Col. Juan A. Alvarez

Colonel Juan A. Alvarez is the commander of the 377th Mission Support Group, Kirtland AFB, New Mexico. The group is responsible for providing combat-ready support to Air Force’s sixth largest installation with 52,000 acres, over 800 facilities, 1,302 housing units, and controls a $90 million budget supporting more than 5,800 military, 6,200 civilians, and 20,000 retirees. It has overall responsibility for base support including civil engineering, force support, logistics, contracting and communications services. The group also supports the 58th Special Operations Wing, the New Mexico Air National Guard’s 150th Special Operations Wing and over 100 federal and contractor mission partners engaged in Air Force, Department of Defense and Department of Energy weapons system development and testing, space technology and research, and nuclear research and development. Prior to his current assignment, he was the Environmental Management, Deputy Director at the Air Force Civil Engineer Center (AFCEC), Joint Base San Antonio Texas. Colonel Alvarez is married, he and his wife, Danielle, have three children, Aidan, Anniston and Alix.