JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas –
The 502nd Air Base Wing welcomes a new command chief March 26.
Chief Master Sgt. Jose A. LugoSantiago joins Joint Base San Antonio after serving as command chief master sergeant for the 628th Air Base Wing, Joint Base Charleston, S.C. LugoSantiago succeeds Chief Master Sgt. Juan C. Lewis, who retires March 16, after 28 years of military service.
In his new position, LugoSantiago will be the primary advisor to 502nd ABW Commander Brig. Gen. Theresa C. Carter on all matters affecting the quality, welfare, morale, management and leadership of assigned enlisted military members.
JBSA provides installation support functions to its three primary military installations - Fort Sam Houston, Lackland Air Force Base, and Randolph AFB.
The 502nd ABW employs about 8,000 people who support more than 80,000 military and civilian employees in JBSA, making it the largest single installation support enterprise in the Department of Defense.
LugoSantiago entered the Air Force in 1990. His diverse background includes service in three career fields: precision measurement equipment laboratory, professional military education, and as an Air Force basic military training instructor.
He served in various assignments both stateside and overseas. Prior to his assignment in Charleston, LugoSantiago served as squadron superintendent for the 86th Maintenance Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany. While there, he was responsible for orchestrating the maintenance to sustain flying operations for the C-130Js, as well as providing oversight for the Air Force's largest precision, measurement, test equipment centralized repair facility.