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SMSgt Virgil A. Castro is the Superintendent, Maintenance Division, Nuclear Inspections Directorate, Department of the Air Force Inspection Agency, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico. As the Maintenance Division Superintendent, he is responsible for the execution and integration of Air Force Nuclear Inspection Core Teams overseeing five Major Graded Areas for the Department of Air Force Inspection Agency conducted Nuclear Surety Inspections. He ensures Maintenance Division Teams operate at maximum efficiency by governing the training and certification of subject-matter experts supporting the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during Nuclear Weapons Technical Inspections, comprising of three Major Command Inspector Generals. Additionally, he advises the Department of the Air Force Inspection Agency Commander on the selection and scope of oversight of MAJCOM-conducted Nuclear Surety Inspections to provide The Inspector General, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, and Secretary of the Air Force with an independent perspective of the safety, security and reliability of nuclear capable units. SMSgt Castro enlisted in the Air Force November 2002 as a Missile and Space Systems Maintainer. During his tenure in the Air Force, he has been stationed at four bases and held various technical and leadership positions at Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) units and at Headquarters 20th Air Force. SMSgt Castro has 19 years of ICBM knowledge and experience and performed duties as a Missile Maintenance Technician, Mechanical and Pneudraulics Team Chief, Evaluator and Numbered Air Force Lead. He has significant Joint Service experience and participated in several operations, exercises and deployed in direct support of Operations INHERENT RESOLVE and SPARTAN SHIELD. EDUCATION 2007 Airman Leadership School, Minot AFB, ND 2008 Maintenance Instructor Course, 20th Air Force ICBM Center of Excellence, F.E. Warren AFB, Wyo. 2009 Maintenance Evaluator Course, 20th Air Force ICBM Center of Excellence, F.E. Warren AFB, Wyo. 2010 Associate Degree, Missile & Space Systems Maintenance, CCAF, Maxwell-Gunter AFB, Ala. 2014 Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Peterson AFB, CO 2015 Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education Course, by correspondence 2015 Bachelor of Science, Organizational Management, Ashford University, Clinton, IA (Magna Cum Laude) 2019 Senior Noncommissioned Office Academy, Maxwell-Gunter AFB, Ala 2021 Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education Course II, by correspondence 2022 Master of Business Administration, University of Arizona, AZ ASSIGNMENTS 1. Jul 2003-Mar 2008, Technician, Missile Maintenance Team, 91st MMXS, ND 2. Mar 2008-Jun 2009, Technician, Mechanical and Pneudraulics Section, 576th F, CA 3. Jun 2009-Mar 2011, Team Chief, Mechanical and Pneudrualics Section, 576th FLTS, CA 4. Mar 2011-Aug 2013, Evaluator, Mechanical and Pneudraulics Section, 576th FLTS, CA 5. Aug 2013-Sep 2016, Command Lead, Mechanical & Pneudraulics/Survivable Systems, 20th AF, WY 6. Sep 2106-May 2018, NCOIC, Mechanical & Pneudrualics Section, 791st MXS, ND 7. May 2018-Sep 2018, Section Chief, Vehicles and Equipment Section, 791st MXS, ND 8. Sep 2018-May 2019, NCOIC, Missile Maintenance Team Section, 91st MMXS, ND 9. May 2019-Sep 2020, Flight Chief, Facilities Flight, 91st MMXS, ND 10. Sep 2020-Present, Superintendent, Maintenance Division, Nuclear Inspections Directorate, Department of the Air Force Inspection Agency, NM (Deployed Oct 2021- Apr 2022, Superintendent, Inspector General, 380th AEW, Al Dhafra AB, United Arab Emirates) MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters Air Force Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters Joint Meritorious Unit Award Global War on Terrorism Service Medal Humanitarian Service Medal Nuclear Deterrence Service Medal with two “N” devices EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION Airman Bas
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Assignments July 2002 - August 2002, Student, Basic Military Training, 321 TRS, Lackland AFB, TX August 2002 - November 2002, Student, Electronic Principles, 344 TRS, Lackland AFB, TX November 2002 - March 2003, Student, Missile and Space Systems Electronic Maintenance Training, 532 TRS, Vandenberg SFB, CA March 2003 - June 2006, ICBM Electro-mechanical Technician, 90 MMXS, F.E. Warren AFB, WY June 2006 - June 2008, Wing ICBM Codes Controller, 90 OSS, F.E. Warren AFB, WY June 2008 - August 2008, Student, Space 100/SBIRS Mission Course, 533 TRS, Vandenberg SFB, CA August 2008 - June 2010, SBIRS Mission Crew Chief, 2 SWS, Buckley SFB, CO June 2010 - January 2012, NCOIC Operations Integration, 460 OSS, Buckley SFB, CO January 2012 - December 2016, NCOIC Training Division (SBIRS GEO), 460 OG, Det 1, Boulder, CO December 2016 – June 2021, Space 200 Instructor, NSSI, Peterson SFB, CO December 2016 – June 2018, Space 200 Flight Chief, NSSI, Peterson SFB, CO June 2018 – September 2019, Space 300 Flight Chief, NSSI, Peterson AFB, CO September 2019 – November 2020, College of Space Warfare Flight Chief, NSSI, Peterson SFB, CO November 2020 – June 2021, Senior Enlisted Leader, NSSI, Peterson SFB, CO June 2021 – Present, Operations Superintendent, 16 EWS, Peterson SFB, CO Promotions 02 Jul 2002 - Airman First Class (A1C) 02 Nov 2004 - Senior Airman (SrA) 01 Jul 2006 - Staff Sergeant (SSgt) 01 Oct 2013 - Technical Sergeant (TSgt) 01 Jan 2018 - Master Sergeant (MSgt)
Major James E. Webber was born and raised in Leavenworth, Kansas, where he graduated with honors from Leavenworth Senior High School in 1968. After four years in the Air Force ROTC program at Washburn University in Topeka, he graduated in 1972 with a Bachelor’s degree in Biology and was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant as a Minuteman Nuclear Missile Launch Officer at F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Cheyenne Wyoming. Major Webber achieved instructor status in Minuteman I and Minuteman III Missile systems as well as Missile Combat Crew Commander in Minuteman III culminating in the award of the Combat Crew Excellence Award in 1976. This award is earned by only the top 10 percent of the entire missile crew force. After his four year tour in missile operations, Major Webber transitioned into the relatively unknown career field of Space Systems Operations. For the next 16 years, Major Webber became a pioneer in the development, testing, and operational training of large phased array strategic warning radar systems. In 1981, Major Webber earned the 15th Air Force, Space Operator of the Year Award for sustained superior performance and was in the initial cadre of personnel who formed Air Force Space Command. He earned a Master of Arts Degree in Space Systems Management from Webster University and taught courses in Natural Science and the Fundamentals of Space Flight as an adjunct professor for the University of Alaska, Pikes Peak Community College, and Webster University. Major Webber and his wife of 51 years, Suzy, raised two wonderful sons, Trey and Taran.
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