SMSgt Virgil Castro

SMSgt Virgil A. Castro is the Superintendent, Maintenance Division, Nuclear Inspections Directorate, Department of the Air Force Inspection Agency, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico. As the Maintenance Division Superintendent, he is responsible for the execution and integration of Air Force Nuclear Inspection Core Teams overseeing five Major Graded Areas for the Department of Air Force Inspection Agency conducted Nuclear Surety Inspections. He ensures Maintenance Division Teams operate at maximum efficiency by governing the training and certification of subject-matter experts supporting the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during Nuclear Weapons Technical Inspections, comprising of three Major Command Inspector Generals. Additionally, he advises the Department of the Air Force Inspection Agency Commander on the selection and scope of oversight of MAJCOM-conducted Nuclear Surety Inspections to provide The Inspector General, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, and Secretary of the Air Force with an independent perspective of the safety, security and reliability of nuclear capable units. SMSgt Castro enlisted in the Air Force November 2002 as a Missile and Space Systems Maintainer. During his tenure in the Air Force, he has been stationed at four bases and held various technical and leadership positions at Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) units and at Headquarters 20th Air Force. SMSgt Castro has 19 years of ICBM knowledge and experience and performed duties as a Missile Maintenance Technician, Mechanical and Pneudraulics Team Chief, Evaluator and Numbered Air Force Lead. He has significant Joint Service experience and participated in several operations, exercises and deployed in direct support of Operations INHERENT RESOLVE and SPARTAN SHIELD.
EDUCATION
2007 Airman Leadership School, Minot AFB, ND
2008 Maintenance Instructor Course, 20th Air Force ICBM Center of Excellence, F.E. Warren AFB, Wyo.
2009 Maintenance Evaluator Course, 20th Air Force ICBM Center of Excellence, F.E. Warren AFB, Wyo.
2010 Associate Degree, Missile & Space Systems Maintenance, CCAF, Maxwell-Gunter AFB, Ala. 2014 Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Peterson AFB, CO
2015 Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education Course, by correspondence
2015 Bachelor of Science, Organizational Management, Ashford University, Clinton, IA (Magna Cum Laude)
2019 Senior Noncommissioned Office Academy, Maxwell-Gunter AFB, Ala
2021 Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education Course II, by correspondence 2022 Master of Business Administration, University of Arizona, AZ
ASSIGNMENTS
1. Jul 2003-Mar 2008, Technician, Missile Maintenance Team, 91st MMXS, ND
2. Mar 2008-Jun 2009, Technician, Mechanical and Pneudraulics Section, 576th F, CA
3. Jun 2009-Mar 2011, Team Chief, Mechanical and Pneudrualics Section, 576th FLTS, CA
4. Mar 2011-Aug 2013, Evaluator, Mechanical and Pneudraulics Section, 576th FLTS, CA
5. Aug 2013-Sep 2016, Command Lead, Mechanical & Pneudraulics/Survivable Systems, 20th AF, WY
6. Sep 2106-May 2018, NCOIC, Mechanical & Pneudrualics Section, 791st MXS, ND
7. May 2018-Sep 2018, Section Chief, Vehicles and Equipment Section, 791st MXS, ND
8. Sep 2018-May 2019, NCOIC, Missile Maintenance Team Section, 91st MMXS, ND
9. May 2019-Sep 2020, Flight Chief, Facilities Flight, 91st MMXS, ND
10. Sep 2020-Present, Superintendent, Maintenance Division, Nuclear Inspections Directorate, Department of the Air Force Inspection Agency, NM
(Deployed Oct 2021- Apr 2022, Superintendent, Inspector General, 380th AEW, Al Dhafra AB, United Arab Emirates)
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Meritorious Service Medal with two o