DOD's New Top Enlisted is First Airman in That Role

摘要

CMSgt. Ramon Colon-Lopez on Dec. 13,2019, took over as the newest senior enlisted adviser to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the top enlisted position in the military. Colon-Lopez, who previously served as the top enlisted leader in US Africa Command, is the first airman in the job. The position of SEAC was created in 2005, and Colon-Lopez is the fourth to hold the title. Colon-Lopez is a pararescueman who served extensively in special operations, and he received the Bronze Star with Valor and Combat Action Medal for a 2004 mission in Af-ghanistan. In the mission, his helicopter was damaged by small arms-fire, and he moved through enemy fire to over-run enemy positions and suppress additional fire aimed at friendly helicopters. His team killed two and captured 10. Artifacts from that deployment are on display at the National Museum of the Air Force.