Chief Master Sergeant Richard Lamm is the Command Chief for the 628th Air Base Wing, Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina. As the installation Senior Enlisted Leader, he is the principal advisor to the installation commander. As host to over 60 DoD and Federal agencies, the Wing provides installation support to a total force of over 90,000 Airmen, Sailors, Soldiers, Marines, Coast Guardsmen, civilians, dependents, and retirees across an installation that accounts for $10.7 billion in local economic activity. In addition, the Wing provides mission-ready expeditionary Airmen to Combatant Commanders in support of Joint and Combined operations worldwide. As the Command Chief, he is responsible for $7.5 billion in base property and capital assets and an annual budget exceeding $172 million. He also serves as the installation’s functional manager of 18 First Sergeants who maintain a mission-ready force and support the military community’s quality-of-life needs.

Chief Lamm entered the Air Force in June 2002. He began his career as a KC-135/E-8C Crew Chief and retrained as a HC-130P/N Flight Engineer in 2006. He is a chief enlisted aircrew member with 3,100 flying hours as instructor and evaluator flight engineer in the HC-130P/N, MC-130P/N, C-130E, C-130H and various other aircraft. His assignments include bases in Georgia, New Mexico, Florida, and other locations. Chief Lamm has taken part in various humanitarian operations and deployed multiple times in support of contingency and combat operations in Africa, Central and South America, and Southwest Asia.

Prior to assuming his current position, he was the Command Senior Enlisted Leader at Combined Special Operations Joint Task Force – Central.

EDUCATION

2006 Airmen Leadership School, Robins Air Force Base, Ga.

2011 Associates Degree in Aircraft Maintenance Technology, College of the Air Force 

2011 Associates Degree in Aviation Operations, Community College of the Air Force 

2012 Associates Degree in Instructor in Technology, Community College of the Air Force 

2013 Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Lackland AFB, Texas

2015 Enterprise Management Course, Joint Special Operations University (JSOU)

2016 Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education, Joint Special Operations University, MacDill AFB, Fla.

2017 USAF Senior NCO Academy, Maxwell AFB, Ala.

2018 Bachelors of Science in Homeland Security and Emergency Management, University of Technology 

2019 Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education Course II, by correspondence

2019 Joint Special Operations Forces Senior Enlisted Academy (JSOFSEA), Joint Special Operations University, MacDill AFB, Fla. 2020 MBA Essentials, Gies College of Business, University of Illinois

2020 Executive Leader Project Management, Judge Business School, University of Cambridge 

2021 Joint Combined Warfighting School (JCWS) JPME II, National Defense University (NDU) 

2022 Senior Enlisted Legal Orientation (SELO), Maxwell AFB, Ala.

2022 Group Senior Enlisted Leader Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 

2022 Chiefs Leadership Academy (CLC), Maxwell AFB, Ala. 

2022 Strategic Leadership Course (SLC), Maxwell AFB, Ala.

2024 Summit Course, Joint Special Operations University (JSOU), MacDill AFB, Fla

ASSIGNMENTS or CAREER CHRONOLOGY

1. February 2003 – October 2005, KC-135 & E-8C Aerospace Maintenance Journeyman, 116th ACW, Robins Air Force Base, Ga.
2. October 2005 – May 2007, Aircraft Crash Recovery Journeyman, 19th ARG, Robins AFB, Ga.
3. June 2007 – June 2011, HC-130P/N Evaluator Flight Engineer, Moody AFB, Ga.
4. June 2011 – February 2012, HC/MC-130P/N Squadron Stan/Eval Evaluator Flight Engineer, 550th Special Operations Squadron Kirtland AFB, N.M.
5. February 2012 – June 2014, HC/MC-130P/N Operations Group Evaluator Flight Engineer, 58 Operations Group, Kirtland AFB, N.M.
6. June 2014 – June 2015, Additional Duty First Sergeant/Evaluator Flight Engineer, 550th Special Operations Squadron, Kirtland AFB, N.M.
7. June 2015 – April 2016, Superintendent, Combat Plans and Exercises, DATA MASKED
8. April 2016 – May 2017, Superintendent, Flight Engineer, DATA MASKED
9. May 2017 – June 2019, Operations Superintendent, DATA MASKED
10. June 2019 – Feb 2020, Squadron Superintendent, DATA MASKED
11. Feb 2020 – April 2021, Superintendent, HQ Air Force Special Operations Command, Standardization and Evaluation, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
12. April 2021- Aug 2021, Superintendent, HQ Air Force Special Operations Command, Senior Leader Management, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
13. Aug 2021 - July 2022, Superintendent, HQ Air Force Special Operations Command, Force Development Division, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
14. July 2022 – May 2024, Senior Enlisted Leader, 27 Special Operations Group, Cannon AFB, N.M.
15. May 2024 – June 2025, Command Chief, Combined Special Operations Joint Task Force – Central
16. June 2025 - Present, Command Chief, 628 Air Base Wing, Joint Base Charleston, S.C.

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS

Defense Superior Service Medal

Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters 

Air Force Air Medal with C device

Air Force Aerial Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters

Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters 

Air Force Achievement Medal with three oak leaf cluster

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS

2006 Distinguished Graduate Enlisted Aircrew Undergraduate Course 

2006 Leadership Award, Airman Leadership School

2012 Group Staff Noncommissioned Officer of the Year, 58th Operations Group 

2013 Outstanding Military Member of the Year, 377th ABW

2014 Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year, 550th Special Operations Squadron

2014 Air Education Training Command Dutch Huyser Award

2014 Air Education Training Command Master Instructor Certification 

2015 Noncommissioned Officer of the year, 58th Operations Group 

2015 Distinguished Graduate, Enterprise Management Course, Joint Special Operations University (JSOU)

2016 Henry “Red” Erwin Outstanding Enlisted Aircrew Member of the Year, (Data Masked)

2016 Flight Engineer of the Year, (Data Masked)

2017 Lance P. Sijan Senior Noncommissioned of the Year, (Data Masked) 

2017 General “Dutch” Huyser Award, (Data Masked)

2020 HQ Staff Lance P. Sijan Senior Noncommissioned of the Year, Air Force Special Operations Command

EFFECTIVE DATE OF PROMOTION

Airman First Class June 4, 2002

Senior Airman April 4, 2004

Staff Sergeant April 1, 2006

Technical Sergeant January 1, 2012

Master Sergeant July 1, 2015

Senior Master Sergeant December 1, 2018

Chief Master Sergeant October 1, 2021

(Current as of 30 June 2025)