Corporal Aguinaga serves as the Drum Major and Euphonium Instrumentalist for the Marine Forces Reserve Band, Marine Forces Reserve Headquarters, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Corporal Aguinaga is a native of Houston, Texas, where he attended Waltrip High School. He enlisted in the Marine Corps in October 2019 where he then went to basic training in San Diego, California, followed by Marine Combat Training in Camp Pendleton, California, and finally the Naval School of Music in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Following Basic Training and the School of Music, he was assigned to the Marine Forces Reserve Band in New Orleans, Louisiana, in August 2019. During this enlistment he has served as the Euphonium Instrumentalist for the Concert Band and Ceremonial Band along with being the Drum Major for the Marine Forces Reserve Band.