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Group portrait of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and U.S. Armed Forces senior-most enlisted service members.

Sept. 26, 2024

Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman hosts final day of fall Defense Senior Enlisted Leader Council

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. — Senior Enlisted Leaders from all U.S. military branches gathered at Joint Base Andrews for the two-day Defense Senior Enlisted Leader Council (DSELC) on Sept. 24, 2024, to discuss key strategies impacting the Joint Force and military families. Led by Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Troy E. Black, discussions focused on readiness, modernization, and improving quality of life. Prominent leaders, including Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy James Honea, Sgt. Maj. of the Army Michael Weimer, Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force David Flosi, and Chief Master Sgt. of the Space Force John Bentivegna provided updates on force development and operational strategies. The conference highlighted joint integration, global security, and the vital role of family support, culminating in remarks by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. Air Force Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., who emphasized the strategic value of enlisted service members in winning future conflicts.

Group portrait of the attendees of the Defense Senior Enlisted Leader Council

Sept. 23, 2024

Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman hosts fall Defense Senior Enlisted Leader Council

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. — Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman (SEAC) U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Troy E. Black hosted the Service Senior Enlisted Advisors, Combatant Command Command Senior Enlisted Leaders, fourth estate Senior Enlisted Leaders, and their spouses at the first day of the fall Defense Senior Enlisted Leader Council (DSELC) at the General Jacob E. Smart Conference Center, Joint Base Andrews, Md., Sept. 23, 2024. The primary objective of the DSELC is to solve problems and provide recommendations related to the development and management of the enlisted members of the Joint Force and advancing the Secretary of Defense’s Taking Care of Our People initiative.

Army Command Sgt. Maj. John Troxell, the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, and the service senior enlisted advisors brief the media in the Pentagon Press Briefing Room as part of the Defense Senior Enlisted Leader Council (DSELC) Symposium in Washington, D.C., July 24, 2019. The DSELC brings together Service Senior Enlisted Advisors, Combatant Command and select Sub-Unified Command Senior Enlisted Leaders to meet and address enlisted issues impacting the Joint Force.

July 25, 2019

Despite Risk, Recruits Want to Serve, Enlisted Leaders Say

The U.S. military has been in Afghanistan since 2001 — nearly 18 years now, and the war in Iraq lasted eight years. But despite the risk involved in participating in combat operations, senior enlisted leaders from across the U.S. military say, young Americans still want to serve.

Man on panel speaks.

July 25, 2019

Partner Nations Look to U.S. Model of Enlisted Leader Empowerment

"The strength of our military is our enlisted force, and the backbone is our enlisted leaders," Army Command Sgt. Maj. John Wayne Troxell, senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said at a briefing for Pentagon reporters.