SrA JR Alberto is a percussionist with the United States Air Force Band of the Golden West, Travis Air Force Base, California. Originally from Cedar Park, Texas, his Air Force career began in 2024.
Airman Alberto is a 2017 graduate of the Texas Christian University School of Music in Fort Worth, TX, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in music education. In 2020, he received a master’s degree in music performance from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music in Bloomington, Indiana. His teachers include Brian West, Joseph Gramley, John Tafoya, Steve Houghton, and Michael Spiro.
EDUCATION
2017 Bachelor of Music Education, Percussion, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX
2020 Master of Music Performance, Percussion, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
2024 Graduate, Basic Military Training School, Lackland AFB, TX
ASSIGNMENTS
- February 2024 – present, Band of the Golden West, Travis AFB, CA
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Army Achievement Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Air and Space Training Ribbon
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Airman First Class – February 2024
Senior Airman – April 2026
(Current as of April 2026)