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CMSgt. Ramon Colon-Lopez

Life Lessons from the SEAC: ‘Start Talking About the Value of Service’

Aug. 4, 2023 | By Jackson Triplett
Media influence and the lack of a “generational commitment” to public service are clouding the perceptions of many young Americans, Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman Ramon Colon-Lopez said Aug. 1. Nearing the end of a 33-year career spent as a special operator and senior ...

Want to Grow a Beard? Not in My Military, Says Colón-López. Others Aren’t So Sure.

March 10, 2023 | By David Roza
SEAC Ramón Colón-López said the push to allow beards in the Air Force was a fashion statement that could undermine discipline in the ranks.

Top Enlisted Service Member: We’re Competing with the PLA, Not the Chinese People

March 8, 2023 | By David Roza
“Shoot them in the face,” Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Ramón Colón-López said at the AFA Warfare Symposium, when asked to describe in five words how to defeat the People’s Republic of China. However, Colón-López cautioned that should a ...

Despite Frustration, Leaders Tout Success of Stop Movement Order

May 28, 2020 | By Brian W. Everstine
The Pentagon is rolling back some of its stringent restrictions on travel, allowing for more permanent change of station moves and deployments, saying the military’s largely been spared in the COVID-19 outbreak by the effectiveness of such measures. During a May 28 town hall, Chairman ...

DOD Officials: Continued Coronavirus Response Will Take ‘Sacrifice’

April 9, 2020 | By Brian W. Everstine
The likely continuation of the military’s stop movement order, and the related extension of deployments and pause in change of station moves, will require continued sacrifice but is necessary to protect the force from the new coronavirus outbreak, top military officials said. “We don’t want ...

DOD on Coronavirus Pandemic: ‘We Will Get Through It’

March 24, 2020 | By Brian W. Everstine
The crisis caused by the new coronavirus outbreak could take months and weaken military readiness, though that drop is expected to be small, the top military leaders told service members in an online town hall March 24. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. ...

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Feb. 1, 2020 | By Air & Space Forces Magazine Staff
Growing Aggressors; AFGSC second decade changes; Goodbye Line of the Air Force; JSTARS heads home; and more ...

Colon-Lopez First Airman to be Senior Enlisted Adviser to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs

Dec. 13, 2019 | By Brian W. Everstine
CMSgt. Ramon Colon-Lopez on Dec. 13 took over as the newest senior enlisted adviser to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Colon-Lopez, who previously served as the top enlisted leader in US Africa Command, is the first airman in the job. The position ...

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