In 1957, he participated in "Operation Power Flite", the first round-the-world nonstop flight by a jet airplane.

Felices was born in the Santurce section of San Juan, Puerto Rico the capital city of island.

After graduating from the Santurce Central High School, he enrolled in the University of Puerto Rico and joined its Air Force ROTC program.

Felices participated in a bombing competition, using a B-29 Superfortress equipped with an APQ-7 radar set and a Norden bombsight rate head.

He later completed a course on the KC-135 aircraft at the Boeing Company Ground School and participated in its flight test program.

[1] In July 1957, Felices delivered the first KC-135 to SAC Headquarters and was the first to pilot the initial flight of a KC-135 made by the then-Joint Chiefs of Staff.

[1] Major General Salvador E. Felices retired from the United States Air Force on September 1, 1974.