Aaron J. Piña is a Senior Defense Intelligence Professional and Joint Operations Leader with over 17 years of distinguished military and interagency service specializing in Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT), theater ISR operations, and international security policy. He currently serves as Noncommissioned Officer in Charge (NCOIC) within the Office of Geospatial Intelligence at United States Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) Headquarters, where he directs operational readiness for more than 72 joint personnel and has served as Acting Senior Enlisted Leader for the Joint Intelligence Operations Center (JIOC), overseeing 230 joint service members. Throughout his career, Sergeant First Class Piña has bridged active defense operations with strategic policy, collaborating with Florida International University to shape research on Transnational Criminal Organizations (TCOs), coordinating multi-agency intelligence for humanitarian crisis response during the Venezuela earthquake, and facilitating senior defense briefings for Congressional Delegations (CODELs). His operational background spans the Western Hemisphere, Afghanistan, and the Indo-Pacific theater. SFC Piña holds a Master of Science in Strategic Intelligence with a concentration in China Studies from the National Intelligence University, a Master of Science in International Relations from Troy University, and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from California State University, Fresno.