Command Senior Enlisted Leader Assignments 2019

Command Senior Enlisted Leader Assignments 2019
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All 2019 Command Senior Enlisted Leader assignments for all branches of the United States Armed Forces. The CSEL is the direct representative to their principal on management of all efficient and effective day to day activities in their area of responsibility (AOR).

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October 16, 2019

The Office of the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (OSEAC) announced today the following assignment:

Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Ramon Colon-Lopez, currently assigned as the command senior enlisted leader of U.S. Africa Command, Stuttgart, Germany, has been selected to replace Command Sgt. Maj. John W. Troxell as the senior enlisted advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Washington, District of Columbia.

Release No: NR-184-19
July 15, 2019

The Office of the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff announced today the following assignment:

Army Command Sgt. Maj. Jeremy M. Lile, currently assigned as the Special Operations Joint Task Force – Afghanistan command senior enlisted leader, Afghanistan, has been selected to replace Command Master Chief Richard V. Puglisi as the Joint Special Operations University command senior enlisted leader, MacDill Air Force Base, Tampa, Florida.

Release No: NR-177-19
July 9, 2019

The Office of the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff announced today the following assignment:

Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Roger A. Towberman, currently assigned as the command chief, Air Force Space Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, has been selected to serve as the command senior enlisted leader for the U.S. Space Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado.

Release No: NR-175-19
July 3, 2019

The Office of the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff announced today the following assignment:

Army Command Sgt. Major Craig Bishop, currently assigned as the command sergeant major for 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas, has been selected to replace Command Sgt. Major David J. Blake as the command senior enlisted leader for the Joint Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Release No: NR-155-19
June 14, 2019

The Office of the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff announced today the following assignment: 

Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Jeanette A. Masters, currently assigned as the command chief, Air Reserve Personnel Center, Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado, has been selected to serve as the executive assistant to the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Washington, District of Columbia.  

Release No: NR-132-19
May 30, 2019

The Office of the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff announced today the following assignments: 

Air Force Chief Master Sgt. David P. Klink, currently assigned as the command chief master sergeant, 24th Air Force, Air Forces Cyber senior enlisted advisor, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, has been selected to replace Chief Master Sgt. Andrea J. Gates as the command senior enlisted leader for the Defense Information System Agency, Fort Meade, Maryland.

Coast Guard Command Master Chief Lucas M. Pullen, currently assigned as the command master chief of Coast Guard Sector Guam, has been selected to replace Command Master Chief Lateef Compton as the command senior enlisted leader for the Combined Maritime Forces Coalition, Bahrain.

Release No: NR-122-19
May 16, 2019

The Office of the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff announced today the following assignment: 

Army Command Sgt. Maj. Shawn F. Carns, currently assigned as the command sergeant major for the School for Command Preparation, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, has been selected to replace Command Master Chief Karl W. Parsons as the command senior enlisted leader for Joint Task Force Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA). 

Release No: NR-080-19
April 4, 2019

The Office of the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff announced today the following assignment: 

U.S. Navy Command Master Chief Ryan Burton, currently assigned as the command master chief for Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Three, San Diego, California, has been selected to replace Command Chief Master Sgt. Richard L. Winegardner Jr. as the senior enlisted advisor for U.S. Africa Command, J3 Operations and Cyber Directorate, Stuttgart, Germany.

Release No: NR-071-19
March 27, 2019

The Office of the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff announced today the following assignment:

U.S. Navy Command Master Chief Philip Ibanez, currently assigned as the command master chief for Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Twelve, Virginia Beach, Virginia, has been selected to replace Chief Master Sgt. Timothy Horn as the command senior enlisted leader for Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Fort Belvoir, Virginia. 

Release No: NR-066-19
March 26, 2019

The Office of the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff announced today the following assignment: 

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Gregory A. Smith, currently assigned as the command chief master sergeant of Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Florida, has been selected to replace Command Sgt. Maj. Patrick L. McCauley as the command senior enlisted leader for U.S. Special Operations Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.

Release No: NR-052-19
March 13, 2019

The Office of the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff announced today the following assignment: 

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Steven M. Burkett, currently assigned with Marine Corps Embassy Security Group, at Quantico, Virginia, has been selected to replace Chief Master Sgt. Zako Mazid as the command senior enlisted leader for Joint Task Force Guantanamo Bay, Guantanamo, Cuba.

Release No: NR-022-19
February 8, 2019

The Office of the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff announced today the following assignment:

U.S. Navy Force Master Chief James Herdel, currently assigned as the force master chief for Navy Expeditionary Combat Command, Virginia Beach, Virginia, has been selected to replace Army Command Sgt. Maj. William Thetford as the command senior enlisted leader for U.S. Central Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida