Chief Master Sergeant Joshua J. Moore serves as Command Chief, 1st Special Operations Wing,
Hurlburt Field, Florida. He is the primary advisor to the Commander on all issues affecting the
health, welfare, morale, training, development, and utilization of more than 4,000 enlisted Airmen.
The wing's mission includes planning, posturing, and executing precision strike, specialized
mobility and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance. The wing employs more than 50
aircraft, including the AC-130J, MC-130J, and MQ-9 ($70B fleet). These capabilities support a
variety of special operations missions including direct action, unconventional warfare, special
reconnaissance, counterterrorism, personnel recovery, psychological operations and information
operations.
During Sergeant Moore’s 26 years of service, he has been a Machinist Mate on the USS Nashville, a
Flight Engineer on the MH-53M Pave Low, and as a Special Missions Aviator on the CV-22B Osprey.
Chief Moore was the first CV-22 Special Missions Aviator to accumulate 2000 flight hours and has
over 3784 flight hours which includes 800 instructor and 382 combat hours.
EDUCATION
2006 Airman Leadership School, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
2010 Associate Degree in Aviation Operations, Community College of the Air Force
2010 Associate Degree in Instructor of Technology & Military Science, Community College of the Air
Force 2012 Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Lackland Air Force Base (AFB), TX
2017 Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 2017 Bachelor Degree in Security
Administration
2018 Joint Special Operations University, Enterprise Management, correspondence
2019 Joint Special Operations Forces Senior Enlisted Academy (JSOFSEA), MacDill AFB, Fla. 2020
Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education II, correspondence
2022 Chief Leadership Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 2023 Strategic Leadership Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
ASSIGNMENTS OR CAREER CHRONOLOGY
1. September 1997 – November 1997, Navy Basic Training, Great Lakes, Ill.
2. November 1997 – March 1998, Machinist Mate A-School, Great Lakes, Ill.
3. March 1998 – September 2001, Machinist Mate, USS Nashville LPD-13, Norfolk, Va
4. September 2002 – March 2004, Pave Low Flight Engineer Mission Qualification Student, 551st
Special Operations Squadron, Kirtland AFB, N.M.
5. March 2004 – January 2008, MH-53M Pave Low Flight Engineer Instructor, 20th Special Operations
Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
6. January 2008 – October, CV-22 Flight Engineer Mission Qualification, 71st Special Operations
Squadron, Kirtland AFB, N.M.
7. October 2008 – December 2012, CV-22 Standard Evaluations/CV-22 Evaluator Flight Engineer, 71st
Special Operations
Squadron, Kirtland AFB, N.M.
8. December 2012 – November 2013, CV-22 Standard Evaluations/CV-22 Evaluator Flight Engineer, 8th
Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla
9. November 2013 – July 2014, Group Standards and Tactics Assault Evaluator Special Missions
Aviator, 1st Special Operations Group Hurlburt, Field, Fla
10. July 2014 – August 2016, Operations Superintendent, Evaluator Special Missions Aviator, 8th
Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla
11. August 2016 – January 2019, Operations Superintendent, Evaluator Special Missions Aviator 7th
Special Operations Squadron, Royal Air Force Base Mildenhall
12. January 2019 – August 2019, Squadron Superintendent, 7th Special Operations Squadron, Royal Air
Force Base Mildenhall
13. August 2019 – February 2021, Squadron Superintendent, 71st Special Operations Squadron,
Kirtland AFB, N.M.
14. February 2021 – January 2022, Squadron Superintendent, 58th Operations Support Squadron,
Kirtland AFB, N.M.
15. January 2022 – October 2023, A3 Operations Division Senior Enlisted Advisor, HQ Air Force
Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
16. October 2023 – June 2025, Senior Enlisted Leader, 366th Operations Group, Mountain Home Air
Force Base, Mountain Home, Idaho
17. June 2025 – June 2026, Command Chief, 492d Special Operations Wing, Hurlburt Field AFB, Fla.
18. June 2026 – Present, Command Chief, 1st Special Operations Wing, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Evaluator Special Mission Aviator Flight hours: 3784
Combat hours: 382
Aircraft flown: MH-53J, MH-53M, CV-22B, F-15E
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Meritorious Service Medal (4 OLC) Air Medal (7 OLC/Combat Device) Aerial Achievement Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal (4 OLC) Air Force Achievement Medal (1 OLC) Navy Achievement Medal
Air Force Combat Action Medal
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
1998 Distinguished Graduate, Navy Engineering Mechanical Core Course 2011 Master Instructor Badge
2014 Senior Noncommissioned Officer Professional of the Year, 1st Special Operations Group 2015
Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year, 1st Special Operations Group
2017 Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year, 752nd Special Operations Group 2018 Crew Flight
Safety Award, Air Force Special Operations Command
2018 Red Erwin Enlisted Aircrew Nomination, 752nd Special Operations Group
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Chief Master Sergeant 1 November 2017
(Current as of June 2026)