1980s
1980
Olga Custodio became the first Hispanic woman pilot in the U.S. Armed Forces.
Linda Garcia Cubero became the first Hispanic woman to graduate from the U.S. Air Force Academy.
1984
Michelle Fraley became the first Puerto Rican woman to graduate from the United States Military Academy (West Point).
1985
Colonel Carmelita Vigil-Schimmenti became the first Hispanic woman to attain the rank of brigadier (one-star) general in the U.S. Air Force.
1988
Grace Parmelle became the first Asian-Pacific-American woman U.S. Coast Guard warrant officer.