Chief Master Sgt. Maurice “Mo” Muro is the Senior Enlisted Leader for the Inter-American Air Forces Academy, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. He is the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Commandant and provides consultative leadership on all matters of alignment and effective utilization of assigned personnel, military readiness, morale and welfare, professional development, and academy operations. Additionally, Muro is responsible for leading a selective group of US and foreign forces that provide technical training and professional education to international military organizations, national police, and governmental agencies from 21 partner nations. Furthermore, he guides multi-role teams of Airmen from 16 specialties that conduct international engagements and Theater Security Cooperation throughout the United States Northern and Southern Commands. These efforts directly advance United States national security and foreign policy interests by building capacity of allied forces through the delivery of 1,068 training courses and events annually.
Chief Master Sgt. Muro has a diverse background that includes leadership duties in the Air Force Presidential Honor Guard, Cyber Defense and Pararescue operations. He has deployed numerous times in support of Operations ENDURING FREEDOM, RESOLUTE SUPPORT, INHERENT RESOLVE, COMBINED JOINT TASK FORCE HORN of AFRICA, NEW DAWN, FREEDOMS’ SENTINEL, and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s RESOLUTE SUPPORT mission.
EDUCATION
1997 USAF Presidential Honor Guard Training Flight, Bolling Air Force Base (AFB), DC
2000 USAF Basic Instructor Course (by Mobile Training Team)
2001 Communications Computer Systems Apprentice Course, Keesler AFB, Miss.
2003 Airman Leadership School, Nellis AFB, Nev.
2005 USAF Pararescue Indoctrination Course, Lackland AFB, Texas
2005 U.S. Army Airborne Course, Fort Benning, Ga.
2006 U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Military Freefall Course, YPG, Ariz.
2006 Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SV-80) Course, Fairchild AFB, Wash.
2006 USAF Combat Diver Course, NDSTC Panama City, Fla.
2006 Pararescue Apprentice Course, Kirtland AFB, N.M.
2007 Associates in Applied Science, Paramedic, Eastern New Mexico University, Roswell, N.M.
2009 Non-Commissioned Officer Academy, Kirtland AFB, N.M.
2011 Associates in Applied Science, Information System Mgmt., Community College of the Air Force
2011 Combat Diver Supervisor Course, Nellis AFB, Nev.
2011 Senior Enlisted Joint PME Course I, Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va.
2011 Airborne Jumpmaster Course, Pope AFB, N.C.
2011 U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Military Freefall Jumpmaster Course, YPG, Ariz.
2012 Bachelor Applied Science, Business Administration “Magna Cum Laude”, Trident University, Cypress, Calif.
2012 Precision Airborne & Military Freefall Jumpmaster Course, Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif.
2014 Associates in Applied Science, Personnel Recovery, Community College of the Air Force
2014 Military Tandem Master and Tethered Bundle Parachutist Course, Camp Roberts, Calif.
2015 Precision Aerial Rifle and Marksmanship Course, Chandler, Ariz.
2015 Master Parachutist Certification, United States Parachute Association, Fredericksburg, Va.
2015 Special Operations Forces High Risk Driver Course, Memphis, Tenn.
2016 Professional Managers Certification, Community College of the Air Force
2017 USAF Senior Non-Commissioned Officer Academy (Correspondence)
2017 Senior Enlisted Joint PME Course II; Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va.
2017 PR-300 Personnel Recovery Execution Course, Jt Personnel Recovery Agency, Fredericksburg, Va.
2018 Masters of Science in Health Sciences, Trident University, Cypress, Calif.
2018 Spanish Language and Culture Studies, Center for Foreign Languages, Lima, Peru
2019 PR-350 Personnel Recovery Planning Course, Jt Personnel Recovery Agency, Fredericksburg, Va.
2021 Italian Language and Culture Studies, AF Culture and Language Center, Rome, Italy (Virtual)
2022 Chief Master Sergeant Leadership Course, Maxwell-Gunter AFB, Ala.
2022 PR-303 Non-Conventional Assisted Recovery Course, Jt Personnel Recovery Agency, Fredericksburg, Va.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. March 1997– March 2001, Drill Team Member, USAF Presidential Honor Guard, Bolling AFB, DC
2. April 2001 – July 2002, Network Mgmt., 99th Communications Squadron, Nellis AFB, Nev.
3. July 2002 – March 2003, Asst. NCOIC Network Mgmt., 414 Combat Training Squadron, Nellis AFB, Nev.
4. March 2003 – March 2007, NCOIC Information Protection, 99th Communications Squadron, Nellis AFB, Nev.
5. March 2005 – May 2005 Student, Pararescue Indoctrination Course, Lackland AFB, Texas
6. March 2007 – September 2008 Student, Pararescue Apprentice Course, Kirtland AFB, N.M.
7. September 2008 – December 2013, Chief Tactical Recovery Flight, Director of Training, Chief of Current
Operations, 58th Rescue Squadron, Nellis AFB, Nev.
8. December 2013 – December 2016, Operations Superintendent, 31st Rescue Squadron, Kadena AB, Japan
8. December 2016 – April 2018, Operations Superintendent, 57th Rescue Squadron, RAF Lakenheath, UK
9. September 2017 - December 2017, Senior Enlisted Leader (interim), 455th Expeditionary Operations Group, Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan
10. April 2018 – September 2020, Operations Superintendent, 57th Rescue Squadron, Aviano AB, Italy.
11. September 2020 – July 2024, Pararescue Functional Area Mgr., HQ PACAF, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii
12. July 2024 – Present, Senior Enlisted Leader, Inter-American Air Forces Academy, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Air Force Meritorious Service Medal with five oak leaf clusters
Air Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Aerial Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with “C” Device and two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Afghanistan Campaign Medal with four bronze service stars
Meritorious Unit Award
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with 7 oak leaf clusters and Valor Device
Air Force Recognition Ribbon with two oak leaf clusters
U.S. Navy Expert Pistol Medal
U.S. Navy Expert Rifle Medal
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
1999 - Airman of the Quarter, USAF Presidential Honor Guard
2000 - Ceremonial Drillsman of the Quarter, USAF Presidential Honor Guard
2003 - Non-Commissioned Officer of the Quarter, 99th Communications Squadron
2009 - Commandants’ Award, Non-Commissioned Officer Academy (Kirtland AFB, NM)
2011 - Sikorsky Rescue Award
2012 - Installation Senior Non-Commissioned Officer of the Quarter, Nellis-Creech AFB, NV
2014 - Senior Non-commissioned Officer of the Year, 31st Rescue Squadron
2014 - Pararescue Senior Non-commissioned Officer of the Year, Pacific Air Forces Command
2015 - Senior Non-commissioned Officer of the Year, 31st Rescue Squadron
2015 - Safety Award, Pacific Air Forces Command
2015 - Instructor of the Year, 18th Operations Group
2016 - Senior Non-commissioned Officer of the Year, 31st Rescue Squadron
2016 - Air Rescue Association Richard T. Kight Award, Headquarters Air Force
2017 - Tuskegee Airmen CMSgt Fred Archer Military Award, Headquarters Air Force
2018 - Pararescue Senior Non-commissioned Officer of the Year, Air Forces in Europe-Africa Command
2019 - Pararescue Senior Non-commissioned Officer of the Year, Headquarters Air Force