Senior Master Sgt. Joshua I. Griffin is the Positioning Navigation and Timing Integrated Mission Delta Senior Enlisted Leader effective 12 October 2023.
Prior to this position, Senior Griffin served as Congressional Support for the Space Force Director of Staff Congressional Affairs division and as the Senior Enlisted Legislative Advisor to Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force Roger Towberman. During his time at the Pentagon, SMSgt Griffin served as a Legislative Liaison for the Secretary of Air Force's Space Weapons division to include being selected as the United States Space Force's first enlisted Defensive Fellow where he dedicated a year to Senator Kevin Cramer's (ND) office as a military advisor and co-chair on the Space Force caucus.
Senior Master Sgt. Griffin entered the Air Force April 2001. Over the next 19 years, SMSgt Griffin worked in satellite operations at the 2nd Space Operations Squadron, Joint Space Operations Center performing space surveillance, electronic warfare with the 76th Space Control Squadron, 21st Space Wing's Inspector General's office, and culminated his Air Force career as Operations Superintendent for the 11th Space Warning Squadron operating Space Based InfraRed Missile Warning systems. Senior Griffin continued his military career enlisting into the Space Force September 14th, 2020.
EDUCATION
2005 Airman Leadership School, Peterson AFB, Colorado
2009 Space 200, Colorado Springs, CO
2010 Associate Degree, Space Technology, Community College of the Air Force
2011 Counter-Communications Systems Course, Vandenberg AFB, CA
2013 Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Peterson AFB, Colorado
2016 Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Information Systems, Colorado Technical University, Summa Cum Laude
2017 Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Course 14, Non-Residence
2017 Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education, by correspondence
2017 Air Operations Center Combat Course, Hurlburt Field, FL
2018 Mission Management Operations Course, Buckley AFB, CO
2019 Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education II, by correspondence
2019 Professional Manager Certification, CCAF, Maxwell-Gunter AFB, AL
2021 Squadron Leadership Development Course, Maxwell-Gunter AFB, AL
2022 Government Affairs Institute, Georgetown University
2022 Senior NCO Leadership Academy, USSF (30 June 2022)
2023 Masters in Operations Management, University of Arkansas (cont.)
ASSIGNMENTS
1. 01 April 2001 - May 30 2001, Basic Military Training, Lackland AFB, TX
2. 01 June 2001 - 30 June 2001, Explosives Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Student, Medina, TX
3. 01 July 2001 - 15 December 2001, Naval EOD Student, Eglin AFB, FL
4. 05 January 2002 - 20 March 2002, Enlisted Space Prerequisite Training Student, Vandenberg AFB, CA
5. 21 March 2002 - 15 April 2002, Space Operations Course Student, Vandenberg AFB, CA
6. 16 April 2002 - 17 June 2005, Crew Chief, 2nd Space Operations Sq, Schriever AFB, CO
7. 18 June 2005 - 18 June 2006, Mission Chief, 2nd Space Operations Sq, Schriever AFB, CO
8. 19 June 2006 - 30 March 2008, Space Defense Technician, 1st Space Control Sq, Cheyenne Mountain, CO
9. 01 April 2008 - 08 January 2009, Space Event Technician, 614th Air Operations Center, Vandenberg AFB, CA
10. 09 January 2009 - 31 October 2010, Sensor Optimization Duty Technician, 614th Air Ops Ctr Vandenberg AFB, CA
11. 01 November 2010 - 08 December 2011, Sensor Optimization NCOIC, 614th Air Ops Ctr, Vandenberg AFB, CA
12. 09 December 2011 - 01 January 2013, Counterspace Systems Operator, 76th Space Control Sq,Peterson AFB, CO
13. 02 Jan 2013 - 16 October 2013, Weapons and Tactics Flight Chief, 4th Space Control Sq, Peterson AFB, CO
14. 17 October 2013 - 31 November 2015, Space Control NCOIC, 4th Space Control Sq, Peterson AFB, CO
15. 01 December 2015 - 30 September 2017, Flight Chief, 21st Ops Support Sq & 21st Ops Group, Peterson AFB, CO
16. 01 October 2017 - 16 February 2018, Inspector Planner, 21st Space Wing, Peterson AFB, CO
17. 17 February 2018 - 01 July 2018, Manager, 11th Space Warning Squadron, Buckley AFB, CO
18. 02 July 2018 - 17 February 2019, Flight Chief, 11th Space Warning Squadron, Buckley AFB, CO
19. 18 February 2019 - 31 June 2020, Operations Superintendent, 11th Space Warning Squadron, Buckley AFB, CO
20. 01 July 2020 - 31 December 2020, Legislative Liaison, Office of Assistant Secretary of Defense, Pentagon
21. 01 January 2021 - 31 December 2021, Legislative Fellow, Senator Kevin Cramer (ND), Washington DC
22. 01 January 2022 - 31 December 2022, Deputy Director, Space Programs, SAF/LLW, Pentagon
23. 01 January 2023 - 30 July 2023, Senior Enlisted Advisor, HQSF/DSC, Pentagon
24. 01 August 2023 - 03 October 2023, Senior Enlisted Leader, Space Systems Command, CG/CGP, Los Angeles (SBD-3)
25. 12 October 2023 - Present, Senior Enlisted Leader, PNT Integrated Missions Delta, Peterson SFB (SBD-1)
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Air Force Meritorious Service Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Air Force Commendation Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with four oak leaf clusters
Air Force Achievement Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Senior Master Sergeant June 1, 2021
(Current as of Oct 2023)