Background
Apodaca, Robert Anthony was born on January 27, 1964 in Laredo, Texas, United States. Son of Victor Joe Junior and Rosalind (Alexander) Cain.
Apodaca, Robert Anthony was born on January 27, 1964 in Laredo, Texas, United States. Son of Victor Joe Junior and Rosalind (Alexander) Cain.
Student, United States Air Force Academy, 1982. Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, University Alabama, 1986.
Second in command Lieutenant, United States Air Force, 1986; advanced through grades to captain, United States Air Force, 1990; satellite operations officer, 2d Satellite Control Squadron, Falcon Air Force Base, Colorado, 1986; ground systems engineering analyst, 2d Satellite Control Squadron, Falcon Air Force Base, Colorado, 1986-1989; senior satellite command & control systems engineer, 2d Satellite Control Squadron, Falcon Air Force Base, Colorado, 1989-1991; commander, Global Positioning System Satellite Operations Crew, 1991; flight test engineer, Phillips Laboratory Lasers and Imaging Directorate, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, 1991-1993; commander mission operations, Phillips Laboratory Lasers and Imaging Directorate, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, since 1993.
CPR and 1st aid instructor American Red Cross, Patterson Air Force Base, Colorado, 1989-1991, Kirtland Air Force Base, since 1991. Board directors National League of Families, 1990-1992. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Air Force Association, Captstone Engineering Society (board directors since 1990), Vietnam Veterans of American, Association of Old Crows.
Married Dora Annette Boyd, August 18, 1984 (divorced June 1985). Married Laura Meredith Ray, May 9, 1992.