Gunnery Sergeant Aguirre currently serves as the Instrument Repair Technician of the 1st Marine Division Band. In this capacity he inspects, maintains, and repairs musical equipment. Gunnery Sergeant Aguirre also manages the band’s supply, safety, and fiscal sections.
Gunnery Sergeant Aguirre enlisted in the US Marine Corps in 2010 and completed Recruit Training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, California and Marine Combat Training at Camp Pendleton, California. He completed the Basic Music Course in 2010 at the Naval School of Music in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Gunnery Sergeant Aguirre served as a trumpet instrumentalist in the following Fleet Marine Bands: Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Band (2010-2012); 1st Marines Division Band (2012-2015); III Marine Expeditionary Force Band (2015-2017); Marine Corps Forces Pacific Band (2020-2023). As do all Fleet Marine musicians, Gunnery Sergeant Aguirre served in a variety of music, collateral duty, and leadership roles, to include Platoon leadership.
Gunnery Sergeant Aguirre deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (2016). From 2017-2020, he served as a recruiter at Recruiting Station Sacramento.
Gunnery Sergeant Aguirre was promoted to his current rank in 2023 and attended the band instrument repair program at Minnesota State College Southeast in Red Wing, Minnesota, earning an associate’s degree with Honors in 2024.
Gunnery Sergeant Aguirre is a graduate of the Advance Course Seminar (2024). His awards include the Joint Service Commendation Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (2nd Award), Joint Service Achievement Medal with Bronze Oak Leaf, and the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (2nd Award).