Lieutenant Colonel Olga E. Custodio[note 1] (born 1953) is a former United States Air Force officer who became the first female Hispanic U.S. military pilot.

She graduated high school at age 16, and was immediately accepted into the University of Puerto Rico where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree.

Custodio's father, and all the traveling she did at a young age, were key factors in her choice of career - she decided to join the military.

While in college she attempted to join the university's ROTC (Reserve Officer Training Corps), but at the time only men were admitted into the program.

Custodio retired from the Air Force with the rank of lieutenant colonel in October 2003, after serving in the military for 23 years and 10 months.

Her last assignment as an Air Force Reserve officer was that of accountability and readiness the Directorate of Personnel, HQ USAF.

[citation needed] In June 1988, while she was serving in the US Air Force Reserve, she was hired by American Airlines as a commercial pilot.

These organizations inspire young students in the San Antonio and surrounding areas to seek civilian and military aviation careers.

[1][2] In 2017, Custodio was inducted into the San Antonio Aviation and Aerospace Hall of Fame for being the first Hispanic female military pilot in the United States Air Force.