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Ramón Colón-López (born October 21, 1971) is a senior
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of the
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and a former
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, and was selected as the 4th
Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman The senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (SEAC) is the most senior non-commissioned officer (NCO) position overall in the United States Armed Forces. The SEAC is appointed by the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of ...
(SEAC) on December 13, 2019. In his role as SEAC, Colón-López is the most senior enlisted member of the
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. In 2007 he was the only Hispanic American among the first six airmen to be awarded the newly created Air Force Combat Action Medal. He served as the Senior Enlisted Leader of
United States Africa Command The United States Africa Command (USAFRICOM, U.S. AFRICOM, and AFRICOM), is one of the eleven unified combatant commands of the United States Department of Defense, headquartered at Kelley Barracks, Stuttgart, Germany. It is responsible for U ...
from September 2016 to November 2019.


Early life and family

Colón-López was born to Vilma López and Ramon Colon-Torres in the city of
Ponce, Puerto Rico Ponce (, , , ) is both a city and a municipality on the southern coast of Puerto Rico. The city is the seat of the municipal government. Ponce, Puerto Rico's most populated city outside the San Juan metropolitan area, was founded on 12 August 1 ...
, located in the southern coast of the island. His family moved to
Bridgeport, Connecticut Bridgeport is the List of municipalities in Connecticut, most populous city and a major port in the U.S. state of Connecticut. With a population of 148,654 in 2020, it is also the List of cities by population in New England, fifth-most populous ...
and in 1989, he graduated from
Kolbe Cathedral High School Kolbe Cathedral High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Bridgeport, Connecticut. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport. Background Kolbe Boys High School and Cathedral Girls High School opened in the 1960s. Kol ...
. Colón-López wanted to pursue a degree in the field of biology and attended
Sacred Heart University Sacred Heart University (SHU) is a private, Catholic university in Fairfield, Connecticut. It was founded in 1963 by the Most Reverend Walter W. Curtis, Bishop of the Diocese of Bridgeport, Connecticut. Sacred Heart was the first Catholic uni ...
. However, after two semesters, on 10 December 1990, he enlisted in the
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and trained as a Transportation Specialist.


Military career

After graduating
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as a Transportation Specialist at
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,
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, Colón-López was stationed at
Iraklion Air Station Iraklion Air Station was a United States Air Force facility located east of the city of Iraklion near the village of Gournes, in the north central section of the Greek island of Crete. History Major commands to which assigned Detachment 2, 3 ...
in
Crete Crete ( el, Κρήτη, translit=, Modern: , Ancient: ) is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the 88th largest island in the world and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, Sardinia, Cyprus, and ...
. He was deployed during the
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. In 1994, he volunteered for Pararescue duty training and completed his training in 1996 with 12 of his original 113 PJ candidates. After completing the PJ "pipeline" he was assigned to the 48th Rescue Squadron out of
Holloman Air Force Base Holloman Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base established in 1942 located six miles (10 km) southwest of the central business district of Alamogordo, and a census-designated place in Otero County, New Mexico, United States. Th ...
,
New Mexico ) , population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano) , seat = Santa Fe , LargestCity = Albuquerque , LargestMetro = Tiguex , OfficialLang = None , Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ker ...
. While a member of the 48th RQS he participated in various assignments, among which were
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and
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as Combat Search and Rescue Team Leader. He left the 48th RQS in January 1999 to join the 24th Special Tactics Squadron, located at
Pope Air Force Base Pope Field is a U.S. military facility located 12 miles (19 km) northwest of the central business district of Fayetteville, in Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States.. Federal Aviation Administration. effective 15 November 2012 ...
,
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.


24th Special Tactics Squadron

From 1999 to 2005 Colón-López was a member of the 24th Special Tactics Squadron as a Special Tactics Element Leader. While a member of the 24th STS, from July 2002 to September 2004, Colón-López was deployed four times to
Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere ...
as part of a joint task force to several classified locations in support of
Operation Enduring Freedom Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) was the official name used synonymously by the U.S. government for both the War in Afghanistan (2001–2014) and the larger-scale Global War on Terrorism. On 7 October 2001, in response to the September 11 at ...
. While deployed he participated in a series of joint operations, including direct assaults and combat search and rescue missions. During this time he also protected future Afghanistan president,
Hamid Karzai Hamid Karzai (; Pashto/ fa, حامد کرزی, , ; born 24 December 1957) is an Afghan statesman who served as the fourth president of Afghanistan from July 2002 to September 2014, including as the first elected president of the Islamic Repub ...
, and received his first
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with
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for his actions under fire while supporting Karzai's security detail. His second Bronze Star Medal was for his actions after his helicopter was shot down during a mission in Afghanistan. After the helicopter crash landed, two
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s and Colón-López assaulted fortified enemy positions, killing five combatants and ensuring the safety of the remaining crew. He was selected to create and implement the unit's compartmented Personnel Recovery Advance Force Operations team, which serviced the entire Joint Special Operations arena. On March 11, 2004, Colón-López, together with his Advance Force Operations Team and elements of the Afghan National Strike Unit, participated in an operation which required the capture of a high level target and a follow-on site exploitation with the intention of preventing the proliferation of chemical weapons. His helicopter drew hostile enemy fire yet Colón-López continued on his mission, which resulted in two enemy kills, the capture of 10 enemy troops and the destruction of multiple rocket propelled grenades and small caliber weapons. In January 2005, after Colón-López returned to the United States, he was named Superintendent of Training and later as interim Commandant of the Pararescue and Combat Rescue Officer School.


Later career

On June 13, 2007, Colón-López became the first
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, and one of the first six airmen, to be awarded the newly created Air Force Combat Action Medal. It was bestowed upon him by
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General
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at the Air Force Memorial, in
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The medal was created to recognize Air Force members who are engaged in air or ground combat "outside the wire" in combat zones. Airmen who are under direct and hostile fire, or who personally engaged hostile forces with direct and lethal fire are eligible to receive the award. The other five airmen to receive the award were Major Steve Raspet; Master Sergeant Byron P. Allen; Master Sergeant Charlie Peterson; Staff Sergeant Daniel Paxton; and Captain Allison K. Black. After leaving the PJ/CRO Schoolhouse Colón-López returned to
Pope Field Pope Field is a U.S. military facility located 12 miles (19 km) northwest of the central business district of Fayetteville, in Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States.. Federal Aviation Administration. effective 15 November 2012 ...
and the 24th Special Tactics Squadron as the unit's Senior Enlisted Advisor from April 2009 to April 2011. As of 2009 a mannequin of Colón-López is featured at the
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located in
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, in the museum's "Warrior Airmen" exhibit. After serving as the SEA for the 24th STS for two years, Colón-López then served as the inaugural Group Superintendent of the
724th Special Tactics Group The 724th Special Tactics Group is one of the special operations ground components of the 24th Special Operations Wing, assigned to Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC). The Group is headquartered at Pope Field, North Carolina. The Group ...
at Pope Field, which was activated on 30 April 2011. However, he only held the position for six months before becoming the Command Chief Master Sergeant of the 1st Special Operations Wing at
Hurlburt Field Hurlburt Field is a United States Air Force installation located in Okaloosa County, Florida, immediately west of the town of Mary Esther. It is part of the greater Eglin Air Force Base reservation and is home to Headquarters Air Force Spe ...
on November 30, 2011. In January 2013 Colón-López was reassigned to the 18th Wing at Kadena AB, Japan where he served as the wing's Command Chief. In addition to his traditional duties as a wing's Command Chief he also served as
Kadena Air Base (IATA: DNA, ICAO: RODN) is a highly strategic United States Air Force base in the towns of Kadena and Chatan and the city of Okinawa, in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It is often referred to as the "Keystone of the Pacific" because of its highl ...
's senior enlisted liaison between the 18th Wing and enlisted personnel from other Department of Defense branches on Okinawa. In 2013 the Air Force Professional Development Guide (PDG) featured an excerpt regarding Colón-López added in the "Enlisted Heritage" chapter, in which it refers to his actions in Afghanistan that led to his receiving the Air Force Combat Action Medal. The PDG is studied by airmen for the Promotion Fitness Examination portion of the
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which overall determines promotions to the ranks of Staff Sergeant ( E-5) through Technical Sergeant (E-6) Air Force-wide. In June 2014, Colon-Lopez was selected to replace Chief Master Sergeant Shelina Frey as the command chief for
United States Air Forces Central Command The Ninth Air Force (Air Forces Central) is a Numbered Air Force of the United States Air Force headquartered at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina. It is the Air Force Service Component of United States Central Command (USCENTCOM), a joint D ...
. In May 2022, Colon-Lopez received an honorary rank of master chief by the
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, MCPOCG
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.


Education

*1991 USAF Traffic Management School, Sheppard AFB, TX *1994 USAF Pararescue Selection Course (OL-H), Lackland AFB, TX *1995 Special Forces Underwater Operations (SFUWO) Combat Diver Course, NAS Key West, FL *1996 Pararescue Apprentice Course, Kirtland AFB, NM *1997 Airman Leadership School, Holloman AFB, NM *2000 SFUWO Dive Medical Technician Course, NAS Key West, FL *2001 Airborne Jumpmaster Course, Little Creek NAS, VA *2003 Military Freefall Jumpmaster Course, Yuma PG, AZ *2003 Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Maxwell-Gunter AFB, AL *2005 Basic Instructor Course, Lackland AFB, TX *2005
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in Survival and Rescue Operations, Community College of the Air Force *2005 USAF Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy (correspondence) *2007 USAF Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Maxwell-Gunter AFB, AL *2009 Chief Leadership Course, Maxwell-Gunter AFB, AL *2011 Senior Enlisted Joint PME (correspondence) *2011 Keystone – National Defense University, Ft. McNair, Washington DC *2012 Gettysburg Leadership Experience, Gettysburg, PA *2012 USAF Leadership Enhancement Program, Center for Creative Leadership, Greensboro NC *2012 Latin America: A Political-Economic Conflict Seminar, Washington DC *2015 Enterprise Leadership Seminar, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C. *2017 National and International Security Leadership Seminar, Washington D.C. *2017 Associate degree in Management Studies, University of Maryland, Md *2017
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degree in Management Studies (''cum laude''), University of Maryland, Md.. *2017 Professional Manager's Certification, University of Maryland, Md. *2019 Executive Education Program (Meta-Leadership), Harvard University, Cambridge MA


Assignments

# April 1991 – October 1992, Traffic Management Specialist, 7276th Air Base Group,
Iraklion Air Station Iraklion Air Station was a United States Air Force facility located east of the city of Iraklion near the village of Gournes, in the north central section of the Greek island of Crete. History Major commands to which assigned Detachment 2, 3 ...
,
Crete Crete ( el, Κρήτη, translit=, Modern: , Ancient: ) is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the 88th largest island in the world and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, Sardinia, Cyprus, and ...
,
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# October 1992 – September 1994, Traffic Management Journeyman, 12th Transportation Squadron,
Randolph Air Force Base Randolph Air Force Base was an United States Air Force base located at Universal City, Texas ( east-northeast of Downtown San Antonio). Opened in 1931, Randolph has been a flying training facility for the United States Army Air Corps, the Uni ...
, Texas # September 1994 – October 1996, Pararescue student, Det 1 342nd Training Squadron,
Kirtland Air Force Base Kirtland Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located in the southeast quadrant of the Albuquerque, New Mexico urban area, adjacent to the Albuquerque International Sunport. The base was named for the early Army aviator Col. Roy ...
, New Mexico # October 1996 – February 1999, Pararescue Journeyman, 48th Rescue Squadron,
Holloman Air Force Base Holloman Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base established in 1942 located six miles (10 km) southwest of the central business district of Alamogordo, and a census-designated place in Otero County, New Mexico, United States. Th ...
, New Mexico # February 1999 – January 2005, Special Tactics Element Leader, 24th Special Tactics Squadron,
Pope Air Force Base Pope Field is a U.S. military facility located 12 miles (19 km) northwest of the central business district of Fayetteville, in Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States.. Federal Aviation Administration. effective 15 November 2012 ...
, North Carolina # January 2005 – November 2006, Superintendent of Training/Chief Enlisted Manager, USAF PJ/ CRO School, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico # November 2006 – April 2009, Commandant, USAF PJ/CRO School, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico # April 2009 – April 2011, Senior Enlisted Adviser, 24th Special Tactics Squadron, Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina # April 2011 – November 2011, Group Superintendent, 724th Special Tactics Group, Pope Field, North Carolina # November 2011 – January 2013, Command Chief, 1st Special Operations Wing,
Hurlburt Field Hurlburt Field is a United States Air Force installation located in Okaloosa County, Florida, immediately west of the town of Mary Esther. It is part of the greater Eglin Air Force Base reservation and is home to Headquarters Air Force Spe ...
, Florida # January 2013 – June 2014, Command Chief, 18th Wing,
Kadena Air Base (IATA: DNA, ICAO: RODN) is a highly strategic United States Air Force base in the towns of Kadena and Chatan and the city of Okinawa, in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It is often referred to as the "Keystone of the Pacific" because of its highl ...
,
Okinawa is a prefecture of Japan. Okinawa Prefecture is the southernmost and westernmost prefecture of Japan, has a population of 1,457,162 (as of 2 February 2020) and a geographic area of 2,281 km2 (880 sq mi). Naha is the capital and largest city ...
,
Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
# June 2014 – June 2016, Command Chief,
United States Air Forces Central Command The Ninth Air Force (Air Forces Central) is a Numbered Air Force of the United States Air Force headquartered at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina. It is the Air Force Service Component of United States Central Command (USCENTCOM), a joint D ...
,
Southwest Asia Western Asia, West Asia, or Southwest Asia, is the westernmost subregion of the larger geographical region of Asia, as defined by some academics, UN bodies and other institutions. It is almost entirely a part of the Middle East, and includes Anat ...
# June 2016 – September 2016, Senior Enlisted Advisor, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, Manpower and Reserve Affairs, Headquarters United States Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C. # September 2016 – November 2019, Senior Enlisted Leader,
United States Africa Command The United States Africa Command (USAFRICOM, U.S. AFRICOM, and AFRICOM), is one of the eleven unified combatant commands of the United States Department of Defense, headquartered at Kelley Barracks, Stuttgart, Germany. It is responsible for U ...
,
Kelley Barracks Kelley Barracks (formerly ''Helenen-Kaserne'') is a U.S. military installation and headquarters of United States Africa Command, and is a part of US Army Garrison Stuttgart in Stuttgart-Möhringen in Germany. The post is administered by IMCOM- Eu ...
,
Stuttgart, Germany Stuttgart (; Swabian German, Swabian: ; ) is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Baden-Württemberg by population, largest city of the States of Germany, German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is located on the Neckar river in a fe ...
# December 2019 – present, Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, The Pentagon, Washington, DC


Awards, decorations and honors

Colón-López' military decorations and badges are the following: Other awards * 1994 Senior Airman
below the zone Below the zone (BTZ) is a competitive early Promotion (rank), promotion program offered to enlisted United States Air Force, U.S. Air Force personnel in the grade of Airman First Class/E-3. This early promotion opportunity is restricted to exception ...
* 1997 Leadership Award,
Airman Leadership School Airman Leadership School (ALS) is a 24 duty day (5 week) United States Air Force program designed to develop airmen into effective front-line supervisors. It is the first professional military education that enlisted Air Force members encounter. ...
* 1998 Air Combat Command (ACC) Pararescue Noncommissioned Officer of the Year * 2003 Commandant's Award and Distinguished Graduate, Gunter NCO Academy * 2004 Air Force Pararescue Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year * 2005 Air Force Lance P. Sijan Leadership Award recipient, Senior Noncommissioned Officer * 2005 Team Kirtland Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year * 2006 Jaycee's Ten Outstanding Young Americans USAF nominee to U.S. Chamber of Commerce * 2013
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Inductee, USAF
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* 2017 Induction, Distinguished Veteran's Hall of Fame, Puerto Rico. * 2020 NDIA DeProspero Lifetime Achievement Award


See also

* List of Puerto Ricans *
List of Puerto Rican military personnel Throughout history Puerto Ricans, including people of Puerto Rican descent, have gained notability as members of the military. They have served and have fought for many countries, such as Canada, Cuba, England, Mexico, Spain, the United States an ...
*
Hispanics in the United States Air Force Hispanics in the United States Air Force can trace their tradition of service back to the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF), the military aviation arm of the United States Army during and immediately after World War II. The USAAF was the predec ...


Notes


References


Further reading

*''Puertorriquenos Who Served With Guts, Glory, and Honor. Fighting to Defend a Nation Not Completely Their Own''; by : Greg Boudonck; *''Never Quit: From Alaskan Wilderness Rescues to Afghanistan Firefights as an Elite Special Ops PJ''; by : Jimmy Settle;


External links


Official Defense Department Biography
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