JUANCARLOS CUETO

Chief Master Sergeant Juancarlos Cueto is the Senior Enlisted Leader for the Directorate, Agile Combat Support and Chief of Acquisitions and Sustainment for Aircrew Flight Equipment at the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. He is the principal advisor to the Director on matters affecting the professional development, health, morale, welfare, and utilization of 1,600 Total Force personnel responsible for executing $8.2 billion annually in Air Force Funds. The directorate’s six geographically-separated divisions provide materiel solutions and acquisition life cycle management for simulators, support equipment and vehicles, electronic warfare and avionics, human systems, automatic test systems, and metrology and calibration to meet Air Force operational needs.

CMSgt Cueto has extensive experience in both technical and administrative positions and has effectively led at the tactical, operational, and strategic levels. He has been assigned to bases in North Carolina, the Republic of Korea, Italy, Germany, Georgia, Oklahoma, Texas, Hawaii, the United Kingdom, New Jersey and Ohio. He has been deployed in support of Operations SOUTHERN WATCH, ENDURING and IRAQI FREEDOM, ODYSSEY DAWN, NATO-led UNIFIED PROTECTOR, and ALLIES REFUGE.

EDUCATION:

1997 Associates Degree in Fabrication and Parachute Technology, Community College of the Air Force
2000 Airmen Leadership School, Aviano AB, Italy
2002 Bachelor of Science in Professional Aeronautics, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University
2005 Non-Commissioned Officer Academy, Kapaun AB, Germany
2007 USAF First Sergeant Academy, Maxwell AFB, AL
2008 Associates Degree in Human Resource Management, Community College of the Air Force
2008 Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education, Correspondence Course
2010 Senior Non-Commissioned Officer Academy, Maxwell AFB, AL
2010 Master of Diplomacy, Norwich University
2016 Contingency Wartime Planning Course, Maxwell AFB, AL
2017 Chief Leadership Course, Maxwell AFB, AL

ASSIGNMENTS:

May1995 - Jan 1999 Fabrication and Parachute Journeyman, 4 EMS, Seymour Johnson AFB, NC
Jan 1999 - Jan 2000 Fabrication and Parachute Journeyman, 51MXS, Osan AB, ROK
Jan 2000 - Nov 2001 Fabrication and Parachute Craftsman, 31 MXS, Aviano AB, Italy
Nov 2001 - Jul 2003 NCOIC, Combat Readiness, 603 ACS, Aviano AB, Italy
Aug 2003 - Aug 2006 NCOIC, Survival Equipment Section, 86 MXS, Ramstein AB, Germany
Aug 2006 - Oct 2006NCOIC, Survival Equipment, 116 MXS, Robins AFB, GA
Oct 2006 - Oct 2007 Additional Duty First Sergeant, 116 MXS, Robins AFB, GA
Oct 2007 -  May 2007 First Sergeant, 116 MXS, Robins AFB, GA [Jan 2007 -Apr 2007, First Sergeant/Superintendent, 602 TRG(P), Ft. Riley, KS]
May 2007 - Feb 2010 First Sergeant, 330 CTS, Robins AFB, GA (May 2009 -Aug 2009/Nov 2009 -Jan 2010, First Sergeant, 7 EACCS, Al Udied, Qatar)
Feb 2010 - May 2011 First Sergeant. 31 MDG, Aviano AB, Italy
May 2011 - Feb 2013 First Sergeant, 31 LRS, Aviano AB, Italy (Jun 2012 -Dec 2012, First Sergeant, 380EMXG,Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates)
Mar 2013 - Apr 2014 First Sergeant, 31 SFS, Aviano Air Base, Italy
Apr 2014 - Dec 2015 Superintendent, Aircrew Flight Equipment, 97 OSS, Altus AFB, OK
Dec 2015 - May 2017 Aircrew Flight Equipment Program Manager, HQ AETC, JBAS-Randolph, TX
May 2017 - Aug 2020 Senior Enlisted Leader, HQ PACAF/A3/6 and Functional Manager, Aircrew Flight Equipment, JBPH-Hickam, HI
Aug 2020 - Jun 2021 Chief Enlisted Manager, Aircrew Flight Equipment, 48 OSS, RAFL, England
Jun 2021 - May 2022 Senior Enlisted Leader, 305 OSS, JB MDL, New Jersey
Jun 2022 - Present Senior Enlisted Leader, Agile Combat Support Directorate & Chief of Acquisitions & Sustainment, Aircrew Flight Equipment, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

Meritorious Service Medal with six oak leaf cluster
Air Force Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air Force Achievement Medal
Army Achievement Medal

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS:

2005 NCO of the Year, 86th Maintenance Squadron, Ramstein AB, Germany
2008 First Sergeant of the Year, 116th Air Control Wing, Robins AFB, GA
2008 First Sergeant of the Year, Team Robins, Robins AFB, GA
2010 First Sergeant of the Year, 31st Medical Group, Aviano AB, Italy
2013 First Sergeant of the Year, 31st Mission Support Group, Aviano AB, Italy
2015 HQ AETC AFE SNCO of the Year, 97th Operations Support Squadron, Altus AFB, OK