Chief Master Sergeant Alexander P. del Valle is the Command Chief Master Sergeant, Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) and 438th Air Expeditionary Wing, FOB Oqab, Kabul, Afghanistan. Chief del Valle ensures mission effectiveness, readiness, utilization, development, and well-being of coalition personnel from the United States, Greece, Czech Republic, Turkey and Denmark assigned to two locations in Afghanistan. The chief also serves as personal air advisor and mentor to the Command Sergeant Major of the Afghan Air Force, supporting his three main operating bases/wings at Kabul, Kandahar, and Shindand. Chief del Valle is charged to set the conditions for a professional, fully independent, operationally capable, and sustainable Afghan Air Force that meets the security requirements of Afghanistan today and tomorrow.
Chief del Valle’s 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. Chief del Valle has deployed to forward operating locations in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Pakistan, and Iraq in support of numerous named operations including Operations CORAL RELIEF, SOUTHERN WATCH, ENDURING FREEDOM and IRAQI FREEDOM.
EDUCATION
1990 Air Traffic Control Technical Training, Keesler AFB, MS
1993 Airman Leadership School, Pope AFB, NC
1998 7-Level Craftsman School, Keesler AFB, MS
2001 Spanish Language Course, Defense Language Institute, Monterey, CA
2005 Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Kapaun AS, Germany
2006 Associate in Applied Science degree in Airway Science, Community College of the Air Force
2008 Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Maxwell AFB, AL
2012 Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management, American Sentinel University
2014 AFSO 21 Executive Leadership Course, University of Tennessee
2014 Enterprise Leadership Seminar, University of North Carolina, Kenan-Flagler Business School
2014 Air Advisor Academy, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ
ASSIGNMENTS
1. Oct 1989-Dec 1989: Basic Trainee, 3708th Basic Military Training Squadron, Lackland AFB, TX
2. Dec 1989-Mar 1990: Air Traffic Control Student, 3382d Student Training Squadron, Keesler AFB, MS
3. Mar 1990-May 1995: Air Traffic Control Operator, 23d Operations Support Squadron, Pope AFB, NC
4. May 1995-May 1999: Air Traffic Control Watch Supervisor, 48th Operations Support Squadron, RAF Lakenheath, UK
(Mar 1998-Jul 1998: Air Traffic Control Operator, 4404th Wing (P), Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia)
5. May 1999-May 2001: Chief, Air Traffic Control Standardization and Evaluation, 49th Operations Support Squadron, White Sands Missile Range, NM
6. May 2001-Dec 2001: Spanish Language Student, 311th Training Squadron, Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center, Presidio of Monterey, CA
7. Jan 2002-Jun 2004: Tower Watch Supervisor and Assistant Chief Controller, 45th Operations Support Squadron, Patrick AFB, FL
(Feb 2003-May 2003: Tower Chief Controller, 447th Expeditionary Operations Support Sq, CENTAF)
(May 2003-Jul 2003: RAPCON Watch Supervisor, 384th Expeditionary Operations Support Sq, CENTAF)
8. Jun 2004-Mar 2006: Tower Chief Controller, 496th Air Base Squadron, Morón AB, Spain
9. Mar 2006-Dec 2008: NCOIC, ATC Training & Stan/Eval and Tower Chief Controller, 43d Operations Support Squadron, Pope AFB, NC
(Jan 2007-May 2007: Airspace Coordination Officer, Office of the Defense Representative to Pakistan)
10. Dec 2008-Jun 2009: Superintendent, 43d Operations Support Squadron, Pope AFB, NC
11. Jun 2009-Mar 2010: Superintendent, 354th Operations Support Squadron, Eielson AFB, AK
12. Mar 2010-May 2013: Superintendent, 354th Operations Group, Eielson AFB, AK
(Feb 2010-Aug 2010: CERAP Chief Controller, 447th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron, Sather AB, Iraq)
13. May 2013-Jan 2015: Command Chief Master Sergeant, 366th Fighter Wing, Mountain Home AFB, ID
14. Feb 2015-Present: Command Chief Master Sergeant, Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air and the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing, FOB Oqab, Kabul, Afghanistan
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star Medal
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 ATC Watch Supervisor of the Year
2003 45th Space Wing and Cape Canaveral AFS NCO of the Year, Patrick AFB, FL
2004 712th Air Base Group NCO of the Year, Morón AB, Spain
2005 Distinguished Graduate, Noncommissioned Officer Academy
2006 43d Operations Support Squadron SNCO of the Year, Pope AFB, NC
2008 Distinguished Graduate, Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy
2008 43d Airlift Wing and Pope AFB SNCO of the Year, Pope AFB, NC
2012 Magna Cum Laude Graduate, American Sentinel University
EFFECTIVE DATE OF PROMOTION
Chief Master Sergeant 1 December 2010
(Current as of February 2015)