Chief Master Sergeant Joshua J. Moore

Chief Master Sergeant Joshua J. Moore serves as Command Chief, 492nd Special Operations Wing, Hurlburt Field, Florida. He is the principal advisor to the Commander on all matters of morale, welfare, readiness, professional development, and operational utilization of the enlisted force. The "Carpetbaggers" of the Fightin’ 492nd SOW, the Air Force’s only wing executing Non-Standard Aviation. The wing is also responsible for preparing Air Commandos for worldwide missions in support of joint and coalition special operations through training and education, innovation, and development. Additionally, the units are responsible for mission qualification and continuation training in SOF aviation platforms to include AC-130J, MC-130J, C-146, U-28A, and OA-1K. The 492nd SOW manages and utilizes state-of-the-art simulators and develops and implements cutting-edge curriculum.

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 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.