Staff Sgt. Armando Cabrera is an imagery analyst for the 9th Intelligence Squadron and a current Education with Industry (EWI) Fellow working with Amazon. Cabrera is the first ever enlisted intelligence specialist to participate in the EWI program--pioneering innovation from the bottom-up.

Read more about Cabrera and his EWI experience in his infographic here.

EWI, a program sponsored by SAF/AQH and managed by the Air Force Institute of Technology, is a highly selective, competitive non-degree educational assignment within an industry related to the fellow’s career field. 

The program is designed to develop qualities and abilities in selected officers and civilians necessary for effective management, professional, and technical leadership; and to provide an understanding of organizational structure, management methods, and technologies of modern industry.  By studying the best practices of industry, students are able to bring new knowledge, understanding, and empathy back into the Air Force to improve its processes.  In turn, the company benefits by receiving the fellow’s experience and perspective.