US Air Force Recruitment

Technical Sergeant Cherleen Ponce is a local Air Force recruiter servicing western Iowa from West Des Moines to Estherville. Sergeant Ponce started her career in the Air Force when she enter the Delayed Entry Program at age 17 from California. She knew that serving our country was a calling she wanted to pursue. She is an avid volunteer including at the Zoo, Youth Centers, Animal Shelters, Food Banks, and the Adel’s Girls Scouts as a Troop Volunteer and even becoming a part of the Iowa’s Phoenix Women Tackle Football team. Now as a recruiter Sergeant Ponce is in the business of changing lives. She sees herself as mentor making sure our future leaders has a plan post high school graduation. 

Air Force Assignments: McConnell AFB, Kansas (Dec 2008- May 2013), McChord AFB, Washington (May 2013- May 2016), Kunsan AB, South Korea (May 2016- May 2017), McGuire AFB, New Jersey (May 2017- May 2021), Waukee, Iowa (May 2021-Present)