Chief Master Sergeant John G. Storms is the Command Senior Enlisted Leader (CSEL) for Headquarters, North Amercian Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM), Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado. NORAD conducts aerospace warning, aerospace control, and maritime warning in the defense of North America. USNORTHCOM partners to conduct homeland defense, civil support, and security coppoeration to defend and secure the United States and its interests.
Chief Storms is the principle advisor to the Commander on all personnel matters. His responsibilities include providing the Commander with the enlisted perspective on strategic vision, goals, objectives, theater security cooperation, and joint enlisted professional development. Additionally, he is responsible for mentoring Senior Leaders throughout the Component Commands and Joint Task Forces, as well as coordinating with Headquarters Staff Agenties, Commanders, and Senior Enlisted Personnel on matters pertaining to the command’s mission, vision, core values, commander’s intent, enlisted utlization, and implementation of headquarters policy.
Chief Storms joined the Air Force in June 1992, and graduated Security Specialist Technical Training at Lackland AFB, Texas. He has held numerous positions at squadron, group, wing, and MAJCOM levels.
Prior to his current position, Chief Storms was the Command Chief Master Sergeant, Air Combat Command (ACC), Joint Base Langley-Eustis, VA. As the Combat Air Forces lead agent, ACC develops strategy, doctrine, concepts, tactics and procedures for air, space, and cyber-power employment, across 242 operating locations worldwide with 156,739 total force military and civilian personnel.