CPT Nerea M. Cal graduated with honors from West Point in 2006. She was commissioned as an Aviation officer and has served in the Army for ten years as a Blackhawk pilot, including deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. While stationed in Korea, She designed and implemented a Women’s Mentorship Program to encourage positive social and professional relationships among female Soldiers. Most recently, she commanded an Air Assault Blackhawk Company in the 82nd Airborne Division and was awarded the MacArthur Leadership Award. Nerea will be completing her MA in Global Affairs in May 2016 before her assignment as an International Relations instructor at West Point.