Roger A. Towberman

Roger A. Towberman (born 1967/1968) is a retired United States Space Force senior non-commissioned officer who last served as the first chief master sergeant of the Space Force from 2020 to 2023. He also served as the senior enlisted leader of the United States Space Command from 2019 to 2020.

Towberman entered the United States Air Force in 1990. A career ground and airborne cryptologic language and intelligence analyst, he has served as senior enlisted leader for Air Force Space Command, Twenty-Fifth Air Force, 480th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing, 55th Electronic Combat Group, and 488th Intelligence Squadron. He transferred to the Space Force on April 3, 2020, becoming the service's first enlisted member.

Early life and education Towberman is the son of Ralph and Holly Towberman. He graduated from Cumberland High School in 1986.

Towberman has attended the following military education courses:

In December 2019, the United States Space Force was established from elements of the Air Force Space Command. In April 2020, General John W. Raymond, the first chief of space operations, chose Towberman to serve as the first senior enlisted advisor of the Space Force, the highest enlisted position in the new service. He assumed office on April 3, 2020, transferring to the Space Force as the second guardian and the first enlisted service member. The position was later renamed as the "chief master sergeant of the Space Force."

Towberman's background includes various duties as a ground and airborne cryptologic language and intelligence analyst. Throughout his career, he has filled myriad leadership roles at the squadron, group, wing, and numbered Air Force level, while stateside and deployed on Operations Joint Forge, Allied Force, Northern Watch, Southern Watch, Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom, and Unified Protector. He is a Career Enlisted Aviator with more than 4,500 flying hours.

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