Ex-Hurlburt airman is SEA for CJCS

Command Master Sgt. (CMSgt) Ramon Colon-Lopez took over the duties as senior enlisted adviser (SEA) to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS), the top enlisted position in the military. Colon-Lopez, who previously served as the top enlisted leader in U.S. Africa Command and as command chief of the 1st Special Operations Wing at Hurlburt Field, Fla., is the first airman in the job. He is a pararescueman who served extensively in special operations, and received the Bronze Star with Valor and Combat Action Medal for a 2004 mission in Afghanistan. He takes over for the retiring Army Command Sgt. Maj. John Wayne Troxell. Before leaving the position, Troxell created a new rank insignia for the position, which was recently unveiled and worn by Colon-Lopez at the Dec. 13 ceremony. The insignia is similar to that of Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, though it has four stars instead of two and a star instead of the wreath. (Source: AF Magazine 12/13/19) https://www.airforcemag.com/colon-lopez-first-airman-to-be-senior-enlisted-adviser-to-the-chairman-of-the-joint-chiefs/