Experiencing different cultures and people as he’s moved around the world for the military has led to eye-opening opportunities, Carson City native Orlando Sanchez, Jr., said, but it was home that made it possible.
Sanchez, or OJ as he’s known to friends and family, found his niche becoming a fighter pilot for the U.S. Air Force, a mission commander who was first to test the F-22 Raptor and eventually as a vice president of Aero Sustainment Innovation and Operations at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. in Fort Worth, Texas.
“We are known as the largest defense company to ensure our partners are ahead in security, and we call it ‘Ahead of Ready,’ to make sure we have freedoms and make sure our partners and allies are ready to deter conflict to win,” he said. “(Lockheed) was a great match and had the values I was raised with.”…