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Dec. 10, 2019

Making a Difference Fuels Retention in Space, Cyber Commands

More than anything, making a difference and staying on mission are the keys to retention in U.S. Space Command and U.S. Cyber Command, the senior enlisted leaders for those two organizations said.

Army Command Sgt. Maj. John Wayne Troxell, Senior Enlisted Advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks as he prepares to depart the position during a press briefing in the Pentagon Press Briefing Room, Washington, D.C., Dec. 9, 2019. Troxell conduct a Change of Responsibility and hand the duties off to Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Ramon “CZ” Colon-Lopez, incoming Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Dec. 9, 2019

SEAC Troxell announces new positional rank insignia

Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Command Sgt. Maj. John Wayne Troxell announced today during a Pentagon press briefing that a unique insignia has been created for the position.

Nov. 7, 2019

Noncommissioned Officers Give Big Advantage to U.S. Military

America's noncommissioned officers and petty officers deliver the military's biggest asymmetric advantage, Army Command Sgt. Maj. John Wayne Troxell, the senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said in a recent interview.

Aug. 7, 2019

NSA Hosts Top Pentagon Enlisted Leaders to Showcase Mission

U.S. Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) and National Security Agency (NSA) showcased their partnership at the annual Defense Senior Enlisted Leader Conference July 23, 2019. Twenty of the Pentagon’s top enlisted leaders converged at the agency’s new Integrated Cyber Center to engage in forums centered on national defense priorities.

Army Command Sgt. Maj. John Wayne Troxell, senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks of the responsibility of leaders — especially junior leaders — to set the example and foster an environment of dignity and respect in their command during a video interview on sexual assault prevention and response in the Department of Defense.

May 2, 2019

Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman: Leadership Key to Eliminating Sexual Assault

WASHINGTON — Combating sexual assault and sexual harassment is about leaders stepping up at all levels of command, Army Command Sgt. Maj. John Wayne Troxell, the senior enlisted advisor to the chairman said.

Army Command Sergeant Major John Wayne Troxell is the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the senior noncommissioned officer in the U.S. Armed Forces.

March 28, 2019

Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Resumes Duties

Army Command Sgt. Maj. John W. Troxell has resumed his duties as the senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (SEAC).

Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Ronald Thompson, senior enlisted leader of the chief of staff of the Air Force's Focus Area 2, speaks with Army Command Sgt. Maj. John W. Troxell, senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, before an Enlisted Military Education Review Council meeting at National Defense University in Washington, Nov. 20, 2017. The council met to discuss joint enlisted leader development, talent management and service education initiatives. DoD photo by Army Sgt. James K. McCann

Nov. 29, 2017

SEAC: Educated, Empowered Enlisted Leaders Needed in Joint Environments

WASHINGTON — Warfare is increasingly transregional, multidomain and multifunctional and professional military education must keep pace with these changes, the senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said.