Chief Master Sergeant John C. Alsvig is the Command Chief Master Sergeant, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado. He advises the Academy’s Superintendent and senior staff in the direction of a 47-month program of military education and leadership development that produces leaders of character immediately ready to lead in the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force. Additionally, the Chief guides matters of military readiness, morale, quality of life and professional development of more than 9,000 permanent party and cadet personnel, and serves as the Superintendent’s enlisted representative on numerous committees, councils and boards.

Chief Alsvig is from San Jose, California and enlisted in the Air Force in May 1995. His background includes various aircraft maintenance career field duties, maintenance management and first sergeant. He has served in a variety of leadership positions at the squadron, group, wing, and major command levels. His duties have included tours as a first sergeant, squadron and group senior enlisted leader, command first sergeant, Air Force First Sergeant Academy Commandant and command chief.

Prior to assuming his current position, he served as the United States Air Force First Sergeant Special Duty Manager, Headquarters Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

EDUCATION
1995 Basic Military Training, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas
1995 Aircraft Fuel Systems Apprentice Course, Sheppard AFB, Texas 2000 Airman Leadership School, MacDill AFB, Fla.
2005 Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Kadena Air Base, Japan
2006 Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy (SNCOA), by correspondence
2007 Associate in Applied Science, Aviation Maintenance Technology, Community College of the Air Force
2008 First Sergeant Academy, Maxwell-Gunter AFB, Ala.
2009 Associate in Applied Science, Human Resource Management, CCAF 2013 SNCOA, Maxwell-Gunter AFB, Ala.
2017 Senior Enlisted Legal Orientation, Maxwell-Gunter AFB, Ala.
2017 Chief Master Sergeant Leadership Course, Maxwell-Gunter AFB, Ala.
2018 Air Force Enterprise Leadership Seminar, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C. 2018 Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education Course, by correspondence
2019 Keystone Course, National Defense University, Suffolk, Va.
2020 Master Resilience Trainer Course, Air University, Maxwell-Gunter AFB, Ala.

ASSIGNMENTS
1. May 1995–June 1995, Student, Basic Military Training, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas
2. June 1995–August 1995, Student, Technical Training School, Sheppard AFB, Texas
3. August 1995–June 1996, Aircraft Fuel Systems Apprentice, 43rd Logistics Squadron, Malmstrom AFB, Mont.
4. August 1996–September 2001, Aircraft Fuel Systems Craftsman, 6th Maintenance Squadron, MacDill AFB, Fla.
5. September 2001–June 2004, Aircraft Fuel Systems Craftsman, 355th Component Maintenance Squadron, Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz.
6. June 2004–June 2007, Fuel Systems Repair Section Chief, 35th Maintenance Squadron, Misawa Air Base, Japan
7. June 2007–June 2008, Acting First Sergeant, 35th Maintenance Squadron, Misawa AB, Japan
8. June 2008–June 2009, First Sergeant, 56th Force Support Squadron, Luke AFB, Ariz.
9. June 2009–August 2010, First Sergeant, 756th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Luke AFB, Ariz.
10. August 2010–August 2011, First Sergeant, 51st Force Support Squadron, Osan AB, Republic of Korea
11. August 2011–August 2013, First Sergeant, 35th Operations Group, Misawa AB, Japan
12. August 2013–August 2014, First Sergeant, 35th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Misawa AB, Japan
13. August 2014–August 2016, First Sergeant, 39th Security Forces Squadron, Incirlik AB, Turkey
14. September 2016–August 2017, Superintendent, 86th Maintenance Squadron, Ramstein AB, Germany
15. August 2017–June 2018, First Sergeant/MAJCOM 8F Functional Manager, Headquarters United States Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa, Ramstein AB, Germany
16. June 2018–July 2020, Command Chief Master Sergeant, 35th Fighter Wing, Misawa AB, Japan
17. July 2020–June 2022, Commandant, Air Force First Sergeant Academy, Maxwell-Gunter AFB, Ala.
18. June 2022-May 2023, Command Chief Master Sergeant, 51st Fighter Wing, Osan AB, Republic of Korea
19. May 2023-August 2024, Air Force First Sergeant Special Duty Manager, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C
20. August 2024 – Present, USAFA Command Chief Master Sergeant, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters
Meritorious Service Medal with six oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with four oak leaf clusters Air Force Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
1995 – Honor Graduate, USAF BMT, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas
1995 – Honor Graduate, Aircraft Fuel Systems Training Course, Sheppard AFB, Texas 2005 – Lt. Gen. Leo Marquez Technician-Supervisor of the Year, Misawa Air Base, Japan
2007 – Additional Duty First Sergeant of the Year, Misawa AB, Japan
2009 – Tuskegee Airman Chief Master Sergeant Fred Archer Military Award, Luke AFB, Ariz. 2011 – First Sergeant of the Year, Misawa AB, Japan
2013 – John Levitow Award, SNCOA, Maxwell-Gunter Annex, Ala.
2014 – Secretary of the Air Force Leadership Award – SNCO, Misawa AB, Japan

(Current as of August 2024)