Chief Master Sergeant KARMANN-MONIQUE POGUE Chief Master Sgt. Karmann-Monique Pogue currently serves as the Senior Enlisted Leader, Space Training and Readiness Command (STARCOM), temporarily located at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado. STARCOM was established as a Field Command Aug. 23, 2021. The command is responsible for preparing, developing and delivering more than 8,600 Guardians to enable the United States Space Force to prevail in competition and conflict through innovative education, training, doctrine, and test activities. Chief Pogue is a native of Tucson, Ariz., and enlisted in the Air Force in May 1999 as a Space Systems Operator (1C6X1). Her background includes numerous space operations positions, providing space based theater ballistic missile warning, spaceelectronic warfare, ground based missile warning and space domain awareness operations. She has trained combat air, sea and land forces to operate in GPS & SATCOM denied environments and developed adversary war employment concepts to replicate realistic threats to the space force enhancement mission. Chief Pogue has extensive experience as an operator, instructor and leader and has served at the squadron, group and Combatant Command. Her operational deployments include OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM and Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa Operations. Chief Pogue transferred to the USSF Sept. 1, 2020. She Pogue is married to MSgt (Ret.) Shane J. Pogue and they have two daughters, Ava Grayce and Harper Shaye. EDUCATION 2003 Airman Leadership School, Peterson AFB, Colo., Distinguished Graduate 2007 Associates in Applied Science Degree, Air and Space Operations Technology, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 2010 Bachelor of Science, Sociology, Ashford University, Clinton, Iowa 2010 Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education Course I, National Defense University 2010 Non-Commissioned Officers Academy, Peterson AFB, Colo., Distinguished Graduate 2014 Professional Manager Certification, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 2016 U.S. Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer’s Academy, TRACEN Petaluma, Calif., Altus Tendo Distinguished Graduate 2018 Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education Course II, National Defense University 2021 Chief Leadership Course, Maxwell-Gunter Annex, Ala. ASSIGNMENTS 1. May 1999 – June 1999, Basic Military Training, Lackland AFB, Texas 2. June 1999 – August 1999, Student, Enlisted Space Operations Training, Vandenberg AFB, Calif. 3. August 1999 – October 2002, Data Systems Operator, 11th Space Warning Squadron, Schriever AFB, Colo. 4. October 2002 – May 2004, NCOIC, Standardization & Evaluations, 22nd Space Operations Squadron, Schriever AFB, Colo. 5. May 2004 – June 2007, Operations Training NCO, 76th Space Control Squadron, Peterson AFB, Colo. (January 2006 – May 2006, SATCOM Interference Response System Operator, Operation SILENT SENTRY, 379th Expeditionary Communications Squadron, Al Udied AB, Qatar) 6. June 2007 – December 2009, Senior Evaluator, Space Control Ops Branch, 21st Operations Group, Peterson AFB, Colo. (August 2008 – March 2009, Space Duty Technician, Special Technical Operations Cell, Combat Operations Division, 609th Air Operations Center, Al Udied AB, Qatar) 7. December 2009 – November 2012, NCOIC, Adversary Plans Flight, 527th Space Aggressor Squadron, Schriever AFB, Colo. 8. November 2012 – November 2016, Superintendent, Contingency Operations Division, USNORTHCOM/J3, Peterson AFB, Colo. 9. November 2016 – February 2018, Squadron Superintendent, 16th Space Control Squadron, Peterson AFB, Colo. 10. February 2018 – July 2019, Squadron Superintendent, 10th Space Warning Squadron, Cavalier AFS, N.D. 11. July 2019 – January 2021, Squadron Superintendent, 4th Space Operations Squadron, Schriever AFB, Colo. 12. January 2021 – July 2021, Senior Enlisted Leader, J3/7, Headquarters U.S. Space Command, Schriever AFB, Colo. 13. August 2021 – January 2024, Senior Enlisted Leader, Space Delta 10, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. 14. January 2024 – Present, Senior Enlisted Leader, Space Training and Readiness Command, temporarily located at Peterson SFB, Colo. MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Defense Meritorious Service Medal with one oak leaf cluster Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters Joint Service Commendation Medal Air and Space Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters Joint Service Achievement Medal Air and Space Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters Combat Readiness Medal Air and Space Recognition Medal OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS 1999 Distinguished Graduate, Enlisted Space Operations Training 2000 821st Space Group Enlisted Space Operator of the Year 2000 11th Space Warning Squadron Airmen of the Year 2007 Air Force Association Pursuit of Aerospace Power & Betterment of Mankind Citation of Honor 2010 527th Space Aggressor Squadron Instructor of the Year 2013 USNORTHCOM Enlisted Space Operator of the Year 2013 HQ NORAD & USNORTHCOM Lance P. Sijan Award 2013 HQ NORAD & USNORTHCOM SMSgt Margaret Barbour Award 2014 USNORTHCOM/J3 Junior Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year 2014 HQ NORAD & USNORTHCOM Junior Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year 2014 USNORTHCOM Enlisted Space Operator of the Year 2014 HQ NORAD & USNORTHCOM League of the Latin American Citizens (LULAC) Excellence in Service Award 2014 Air Force District of Washington, LULAC Excellence in Service Award 2014 USNORTHCOM/J3 Senior Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year 2017 16th Space Control Squadron Senior Non-Commissioned Officer Space Control Operator of the Year EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION Chief Master Sergeant October 1, 2020 (Current as of August 2021)