JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas –
Members of the 502nd Air Base Wing welcome a new command chief master sergeant later this month.
Chief Master Sgt. Jose 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, culminating 28 years of military service.
In his new position, LugoSantiago will be primary adviser 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 locations - Fort Sam Houston, Randolph Air Force Base and Lackland Air Force Base. The 502nd ABW employs about 8,000 people to support more than 80,000 military and civilian employees in the local area, 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, the chief served as squadron superintendent for the 86th Maintenance Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, where he was responsible for orchestrating maintenance to sustain flying operations of C-130Js, as well as providing oversight for the Air Force's largest precision, measurement, test equipment centralized repair facility.