Luis E. Negron
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Chief Master Sgt. Luis E. Negrón is the Civil Air Patrol’s national command chief appointed by CAP Maj. Gen. Regena M. Aye in August 2025, as the senior advisor to the national commander.[1]
Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Negrón began in 1989 in the Puerto Nuevo Cadet Squadron, earning the Billy Mitchell Award. He became an adult member in 1996, rising to squadron commander, group commander in both the Puerto Rico and Florida wings, homeland security and emergency services director, wing chief of staff, and deputy commander and commander of the Florida Wing. In January 2025 he became Southeast Region command chief.
Negrón has 29 years of military service including seven years in the U.S. Army and 22 years (starting in 1990) in the U.S. Coast Guard. In 1997 he enlisted in the Coast Guard, where he rose to the rank of Senior Chief Operations Specialist (OSC).[2]
Negrón, a graduate of St. Leo University in Florida, is the security operations manager at Disney's Animal Kingdom in Orlando, Florida.[3]
Awards and decorations
[edit]- Coast Guard Commendation Medal with gold star
- Coast Guard Achievement Medal with Operational Distinguishing Device and gold star
- Army Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
- Commandants Letter of Commendation with Operational Distinguishing Device and two gold stars
- Coast Guard Presidential Unit Citation with Hurricane device
- Coast Guard DHS Outstanding Unit Award with Gold Frame
- Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation with Operational Distinguishing Device and three gold stars
- Coast Guard Meritorious Team Commendation with Operational Distinguishing Device and four gold stars
- Coast Guard Good Conduct Medal with silver star and bronze star
- Army Good Conduct Medal
- National Defense Service Medal with star
- Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
- Armed Forces Service Medal
- Humanitarian Service Medal with two stars
- DOT 9-11 Medal
- Coast Guard Special Operations Service Ribbon with star
- Coast Guard Sea Service Ribbon
- Coast Guard Overseas Service Ribbon with two stars
- Army Overseas Service Ribbon
- Army Service Ribbon
- Coast Guard Expert Rifle Ribbon
- Coast Guard Expert Pistol Shot Ribbon with sharpshooter device
- Civil Air Patrol Master Ground Team Badge
- Civil Air Patrol Senior Incident Commander Badge
- Civil Air Patrol Exceptional Service Award, second award[4]
- Civil Air Patrol Meritorious Service Award, second award
- Civil Air Patrol National Commander's Commendation
- Civil Air Patrol Commander's Commendation Award, sixth award
- Civil Air Patrol Achievement Award
References
[edit]- ^ "Chief Master Sgt. Luis E. Negrón, National Command Chief". Civil Air Patrol. Retrieved August 24, 2025.
- ^ "Operations Specialist | United States Coast Guard". www.gocoastguard.com. Retrieved 2025-08-24.
- ^ "Superhero Wannabe Takes Command of Civil Air Patrol—Mars Conquest Possibly Next on Agenda!". AuxBeacon. 2025-06-02. Retrieved 2025-08-24.
- ^ "Biography of LTC Luis Negron" (PDF). flwg.cap.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-06-07. Retrieved 2025-08-24.