CMSgt Shaun Kegin is the Command Chief Master Sergeant at the 58th Special Operations Wing, Kirtland AFB, New Mexico. He is the senior enlisted leader responsible to the commander on all matters concerning the welfare, development, readiness, and effective utilization of 2,288 personnel across three groups assigned to seven installations. The 58th Special Operations Wing conducts undergraduate helicopter pilot training, graduate flying training for Special Operations, Personnel Recovery, and Nuclear Security missions on 6 distinct weapons platforms, as well as Air Force Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape (SERE) training. Through these distinct and unique training programs, the wing trains over 15,000 students every year.
Chief Kegin entered the Air Force in March 2000 and completed Air Transportation technical training in September 2000. Throughout his career, he has filled various roles in support of Aerial Port, Logistics Readiness, Contingency Response, and Special Operations duties. He has served on multiple deployments supporting contingency missions during Operations IRAQI FREEDOM, ENDURING FREEDOM, ODYSSEY DAWN, UNIFIED PROTECTOR, FREEDOM’S SENTINEL and ALLIES REFUGE. Prior to this assignment, Chief Kegin served as the Senior Enlisted Leader, 435th Contingency Response Group, Ramstein Air Base, Germany.
EDUCATION
2000 Air Transportation Apprentice Course, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas
2004 Airman Leadership School, Tinker AFB, Okla.
2004 Air Transportation Craftsman Course, Lackland AFB, Texas
2007 Lean Logistics Certification, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, Mo., by correspondence
2008 Associates Degree, Applied Science, Transportation, Community College of the Air Force, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2008 United States Army Airborne School, United States Army Infantry School, Fort Benning, Ga.
2011 Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Kapaun Air Station, Germany
2012 Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2012 Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education I, by correspondence
2014 Bachelors of Science Degree, Organizational Leadership, Columbia Southern University, Orange Beach, Ala.
2014 Professional Managers Certification, Community College of the Air Force, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2015 Joint Special Operations Command Survival Evasion Resistance Escape 400, Fort Bragg, N.C.
2015 Joint Personnel Recovery Agency, Survival Evasion Resistance Escape 246 and 247, Fort Bragg, N.C.
2015 United States Army Parachute Rigger Course, United States Army Quartermaster School, Fort Lee, Va.
2016 Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Gunter Annex, Ala.
2016 Professional Leadership Certification, National Society of Leadership and Success, Jersey City, N.J., by correspondence
2017 Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education II, by correspondence
2018 Logistics Readiness Senior Noncommissioned Officer Course, Fort Lee, Va., by correspondence
2018 Air Mobility Command Superintendents Course, Scott AFB, Ill.
2020 Chief Leadership Course, Gunter Annex, Ala. 2022 Strategic Leadership Course, Gunter Annex, Ala.
2022 Staff Action Officer Development Course, United States Air Force Special Operations School, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
2024 Senior Enlisted Legal Orientation Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2024 Group Command Team Training Course, Montgomery, Ala.
2025 Command Chief Training Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2025 Wing Command Team Training Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. October 2000 – April 2002, Load Team Member, 3rd Aerial Port Squadron, Pope Air Force Base, N.C.
2. April 2002 – April 2003, Information Controller, 731st Air Mobility Squadron, Osan Air Base, Korea
3. April 2003 – January 2007, NCOIC, Readiness Division, 72nd Logistics Readiness Division, Tinker AFB, Okla.
4. February 2007 – November 2007, Supervisor, Aircraft Services, 734th Air Mobility Squadron, Andersen AFB, Guam
5. November 2007 – November 2009, NCOIC, Training, 36th Mobility Response Squadron, Andersen AFB, Guam
6. November 2009 – March 2011, NCOIC, Logistics Plans, 36th Contingency Response Group, Andersen AFB, Guam
7. March 2011 – October 2013, NCOIC, Air Operations, 31st Logistics Readiness Squadron, Aviano AB, Italy
8. October 2013 – October 2017, Operations Superintendent, 724th Special Tactics Support Squadron, Pope Field, N.C.
9. October 2017 – March 2019, Superintendent, Passenger Service, 721st Aerial Port Squadron, Ramstein AB, Germany
10. March 2019 – December 2019, Superintendent, Air Freight, 721st Aerial Port Squadron, Ramstein AB, Germany
11. December 2019 – September 2020, Squadron Superintendent, 721st Aerial Port Squadron, Ramstein AB, Germany
12. September 2020 – September 2021, Senior Enlisted Leader, 728th Air Mobility Squadron, Incirlik AB, Turkey
13. September 2021 – August 2022, Senior Enlisted Leader, 320th Training Squadron, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas
14. August 2022 – August 2024, Air Transportation Functional, Air Force Special Operations Command, Hulburt Field, Fla.
15. August 2024 – June 2025, Senior Enlisted Leader, 435th Contingency Response Group, Ramstein AB, Germany
16. June 2025 – Present, Command Chief, 58th Special Operations Wing, Kirtland, AFB, New Mexico
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Meritorious Service Medal with six oak leaf clusters
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air and Space Force Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air and Space Force Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
2001 43rd Airlift Wing, Air Transportation Airman of the Year
2002 43rd Airlift Wing, Base Honor Guard Ceremonial Knight of the Year
2002 Senior Airman Below-the-Zone
2002 731st Air Mobility Squadron, Air Transportation Airman of the Year
2003 72nd Logistics Readiness Division, Air Transportation Airman of the Year
2004 Airman Leadership School, Distinguished Graduate and Commandants Award
2011 United States Air Forces Europe, Air Transportation NCO of the Year
2015 724th Special Tactics Support Squadron, SNCO of the Year
2015 24th Special Operations Wing, Air Transportation SNCO of the Year
2015 Air Force Special Operations Command, General Lew Allen, Jr SNCO of the Year
2015 Air Force Special Operations Command, Logistics Readiness SNCO of the Year
2016 Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Distinguished Graduate
2017 24th Special Operations Wing, Logistics Readiness SNCO of the Year
2019 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing, Lance P. Sijan SNCO of the Year
OCCUPATIONAL BADGES
United States Air Force Master Transportation Badge
United States Army Basic Parachutist Badge
United States Army Parachute Rigger Badge
EFFECTIVE DATE OF PROMOTION
Chief Master Sergeant June 1, 2020
(Current as of 26 June 2025)