Command Sgt. Maj. Leonard Calvin Boyer III

4th Combat Aviation Brigade

Command Sgt. Maj. Leonard Calvin Boyer III enlisted in the United States Army from Hawley, Pennsylvania, in July 2003.

He was first assigned to the 78th Aviation Battalion at Camp Zama, Japan, where he served as a crew chief on UH-60As from January 2004 to February 2006. Boyer attended Enlisted Green Platoon (EGP) for the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) in March 2006. Upon graduation of EGP in May 2006, Boyer was assigned to Delta Company (Medium Assault Helicopter), 1st Battalion, 160th SOAR (Airborne), where he served in increasing levels of responsibility to include fully mission qualified (FMQ) crew chief, section sergeant and non-rated crewmember (NRCM) flight instructor on MH-60Ks.

In September 2011, he was selected to serve in the Regimental Operational Assessment Element (ROAE) 160th SOAR (Airborne) in Las Vegas as a section sergeant and NRCM flight instructor where he played a significant role in the development, testing and assessment of emerging technologies for the 160th and the greater special operations enterprise. In January 2014, Boyer served as a medevac platoon sergeant and company standardization instructor on HH-60Ms in Charlie Company, 6th Battalion, 101st General Support Aviation Regiment. Boyer returned to the ROAE 160th SOAR (Airborne) in March 2015 to serve as the production control NCO and senior maintenance manager. He served as the Bravo Company (Heavy Assault), 3rd Battalion, 160th SOAR (Airborne), first sergeant from May 2017 to April 2019. Boyer then served as the Delta Company, 3rd Bn., 160th SOAR (Airborne) first sergeant from May 2019 to May 2021.

Boyer is a graduate of Resident Sergeants Major Academy Class 72 at Fort Bliss, Texas. He served as the operations sergeant major for the 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade, Fort Stewart-Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia, from August 2022 to July 2023. He served as the command sergeant major of the 615th Aviation Support Battalion, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas, from October 2023 to September 2025. Boyer has deployed in direct support of special operations combat operations 19 times. He is a graduate of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University with a bachelor’s degree in aeronautics and a minor in management. He earned his Master of Arts in leadership studies through the University of Texas El Paso.

Boyer’s awards include the the Combat Action Badge, the Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters, Air Medal with Number 4, Army Commendation Medal with combat device and the Army Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters, Army Achievement Medal with silver oak leaf cluster. He is a graduate of Airborne School, Air Assault School and Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape Level C (SERE-C) High Risk.