Chief Master Sergeant John Marquez Jr.

Chief Master Sergeant John Marquez Jr. is the superintendent, 627th Air Base Group and serves as the senior enlisted adviser to the commander of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. As superintendent, Chief Marquez mentors and supports more than 700 group Airmen. Additionally, as the principal Air Force senior enlisted adviser to the JBLM commander, he provides integrated Army/Air Force senior staff advice on matters of health, welfare, morale, professional development and the effective utilization of five Army-led directorates, five Air Force squadrons, 32 staff agencies and more than 800 uniformed personnel and 2,700 Department of Army and Air Force civilians, who deliver a full range of mission support for the joint base, the Indo-Pacific region and other global operations. His leadership throughout the installation impacts more than 243,000 Total Force service members, family members, and retirees supported by JBLM.

Chief Marquez was born in Las Vegas, Nevada, and entered the Air Force in April of 1998. His diverse background includes leadership positions in more than six, distinct Air Force Specialty Codes. He began his career as a Security Forces specialist, then retrained as an Information manager and later merged into the Cyberspace Support career field. Chief Marquez also served in a several special-duty positions, such as an Airman Leadership School and a Noncommissioned Office Academy flight instructor, director of education, and ALS commandant. He has an abundance of joint-service experience and has deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. He was assigned as the senior enlisted leader, Office of Military Cooperation U.S. Embassy in Muscat, Oman, in support of U.S. Central Command. Chief Marquez also served as a defense courier, ensuring the secure, timely, and efficient movement of national security material to more than 3,100 global customers for U.S. Transportation Command. Chief Marquez is married with two daughters.

EDUCATION

1998 Basic Military Training, Lackland AFB, Texas.

1998 Security Forces Technical Training, Lackland AFB.

2002 Information Management Technical Training, Keesler AFB, Mississippi.

2003 Airman Leadership School, Dyess AFB, Texas.

2008 Associates of Applied Science, Information Management, Community College of the Air Force

2009 Comp TIA A+ certification.

2010 Bachelor of Science, Computer Science, University of Maryland University College.

2011 Certificate in Information Management, University of Maryland University College.

2011 Associates of Applied Science, Police Science, Community College of the Air Force.

2011 Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Hawaii.

2011 Enlisted Professional Military Education. Instructor Course, Maxwell AFB/Gunter Annex, Alabama.

2011 Joint Senior Noncommissioned Officer Professional Military Education Course, National Defense University, Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Virginia.

2012 Professional Manager Certification, Community College of the Air Force.

2013 Associates of Applied Science, Instructor Technology, Community College of the Air Force.

2013 Associates of Applied Science, Instructor Certification-Level 1, Community College of the Air Force.

2013 Masters of Arts Executive Leadership and Human Resources development, Liberty University.

2015 Advance Leadership Experience, Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Maxwell AFB/Gunter Annex.

2015 Security Cooperation Management Overseas Course, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio.

2016 Joint Senior Noncommissioned Officer Professional Military Education II, Course, National Defense University, Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk.

2021 Chief Master Sergeant Leadership Course, Maxwell AFB.

ASSIGNMENTS

1. April 1998 - June 1998, trainee, basic military training, Lackland AFB.

2. June 1998 - September 1998, student, Security Forces Technical Training, Lackland AFB.

3. September 1998 - February 2002, Base Installation Security Systems operator, 99th Security Forces Squadron, Nellis AFB, Nevada.

4. April 2002 - August 2004, Workgroup Manager journeyman, 7th Operation Support Squadron, Dyess AFB.

5. August 2004 - July 2010, Wing Executive Services and noncommissioned officer in charge, 60th Air Mobility Wing, Client Systems, Travis AFB, Calif.

6. July 2010 - August 2011, NCOIC Client Systems, 747th Communications Squadron, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.

7. September 2011 - January 2013, ALS and NCOA flight instructor, Binnicker PME Center, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.

8. January 2013 - July 2015, Director of Education and ALS commandant, Binnicker PME Center, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.

9. July 2015 - May 2017, superintendent, Office of Military Cooperation, USCENTCOM-J5, United States Embassy, Muscat.

10. May 2017 - June 2018, superintendent Plans and Operations Flight, 2nd Communications Squadron, Barksdale AFB, Louisiana.

11. June 2018 - September 2019, station chief, Defense Courier Station, USTRANSCOM-J3, Yokota AB, Japan.

12. September 2019 - April 2020, chief, Cyber Operations and Operations Flight, 374th Communications Squadron, Yokota AB.

13. April 2020 - August 2020, chief enlisted manager, 374th Communication Squadron, Yokota AB.

14. August 2020 - July 2022, senior enlisted leader, 51st Communications Squadron, Osan AB, Korea.

15. July 22, senior enlisted adviser to the JBLM commander, 627th Air Base Group, JBLM.

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS

Defense Meritorious Service Medal

Air Force Meritorious Service Medal with fourth oak leaf clusters

Joint Service Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster

Air Force Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster

Joint Service Achievement Medal

Air Force Achievement Medal

Meritorious Unit Award

Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with one silver leaf cluster

Nation Defense Service Medal

Global War on Terrorism Service Medal

Korean Defense Service Medal

Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS

  • Stripes To Exceptional Performers promotion to Technical Sergeant, 2007

  • Communications and Information NCO Professional of the Year, 647th Air Base Group, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, 2011

  • Wing Staff Agencies SNCO of the Year, 15th Wing, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, 2012

  • Distinguished Graduate, SNCO Academy, 2015

(Current as of July 2022)