1

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U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Mauricio Garcia, and his Colombian safety officer counterpart, Capt. Cristian Castiblanco, walk the flight line of Tolemaida Army Base inspecting for safety hazards and violations. Garcia, a UH-60M Black Hawk pilot and aviation safety officer, is deployed here as part of a technical advising team from U.S. Army Security Assistance Command’s Fort Bragg-based training unit, the Security Assistance Training Management Organization. (photo by Richard Bumgardner)

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U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Mauricio Garcia, and his Colombian safety officer counterpart, Capt. Cristian Castiblanco, walk the flight line of Tolemaida Army Base inspecting for safety hazards and violations. Garcia, a UH-60M Black Hawk pilot and aviation safety officer, is deployed here as part of a technical advising team from U.S. Army Security Assistance Command’s Fort Bragg-based training unit, the Security Assistance Training Management Organization. (photo by Richard Bumgardner)

BOGOTÁ – BOGOTÁ – As Chief Warrant Officer 3 Mauricio Garcia, and his Colombian safety officer counterpart, Capt. Cristian Castiblanco, walk the flight line at a Colombian Army base, inspecting for safety hazards and violations, he could not help but marvel on how his life had come full circle.