CMSgt Robert Gutierrez

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Robert Gutierrez Jr. is the major command functional manager for the combat control career field, A3S Special Warfare Division, Air Education and Training Command, JBSA-Randolph AFB, Texas. The division is responsible for force development and management of all special warfare enlisted and officer career fields, overseeing and managing all special warfare training pipelines covering 86 facilities and 16 Army, Air Force, and Navy training sites across 10 states. The division is also integrated with special warfare recruiting for standards and qualifications for candidates worldwide. Gutierrez entered the Air Force in 2002 and graduated from the Combat Control Apprentice and Journeyman pipeline in 2004. As a combat controller, he is a qualified combat diver, static line parachute jumpmaster, military freefall parachutist, explosive demolition supervisor, joint terminal attack control instructor and air traffic controller. Gutierrez has had multiple combat deployments throughout his career and has repeatedly been decorated for valor.