Chief Master Sergeant Alexander P. del Valle is the Command Chief Master Sergeant, Twelfth Air Force (Air Forces Southern), Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. He is responsible for all matters regarding the health, welfare, morale, and effective utilization of 14,051 enlisted personnel. In this role he is the primary communications link between the Commander and the enlisted force. Twelfth Air Force ensures the readiness of seven active duty wings and one direct reporting unit for contingency operations, and oversees 14 gained Air Reserve Component units totaling more than 609 aircraft and 40,053 Airmen. As the air and space component to U.S. Southern Command, Air Forces Southern conducts security cooperation and provides air, space and cyberspace capabilities throughout the 31 nations of Latin America and the Caribbean.

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. He has deployed in support of Operations Southern Watch, Enduring Freedom, Iraqi Freedom and Freedom’s Sentinel.

Prior to assuming his current position, he served as the Command Chief Master Sergeant of the 51st Fighter Wing, Osan Air Base,

Republic of Korea.

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.

2017 Leadership Development Program, Center for Creative Leadership, Greensboro, N.C.

ASSIGNMENTS 
1. October 1989 - December 1989, Basic Trainee, 3708th Basic Military Training Squadron, Lackland Air Force Base,

Texas

2. December 1989 - March 1990, Student, 3382nd Student Training Squadron, Keesler AFB, Miss.

3. March 1990 - May 1995, Air Traffic Control Operator, 23rd Operations Support Squadron, Pope AFB, N.C.

4. May 1995 - May 1999, Air Traffic Control Watch Supervisor, 48th Operations Support Squadron, RAF

Lakenheath, England

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, 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.

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, 43rd Operations Support Squadron, Pope AFB, N.C.

10. December 2008 - May 2009, Superintendent, 43rd 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

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 - March 2017, Command Chief Master Sergeant, 51st Fighter Wing, Osan AB, Republic of Korea

16. April 2017 - Present, Command Chief Master Sergeant, Twelfth Air Force, Air Forces Southern, Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz.

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS 
Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster

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 School

2002 Air Force Space Command Air Traffic Control Watch Supervisor of the Year

2003 45th Space Wing and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station NCO of the Year

2004 712th Air Base Group NCO of the Year

2005 Distinguished Graduate, Noncommissioned Officer Academy

2006 43rd Operations Support Squadron SNCO of the Year

2008 Distinguished Graduate, Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy

2008 43d Airlift Wing SNCO of the Year

2012 Magna cum Laude Graduate, American Sentinel University

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION 
Airman Basic                        Oct. 24, 1989

Airman                                   April 24, 1990

Airman First Class               Feb. 24, 1991

Senior Airman                      April 24, 1992

Staff Sergeant                      Nov. 1, 1997

Technical Sergeant             June 1, 2002
Master Sergeant                  July 1, 2005

Senior Master Sergeant     March 1, 2008