2021 Command Senior Enlisted Leader assignments for all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces. The Command Senior Enlisted Leader (CSEL) is the primary representative to their principal on management of all efficient day activities in their Area of Responsibility (AOR).

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April 8, 2021
The Office of the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (OSEAC) announced today the following assignment:
Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Cortez L. Brown, currently assigned as sergeant major for Marine Corps Recruiting Command, Quantico, Virginia, was selected to replace Navy Command Master Chief Lucas M. Pullen as the command senior enlisted leader for Combined Maritime Forces, Bahrain.
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March 30, 2021
The Office of the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (OSEAC) announced today the following assignment:
Navy Command Master Chief Kevin Guy, currently assigned as the command master chief, USS WASP (LHD 1), was selected to replace Air Force Chief Master Sgt. James Brown as the command senior enlisted leader for Joint Task Force – Civil Support, Fort Eustis, Virginia.
Release
March 24, 2021
The Office of the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (OSEAC) announced today the following assignment:
Army Sgt. Maj. Brant C. Shyrigh, currently assigned as the G-3 sergeant major for the Headquarters Army Material Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, has been selected to replace Navy Command Master Chief Philip R. Ibanez as the command senior enlisted leader for the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Fort Belvoir, Virginia.
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March 19, 2021
The Office of the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (OSEAC) announced today the following assignment:
Army Command Sgt. Maj. JoAnne Naumann, currently assigned as the command sergeant major, Joint Special Operations Intelligence Brigade, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, has been selected to replace Command Master Chief Stephen White as the command senior enlisted leader for Special Operations Command – Korea.
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March 10, 2021
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. Clint Grizzell, currently assigned as the command chief, 492d Special Operations Wing, Hurlburt Field, Florida, has been selected to replace Navy Command Master Chief David Isom as the command senior enlisted leader for U.S. Special Operations Command North, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado.
Release
March 2, 2021
The Office of the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (OSEAC) announced today the following assignment:
Army Sgt. Maj. Garric M. Banfield, currently assigned as the Civil Affairs Proponent sergeant major, U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, has been selected to replace Command Sgt. Maj. Robert Teagle as the command senior enlisted leader for Special Operations Joint Task Force – Afghanistan.
Release
February 18, 2021
The Office of the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (OSEAC) announced today the following assignment:
Navy Command Master Chief (SEAL) David L. Isom, currently assigned as the command senior enlisted leader, U.S. Special Operations Command North (SOCNORTH), Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, has been selected to replace Navy Command Master Chief (SEAL) Timothy B. Boehmer as the command senior enlisted leader for U.S. Special Operations Command Pacific (SOCPAC), Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii.
Release
February 2, 2021
The Office of the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (OSEAC) announced today the following assignment:
Army Command Sgt. Maj. James “J.R.” Cook, currently assigned as the command sergeant major, 3rd Operational Support Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, North Carolina, has been selected to replace Marine Corps Master Gunnery Sgt. Andrew D. McCurry as the command senior enlisted leader for the Special Operations Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve.
Release
January 22, 2021
The Office of the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (OSEAC) announced today the following assignment:
Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. James K. Porterfield, currently assigned as the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force sergeant major, Camp Pendleton, California, has been selected to replace Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Paul G. McKenna as the command senior enlisted leader for North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado.