Chief Master Sergeant ARTHUR ROSS JR. Chief Master Sergeant Arthur Ross Jr. is the Command Chief, 688th Cyberspace Wing, Joint Base San Antonio - Lackland, Texas. In this role, he leads more than 3,700 military, civilian and contract personnel responsible for building, operating, securing, extending, and defending communications networks through the execution of four cyberspace weapon systems, to include engineering and expeditionary capabilities. His team deploys and delivers survivable and resilient cyber infrastructure, deployed and in garrison, and integrates communications and computer systems designed to increase combat effectiveness. Chief Ross also serves as the principal advisor to the commander on all military readiness, training, morale, quality of life, professional development, and effective utilization of resources. Chief Ross enlisted in the United States Air Force in December of 2000 and graduated from Security Forces training in March of 2001. He spent 4 years defending the base population and our nation’s nuclear weapons arsenal at F.E. Warren Air Force Base Wyoming, as a Security Forces member. He then cross-trained into the Cyber Systems Operations career field. Chief Ross has served in various roles to include Global Hawk operations, communications planning, Air Force Information Network Mission Assurance coordination, operations training, Standardization and Evaluation, Air and Space Operations communications support, 9 AF (AFCENT) A6 Staff duties. Also, he provided command and control for the 20th Fighter Wing to project and sustain combat ready aircraft and has been responsible for 170 military, civilians and contractors providing global air-to-ground C3 to the POTUS, VPOTUS, cabinet members, and senior military leaders for the 89th Communications Squadron. Chief Ross has been accountable for manpower and resources to facilitate cyberspace operations, security and logistics support for the National Security Agency/Central Security Service (NSA/CSS), 16 Air Force and combatant command missions. Lastly, he advised for the largest training organization and advanced policy and guidance, to build, operate, secure, defend, and extend the global network, while driving strategic level career field evolution for over 1300 Airmen. Prior to his current position, Chief Ross was the SEL of the AETC Operations and Communications Directorate and 1D7 MAJCOM Functional Manger, Joint Base San Antonio - Randolph AFB, TX. Chief Ross was also an Additional Duty First Sergeant, 690th Cyberspace Operations Group Staff and the 690th Intelligence Support Squadron for 18 months while assigned to Joint Base San Antonio - Lackland, TX. He has deployed four times in support of Operation Joint Guardian, Enduring Freedom, New Dawn, Iraqi Freedom, Inherent Resolve, and deployed to RAAF base Edinburgh in support high-altitude, long endurance air vehicle programs that help develop the Australian Ground Element (AGE). Chief Ross also completed an oversees short tour in South Korea. EDUCATION 2001 Security Forces Apprentice Course, Joint Base San-Antonio, TX 2005 Communications Computer Systems Operations Apprentice, Keesler Air Force Base, MS 2005 Airmen Leadership School, Beale AFB, CA 2007 Communications-Computer Systems Operations Craftsman, Keesler AFB, MS 2010 Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition Management: Correspondence 2011 Associate degree, Information Systems Management, Community College of the Air Force 2012 CompTIA Security + Certification 2012 Computer Information Technology Certificate, University of Maryland 2014 Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Tyndall AFB, FL 2014 Associate degree Police Science, Community College of the Air Force 2015 CompTIA Project Management Certification 2015 Bachelor of Science, Computer Information Technology Systems, University of Maryland 2017 Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education I Course: Correspondence 2018 Air and Space Operations Center Initial Qualification Training, Communications Course, Hurlburt Field, FL 2018 Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education II Course: Correspondence 2018 Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy (Distinguished Graduate), Maxwell AFB-Gunter Annex, AL 2018 Cyberspace Superintendent Course: Correspondence 2019 Contingency/Wartime planning course, Maxwell AFB, AL 2020 Cyberspace Operations Fundamentals Course: Correspondence 2022 Cyberspace 300, Joint Advanced Planners Course, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright Patterson AFB, OH 2022 Chief Leadership Course, Maxwell AFB-Gunter Annex, AL ASSIGNMENTS 1. April 2001 - April 2005, Security Forces Response Force Leader 90th Security Forces Squadron, F.E. Warren AFB, WY 2. April 2005 - October 2007, Network Administrator, 9th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Beale AFB, CA (September 2005 – November 2005, Launch and Recovery Element administrator, Adelaide South Australia) (April 2006 – September 2006, Global Hawk technician, 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Al Dhafra AB, Abu Dahbi 3. October 2007 - February 2009, Airmen Dorm Leader, 51st Civil Engineering Squadron, Osan AB, South Korea 4. February 2009 - September 2009, Helpdesk Technician, 70th Communications Squadron, Fort Meade, MD 5. September 2009 - May 2011, NCOIC, Communications Planning, 707th Communications Squadron, Fort Meade, MD (January 2010 – June 2010, Intelligence System Administrator, Headquarters NATO, Pristina Kosovo) 6. May 2011 - September 2013, Network Operations Technician, 707th Communications Squadron, Fort Meade, MD (August 2011 - March 2012, Operations Manager and Unit Travel Representative, ISR Division, Al Udeid AB, Qatar) (May 2013 - October 2013, Systems Administrator, Intelligence Directorate, Al Udeid AB, Qatar) 7. October 2013 - June 2014, NCOIC, Network Operations, 707th Communications Squadron, Fort Meade, MD 8. June 2014 - November 2014, NCOIC Orders Production, 690th Network Support Squadron, San Antonio, TX 9. November 2014 - September 2015, Section Chief, Air Force Information Network Readiness Cell, 690th Network Support Squadron, San Antonio, TX 10. September 2015 - April 2016, Flight Chief, Air Force Information Mission Assurance Center, 690th Network Support Squadron, San Antonio, TX 11. April 2016 - November 2016, Superintendent, Cyber Operations Training, 690th Cyber Operations Group, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, TX 12. November 2016 - September 2017, Superintendent, Standardization and Evaluation, 690th Cyber Operations Group, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, TX 13. September 2017 - August 2018, Section Chief, Network Enterprise Operations, 609th Air Communications Squadron, Shaw AFB, SC 14. August 2018 - August 2019, Superintendent, Plans and Requirements Division, United States Air Forces Central Command, Shaw AFB, SC 15. August 2019 - August 2021, Superintendent, Operations Division, United States Air Forces Central Command, 9th Air Force, Shaw AFB, SC 16. August 2021 - April 2022, Senior Enlisted Leader, 20th Communications Squadron, Shaw AFB, SC 17. April 2022 - July 2023, Senior Enlisted Leader, 89th Communications Squadron, Joint Base Andrews, MD 18. July 2023 - May 2024, Senior Enlisted Leader, 531st Intelligence Support Squadron, San Antonio, TX 19. May 2024 - September 2024, Senior Enlisted Leader, AETC A3/6 Communications Division/1D7 MAJCOM Functional Manager, Joint Base San Antonio - Randolph, TX 20. September 2024 – December 2025, Senior Enlisted Leader, AETC A3/6 Directorate/1D7 MAJCOM Functional Manager, Joint Base San Antonio - Randolph, TX 21. December 2025 - Present, Command Chief, 688th Cyberspace Wing, Joint Base San Antonio - Lackland, TX MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Meritorious Service Medal with six oak leaf clusters Joint Service Commendation Medal Air and Space Commendation Medal with five oak leaf cluster Air and Space Achievement Medal with one oak leaf cluster Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal Kosovo Campaign Medal with one service star Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal Global War on Terrorism Service Medal Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with gold border with three oak leaf clusters OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS 2003 90th Security Forces Squadron Senior Airman below the zone winner 2012 707th Communications Squadron NCO of the Year 2014 690th Network Support Squadron NCO of the Year 2015 690th Network Support Squadron NCO of the Year 2015 DoD CIO Award Winner, Excellence in Cyber, Information Technology 2016 690th Cyberspace Operations Group SNCO of the Year 2017 609th Air Communications Squadron SNCO of the Year 2018 Senior Non-Commissioned Officer Academy Distinguished Graduate 2018 USAFCENT Information Dominance Outstanding Cyberspace Support SNCO of the Year OCCUPATIONAL BADGES Basic Force Protection Master Cyber Defense Operations EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION Airman May 14, 2001 Airman First Class March 14, 2002 Senior Airman May 14, 2003 Staff Sergeant December 1, 2005 Technical Sergeant December 1, 2011 Master Sergeant February 1, 2016 Senior Master Sergeant February 1, 2019 Chief Master Sergeant November 1, 2021 (Current as of December 2025)