Hispanic Heritage Month [Image 5 of 6]

FORT STEWART, GA, UNITED STATES

09.14.2021

Photo by Pvt. Elsi Delgado 

3rd Infantry Division

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Alexis “Pancho” Perez-Cruz, the 3rd Infantry Division operations officer, is an Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, native who was raised in El Paso, Texas. Perez entered the Army as a medic in 1994 and was later awarded a Reserve Officer Training Corps scholarship. Perez graduated with a Bachelor's degree in speech communications and was commissioned as an armor officer in the 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor, 3rd Brigade, 3rd ID. Perez deployed to Kuwait in 2002 then deployed to Iraq in 2003. After graduating the Maneuver Captain’s Career Course in 2004, Perez deployed with Task Force 2-69 Security Forces Training Team as the executive officer in Diyala Province, Iraq, where he trained and conducted operations with an Iraqi Army battalion. Perez was then selected to attend Spanish Language Command and General Staff College at the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation, Fort Benning, Georgia. In May of 2018, Perez came back to Fort Stewart to serve as the commander of 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regimen, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd ID. He then moved to the 3rd ID headquarters to serve as the deputy chief of staff before taking over his current position. "Hispanic Americans have not hesitated to defend and show their allegiance to this nation through military service. The Army and the U.S. draw strength from the diversity that makes up America's melting pot." (U.S. Army photo by Pvt. Elsi Delgado)

• Date Taken: 09.14.2021
• Date Posted: 09.16.2021 09:52
• Photo ID: 6837444
• VIRIN: 210914-A-FW799-1001
• Resolution: 4404x5393
• Size: 1.15 MB
• Location: FORT STEWART, GA, US