Sergeant Luna hails from Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma, and graduated from Northwest Classen
High School in 2001. She entered the Air Force in
March 2003 and completed Supply Management
Technical Training in July 2003 as a distinguished
graduate. Sergeant Luna has served in various
sections within the Materiel Management career field
throughout seven duty assignment locations and
deployments to FOB Falcon, Iraq, Camp Taji, Iraq,
and Al Udeid AB, Qatar. Prior to her current position,
she served in a competitively selective logistics
development program as a Materiel Management
Enlisted Career Broadener assigned to the 448th
Supply Chain Management Wing, Tinker Air Force
Base, Oklahoma.
works closely with financial management senior
leadership to support AF corporate force renewal
processes and compliance with law and AF policy
objectives.
“I LOVE people. I get to help folks be
successful in their careers daily. It’s amazing!” she
says. “I also love being able to help other mil-spouses
continue their federal careers while supporting their
active-duty spouse.”
U.S. Air Force
Ms. Hope Barber
Dept of the Air Force
Force Renewal Team Lead
Financial Management Career Field Team
U.S. Coast Guard
Captain Jo-Ann F. Burdian
Commander, U.S. Coast Guard
Sector Miami
“Service was at the center of my family,” shares
Captain Jo-Ann F. Burdian. “My father was a New York
City Police Officer, and my mother was an emergency
room nurse before she decided to stay at home to
raise my sister and me. When I was looking for ways
to pay for college, the U.S. Coast Guard Academy
seemed like a natural fit. I did not know much about
the military or the Coast Guard. It is the least informed,
best decision I ever made.”
Captain Burdian serves as Commander of U.S.
Coast Guard Sector Miami, in Miami, Florida,
overseeing and directing all Coast Guard missions
along 182 miles of Florida coastline, including Port
Miami, the Miami River, Port Everglades, and the Port
of Palm Beach. She serves as Captain of the Port,
Officer in Charge of Marine Inspection, Federal
Maritime Security Coordinator, Search and Rescue
Mission Coordinator, and Federal on Scene Coordinator
for the over 250,000 square miles that constitute
Sector Miami’s area of responsibility. Captain Burdian
is a Coast Guard Permanent Cutterman and Honorary
Chief whose previous operational assignments include
Chief of Response at Sector Puget Sound in Seattle,
Washington, Commanding Officer of USCGC Key
Biscayne in St. Petersburg, Florida, and Executive
Officer of USCGC Attu in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
U.S. Coast Guard
Petty Officer 2nd Class
Laura J. Morales
Operations Specialist
“America gave my family countless opportunities when
they came over from Colombia,” shares Petty Officer
2nd Class Laura J. Morales of why she chose the
military as a career. “I will always be grateful that I was
born here. I joined to give back to the country that gave
my family so much.”
A native of Rutherford, New Jersey, and first-
generation born to Colombian parents, Petty Officer
Morales reported aboard Sector Buffalo in July 2019,
where she currently serves as a Situation Unit
Controller in the Command Center. As a Situation Unit
Watch stander, she is responsible for tracking Blue
Forces, maintaining situational awareness, and
monitoring the common operating picture for Lake
Erie, Lake Ontario, the Saint Lawrence Seaway,
Niagara River, and the Erie Canal.
U.S. Coast Guard
Ms. Carla Garcia
Force Readiness Command Business
perations Division, Chief Administration
and External Affairs Branch
Carla Garcia serves as the Chief of Administration
and External Affairs Branch at Force Readiness
Command. In her role, she is responsible for all
personnel support and administrative functions for the
FORCECOM organization.
“After spending several years in the private sector, I
joined the federal civilian service in 2013,” she
shares. “I was a military spouse looking for a way to
start and grow my professional career, while
supporting my active-duty husband during several
relocations. Immediately after joining the federal
service, I knew it was a perfect fit because it
combined my desire to help others while serving
my country.”
Hope Barber is a Supervisory Career Field
Administrator on the Financial Management (FM)
Career Field Team (CFT), Talent Management Division,
Headquarters Air Force Personnel Center, JBSA
Randolph, TX.
Ms. Barber is currently the force renewal team
lead serving the Air Force financial management
enterprise through innovative recruitment and
retention strategies to achieve our Human Capital and
mission-critical occupation objectives. Ms. Barber
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