Chief Alexander P. del Valle is the Command Chief Master Sergeant, 51st Fighter Wing, Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. He is charged to ensure the wing is ready to defend Osan Air Base, execute combat operations, and sustain the force. He is entrusted with the operational readiness, training, morale, and welfare of all assigned enlisted personnel. Chief del Valle provides assistance, guidance, and expertise to four group and 17 squadron commanders, group chiefs and installation first sergeants. Additionally, the Chief is responsible for the installation support and quality of life of over 5,500 personnel assigned to the 51st Fighter Wing, Headquarters Seventh Air Force, and other U.S. Air Force, Army, Navy and Marine Corps units.

Chief del Valle joined the United States Air Force in October 1989 and graduated Air Traffic Control (ATC) technical training at Keesler Air Force Base (AFB), Miss., in March 1990. His functional background includes air traffic control tower and radar approach control (RAPCON) operations as well as deployed mobile TPN-19 and TSW-7 ATC facilities. Outside of the ATC career field, the chief has served as squadron and group superintendent as well as an in-garrison and deployed command chief.

Chief del Valle has vast operational deployment experience, serving in forward operating locations in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Pakistan, Iraq, and Afghanistan in support of numerous named operations including Operations CORAL RELIEF, SOUTHERN WATCH, ENDURING FREEDOM, IRAQI FREEDOM, and FREEDOM’S SENTINEL. Prior to his current position, Chief del Valle served as the Senior Enlisted Leader, Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air and Command Chief Master Sergeant 438th Air Expeditionary Wing, Forward Operating Base Oqab, Kabul, Afghanistan.

EDUCATION
1990 Air Traffic Control Technical Training, Keesler AFB, Miss.
1993 Airman Leadership School, Pope AFB, N.C.
1998 Air Traffic Control 7-Level Craftsman School, Keesler AFB, Miss.
2001 Spanish Language Course, Defense Language Institute, Monterey, Calif.
2005 Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Kapaun Air Station, Germany
2006 Associate in Applied Science degree in Airway Science, Community College of the Air Force
2008 Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2012 Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management, American Sentinel University, Aurora, Colo. 2014 Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century (AFSO 21) Executive Leadership Course, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
2014 Enterprise Leadership Seminar, Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
2014 Air Advisor Academy, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J.

ASSIGNMENTS
1. October 1989-December 1989: Basic Trainee, 3708th Basic Military Training Squadron, Lackland AFB, Texas
2. December 1989-March 1990: Air Traffic Control Student, 3382d Student Training Squadron, Keesler AFB, Miss.
3. March 1990-May 1995: Air Traffic Control Operator, 23d Operations Support Squadron, Pope AFB, N.C.
4. May 1995-May 1999: Air Traffic Control Watch Supervisor, 48th Operations Support Squadron, RAF Lakenheath, England (March 1998-July 1998: Air Traffic Control Operator, 4404th Wing (P), Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia)
5. May 1999-May 2001: Radar Approach Control (RAPCON) Watch Supervisor and Chief, Air Traffic Control Standardization and Evaluation, 49th Operations Support Squadron, White Sands Missile Range, N.M.
6. May 2001-December 2001: Spanish Language Student, 311th Training Squadron, Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center, Presidio of Monterey, Calif.
7. January 2002-June 2004: Tower Watch Supervisor and Assistant Chief Controller, 45th Operations Support Squadron, Patrick AFB, Fla.
    (February 2003-May 2003: Tower Chief Controller, 447th Expeditionary Operations Support Sq, Central     Command Air Forces)
    (May 2003-July 2003: RAPCON Watch Supervisor, 384th Expeditionary Operations Support Sq,     Central Command Air Forces)
8. June 2004-March 2006: Tower Chief Controller, 496th Air Base Squadron, Morón Air Base, Spain
9. March 2006-December 2008: NCOIC, ATC Training, Standardization and Evaluation, and Tower Chief Controller, 43d Operations Support Squadron, Pope AFB, N.C. (January 2007-May 2007: Airspace Coordination Officer, Office of the Defense Representative to Pakistan, Islamabad)
10. December 2008-May 2009: Superintendent, 43d Operations Support Squadron, Pope AFB, N.C.
11. June 2009-March 2010: Superintendent, 354th Operations Support Squadron, Eielson AFB, Alaska
12. March 2010-May 2013: Superintendent, 354th Operations Group, Eielson AFB, Alaska
    (February 2010-August 2010: Combined En Route Radar Approach Chief Controller, 447th     Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron, Sather Air Base, Iraq)
13. May 2013-January 2015: Command Chief Master Sergeant, 366th Fighter Wing, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho
14. February 2015-January 2016: Senior Enlisted Leader, Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air and Command Chief Master Sergeant, 438th Air Expeditionary Wing, Forward Operating Base Oqab, Kabul, Afghanistan
15. February 2016-Present: Command Chief Master Sergeant, 51st Fighter Wing, Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea.

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star Medal with oak leaf cluster
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
1989 Honor Graduate, Basic Military Training
1990 Honor Graduate, Air Traffic Control Technical Training
1993 Distinguished Graduate, Airman Leadership School
2001 Honor Graduate, Defense Language Institute
2002 Air Force Space Command Air Traffic Control Watch Supervisor of the Year
2003 45th Space Wing and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Noncommissioned of the Year, Patrick AFB, Fla.
2004 712th Air Base Group Noncommissioned of the Year, Morón Air Base, Spain
2005 Distinguished Graduate, Noncommissioned Officer Academy
2006 43d Operations Support Squadron Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year, Pope AFB, N.C. 2008 Distinguished Graduate, Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy
2008 43d Airlift Wing and Pope AFB Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year
2012 Magna Cum Laude Graduate, American Sentinel University

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Airman Basic                    24 October 1989
Airman                              24 April 1990
Airman First Class            24 February 1991
Senior Airman (BTZ)         24 April 1992
Staff Sergeant                   1 November 1997
Technical Sergeant           1 June 2002
Master Sergeant               1 July 2005
Senior Master Sergeant    1 Mar 2008
Chief Master Sergeant      1 December 2010

(Current as of March 2016)