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héctor andrés negroni wikipedia jump to content main menu main menu move to sidebar hide navigation main page contents current events random article about wikipedia contact us contribute help learn to edit community portal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 early years 2 military career 3 written works 4 later years 5 awards and recognitions toggle awards and recognitions subsection 5 1 foreign decorations 6 see also 7 references 8 further reading 9 external links toggle the table of contents héctor andrés negroni 1 language français edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikimedia commons wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide from wikipedia the free encyclopedia redirected from hector andres negroni us air force officer and historian born 1938 héctor andrés negroni colonel héctor andrés negroni first puerto rican graduate of the united states air force academy born 1938 01 30 january 30 1938 age 88 yauco puerto rico military career allegiance united states of america branch united states air force service years 1961 1985 rank colonel commands commander 3rd mobile aerial port squadron vice commander air force district of washington conflicts cuban missile crisis north yemen civil war dominican civil war vietnam war falklands war contras crisis awards legion of merit defense meritorious service medal meritorious service medal air medal other work general manager mcdonnell douglas spain ltd general manager alliedsignal aerospace company huntsville site manager honeywell international huntsville colonel héctor andrés negroni born january 30 1938 is a united states air force officer historian senior aerospace defense executive author and the first puerto rican graduate of the united states air force academy he was commissioned by spain s fifth centennial commission to write the historia militar de puerto rico a military history of puerto rico early years edit negroni was born in the town of yauco puerto rico which is located in the southwestern region of the island there he received his primary education while still young his parents moved to santa rosa california during this period of his life his family continued to move and negroni was to attend school in the mexican city of veracruz and finally in philadelphia pennsylvania in 1956 he graduated from frankford high school and enrolled in drexel university located in philadelphia pennsylvania where he completed one year of civil engineering before he received appointments for all three service academies the united states military academy at west point the united states naval academy at annapolis maryland and the united states air force academy at colorado springs he decided for the air force academy where in 1961 he earned a bachelor of science degree in engineering with a major in public affairs negroni was commissioned a second lieutenant in the united states air force and was awarded his navigator wings 1 while at drexel university negroni was a member of pi kappa phi fraternity 2 military career edit in 1962 he received his pilot wings after completing pilot training at reese air force base in texas in 1964 the air force presented him with a scholarship to pursue a master s degree at the university of puerto rico in 1967 he graduated from the university of puerto rico and earned a master of arts degree in hispanic studies negroni served as an assistant professor of spanish in the air force academy between the years 1967 and 1971 there he taught and directed all the spanish courses he also holds degrees from the industrial college of the armed forces and the air war college 1 an f 86h one of the fighter planes flown by colonel negroni negroni participated in combat missions during the vietnam war and accumulated over 600 combat hours during his tour he served in the 553rd reconnaissance squadron stationed in korat thailand and as chief of combat operation in the 7th airborne command and control squadron in udon thailand 1 in 1973 he was assigned to the 317th tactical airlift wing pope air force base north carolina serving as an aircraft commander flight commander assistant operations officer and wing chief of aircrew training he was promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1977 and became the commander of the 3rd mobile aerial port squadron in 1978 he was named the chief of liaison for the joint united states military group in spain the spanish government presented negroni with its highest air force peacetime award the aeronautical merit cross for his contributions to the successful implementation of the united states spain treaty of friendship and cooperation 1 in 1980 negroni was reassigned to the pentagon and in 1981 promoted to colonel among the positions which he held in the pentagon are the following latin america politico military affairs officer for the joint chiefs of staff vice commander for the air district of washington at bolling air force base chief of the policy and management division directorate of international program deputate of programs and resources at the headquarters united states air force in the pentagon 1 written works edit negroni has authored over 200 articles which have been published in various u s and foreign journals 3 4 5 his research of the corsican puerto rican connection has provided a wealth of information about puerto rico s ties with corsica among negroni s works is la genealogía de puerto rico the genealogy of puerto rico which provides an in depth study of the puerto rican people 6 he is the author of historia militar de puerto rico a military history of puerto rico the book commissioned by spain s fifth centennial commission 7 historia de yauco the history of yauco and the history of the negroni family 6 later years edit in october 1985 negroni retired from the united states air force after 24 years of service he then joined the mcdonnell douglas corporation he was named manager of the international business development for the harpoon anti ship missile program in the mcdonnell douglas astronautics company in 1987 he was appointed manager of international program development for mcdonnell aircraft company in 1990 he was named general manager for mcdonnell douglas spain ltd a subsidiary of mcdonnell douglas corporation 8 he is currently married to joan leah blanco with whom he had two sons hector emilio a ceo for fundamental credit opportunities in new york city and xavier andres a managing director for pierpont securities in stamford connecticut negroni and his wife resided in vienna virginia where he was a commercial pilot a navigator and a certified spanish english diplomatic translator interpreter 9 in december 1992 negroni became a private management consultant specializing in project marketing and proposal management he was also involved with the american society of mechanical engineers where he acted as eastern regional director the latin american management association as executive director and t e systems inc as vice president of business development 1 in 1996 he joined alliedsignal aerospace company which later became honeywell international as the general manager for their huntsville alabama office his responsibilities include marketing sales and support activities with nasa s marshall space center and the u s army aviation and missile command at the redstone arsenal in huntsville alabama he retired from the aerospace defense industry in 2000 and currently resides with his wife in bonita springs florida 1 in 2022 héctor andrés negroni was inducted to the puerto rico veterans hall of fame 10 awards and recognitions edit among col negroni s u s and foreign decorations and awards are the following 11 12 legion of merit defense meritorious service medal meritorious service medal air medal with one oak leaf cluster joint service commendation medal air force commendation medal air force outstanding unit award with valor device and 2 bronze oak leaf clusters combat readiness medal with one oak leaf cluster national defense service medal armed forces expeditionary medal with one oak leaf cluster vietnam service medal with three service stars humanitarian service medal air force longevity service award with one oak leaf cluster small arms expert marksmanship ribbon air force training ribbon vietnam gallantry cross vietnam campaign medal pennsylvania service ribbon puerto rico caribbean emergency ribbon badges us air force command pilot badge office of the joint chiefs of staff identification badge foreign decorations edit cruz de mérito aeronáutico aeronautical merit cross spain command pilot wings bolivia spanish air force pilot wings spain see also edit puerto rico portal list of puerto ricans list of puerto rican military personnel corsican immigration to puerto rico hispanics in the united states air force references edit 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 hector negroni appointed chief executive officer of videochip technologies inc press release business wire september 26 2006 retrieved january 11 2010 dead link notable famous pi kapps asomante num 4 1968 pages 21 35 journal of inter american studies april 1969 pages 272 285 el mundo 4 5 6 7 8 10 nov 1969 1 2 negroni héctor andrés april 1996 historical summary of the negroni family boletin de la sociedad puertorriqueña de genealogía vol viii archived from the original on october 6 2008 retrieved january 11 2010 negroni hector andres 1992 historia militar de puerto rico coleccion encuentros in spanish sociedad estatal quinto centenario isbn 84 7844 138 7 negroni dept of defense department of the air force pope air force base document dpmpp april 4 1977 salón de la fama pennsylvania service ribbon report of national guard bureau separation and record of service in the army national guard of the united states and the army national guard of pennsylvania puerto rico caribbean emergency ribbon special order 37 156th tactical fighter group puerto rico air national guard puerto rico international airport february 19 1965 further reading edit puertorriquenos who served with guts glory and honor fighting to defend a nation not completely their own by greg boudonck isbn 978 1497421837 external links edit historia militar de puerto rico a military history of puerto rico historia militar de puerto rico the puerto rican soldiers historical summary of the negroni family la genealogía de puerto rico the genealogy of puerto rico by héctor andrés negroni in spanish authority control databases international isni viaf worldcat national united states retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title héctor_andrés_negroni oldid 1352010031 categories 1938 births living people air war college alumni drexel university alumni dwight d eisenhower school for national security and resource strategy alumni puerto rican people of corsican descent puerto rican united states air force personnel puerto rican writers recipients of the legion of merit united states air force personnel of the vietnam war united states air force colonels united states air force academy alumni puerto rican military officers people from yauco puerto rico recipients of the air medal american recipients of the gallantry cross vietnam recipients of the meritorious service medal united states people from vienna virginia military personnel from fairfax county virginia american commercial aviators hidden categories use mdy dates from september 2022 articles with short description short description is different from wikidata pages using embedded infobox templates with the title parameter articles with hcards all articles with dead external links 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