Chief Master Sergeant Albert L. Stoner III CMSgt Albert L. Stoner III is the Command Senior Enlisted Leader at Space Delta 12, Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado. He leads over 650 personnel across five squadrons and 15 operating locations, charged with executing independent test and evaluation for United States Space Force capabilities. His leadership ensures the operational readiness, lethality, and survivability of multi-billion-dollar space systems before they are fielded to joint warfighters. CMSgt Stoner entered the Air Force in February 2006 from Toledo, OH. He graduated from the Security Forces Apprentice Course at Lackland AFB in June 2006. He excelled in a dynamic career as a Defender, which includes Nuclear Security, Law Enforcement, and Combat Arms Training and Maintenance. In 2012, he retrained into Space Operations where his expertise resides in Space Electronic Warfare and Orbital Warfare. Furthermore, he completed inter-service transfer and joined the Space Force in 2020. He has been deployed in Support of Operations ENDURING FREEDOM and INHERENT RESOLVE. Prior to his current position, CMSgt Stoner was the Senior Enlisted Leader, 53rd Space Operations Squadron, Mission Delta 8, Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado EDUCATION 2006 Basic Military Training, Lackland AFB, TX 2006 Security Forces Apprentice Course, Lackland AFB, TX 2008 Traffic Management & Collision Investigation Course, Lackland AFB, TX 2010 Airman Leadership School, Minot AFB, ND 2011 Security Forces Craftsman Course, Lackland AFB, TX 2011 Associate of Science, Criminal Justice, Community College of the Air Force, AL 2012 Enlisted Undergraduate Space Training, Vandenberg AFB, CA 2012 Counter-communications Systems Course, Vanderberg AFB, CA 2014 Associate of Science, Air & Space Operations Technology, Community College of the Air Force, AL 2015 Space 200, Peterson AFB, CO 2015 Bachelor of Arts, Global Security & Intelligence Analysis, American Military University, WV 2015 Noncommissioned Officer’s Academy, Peterson AFB, CO 2017 Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education, correspondence 2020 Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education II, correspondence 2021 Space 300, Peterson SFB, CO 2021 United States Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Academy, TRACEN Petaluma, CA 2022 Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in the Workplace, University of South Florida, FL 2022 Inspector General Training Course, Kirtland AFB, NM 2023 The Reid Technique of Investigative Interviewing & Positive Persuasion, Chicago, IL 2024 Group Facilitation for Military and Government, Joint Computer Technology & Training Management, Charlotte, NC 2025 Foundational Leadership Certificate, THE Ohio State University, OH 2026 Aegis, Andrews AFB, VA ASSIGNMENTS 1. February 2006 – March 2005, Trainee, 320th Basic Military Training Squadron, Lackland AFB, TX 2. March 2006 – June 2006, Student, 343rd Training Squadron, Lackland AFB, TX 3. June 2006 – March 2012, Law Enforcement Desk Sergeant, Patrolman, Response Force Member, Combat Arms Scheduler, 5th Security Forces Squadron, Minot AFB, ND 4. March 2012 – August 2012, Student, 533rd Training Squadron, Vandenberg AFB, CA 5. August 2012 – July 2013, Counterspace System Operator, 76th Space Control Squadron, Peterson AFB, CO (December 2012 – July 2013, Counterspace System Operator, 17th Expeditionary Space Control Squadron, Al Udeid AB, Qatar) 6. July 2013 – June 2017, Section Chief, Noncommissioned Officer-in-Charge, Staff Instructor, 21st Operations Support Squadron, Peterson AFB, CO 7. June 2017 – March 2019, Executive Assistant to the Command Chief, 21st Space Wing, Peterson AFB, CO 8. March 2019 – August 2021, Squadron Superintendent, Operations Superintendent, Flight Chief, 3rd Space Experimentation Squadron, Schriever SFB, CO 9. August 2021 – June 2022, Squadron Superintendent, 3rd Test and Evaluation Squadron, Schriever SFB, CO 10. June 2022 – August 2024, Senior Enlisted Leader, Superintendent, Mission Thread Assessments, Space Inspections Directorate, Office of The Inspector General, Washington D.C. 11. August 2024 – June 2026, Senior Enlisted Leader, 53rd Space Operations Squadron, Schriever SFB, CO 12. June 2026 – Present, Command Senior Enlisted Leader, Space Delta 12, Schriever SFB, CO MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters Air and Space Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters Air and Space Achievement Medal with one oak leaf cluster OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS 2006 Basic Military Training Honor Graduate 2006 Academic Achievement, Security Forces Apprentice School 2012 Academic Achievement, Enlisted Undergraduate Space Training 2012 Academic Achievement, Counter-communications System Training 2019 Noncommissioned Officer of the Year, 3rd Space Experimentation Squadron 2020 Senior Enlisted Guardian of the Year, Space Operations Command 2021 Honorary Chief Petty Officer Induction, Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Academy