Colonel Christopher T. Joyce is the Commander, 62nd Maintenance Group, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. He ensures the readiness of more than 1,400 active duty military and civilian personnel. The 62nd Maintenance Group partners with the 446th Maintenance Group to maintain, service, and load 41 assigned C-17 Globemaster III aircraft in support of worldwide combat and humanitarian airlift and airdrop operations. The group also provides 24/7/365 cargo, passenger, and aerial delivery for Joint Base Lewis-McChord’s power projection platform, to include operating the Air Mobility Command Passenger Terminal at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.
Colonel Joyce is a 1999 graduate of the Air Force ROTC program at the University of Florida. He is a Joint Qualified Officer (JQO) who has worked at multiple levels within aircraft maintenance, logistics, and acquisitions to include the group, squadron, MAJCOM, Systems Program Office, HAF, and Joint Staff, and Joint Headquarters. Col Joyce has commanded two Aircraft Maintenance squadrons, the first while deployed to Manas AB, Kyrgyzstan, and the second as the 509th AMXS commander at Whiteman AFB, Missouri. He holds Masters degrees from the National Defense University and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, and is a graduate of the USAF Advanced Maintenance and Munitions Officer School.
EDUCATION
1999 Bachelors of Arts in Business, University of Florida, Gainesville FL
2007 Squadron Officers School, Maxwell AFB, AL
2008 Masters in Aeronautical Science Technology, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, with Distinction
2008 Advanced Maintenance and Munitions Officers School (AMMOS), Nellis AFB NV
2009 Air Command and Staff College (Correspondence)
2011 Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk VA
2014 Strategic Policy Fellow, Washington DC (Residence IDE)
2015 Air War College (Correspondence)
2020 National War College, Ft McNair, Washington D.C.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. March 2000 – July 2000, Student, Aircraft Maintenance Officers School, Sheppard AFB TX
2. July 2000 – July 2002, Avionics Flight Commander, 347th Component Repair Squadron, then Assistant Officer in Charge 41st Aircraft Maintenance Unit, 347th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Moody AFB GA
3. August 2002 – July 2004, Assistant Officer in charge, 421st Aircraft Maintenance Unit, 388th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Hill AFB UT
4. July 2004 – April 2006, Chief F-16 Technical Customer Support, 508 Fighter Sustainment Group, Hill AFB UT
5. April 2006 – May 2007, Officer in Charge, 35th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, 8th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Kunsan AB ROK
6. May 2007 – August 2008, Officer in Charge, 16th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, 1st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Hurlburt Field FL
7. September 2008 – December 2008, Student, Advanced Maintenance and Munitions Officers School, Nellis AFB NV
8. December 2008 – April 2009, Maintenance Operations Officer, 1st Special Operations Maintenance Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field FL
9. April 2009 – July 2010, Executive Officer to the Vice Commander, HQ Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field FL
10. July 2010 – June 2012, Chief of Fixed Wing Logistics, then Joint Logistics Sustainment Officer, J4 Acquisition Logistics and Sustainment, HQ United States Special Operations Command, MacDill AFB FL
11. July 2012 – June 2013, Commander, 376th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyz Republic
12. July 2013 – July 2014, Strategic Policy Fellow, US Department of State, Operations Center, Crisis Management Support and Office of the Secretary of Defense for Policy, Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflicts, Special Operations and Counter Terrorism
13. July 2014 – July 2015 F-35 Branch Chief, Maintenance Division, Directorate of Installations, Logistics, and Mission Support, Headquarters Air Force, Washington D.C
14. July 2015 – June 2017, Commander, 509th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Whiteman AFB, MO
15. July 2017 – July 2019, Deputy Commander, 35th Maintenance Group, Misawa AB, Japan
16. July 2019 - June 2020, Student, National War College, Ft McNair, Washington D.C.
17. June 2020 - Jun 2021, Action Officer, Directorate for Strategy, Plans, and Policy, J5 Joint Staff, Pentagon, Washington, DC
18. June 2021- August 2022, Director, Strategic Solutions Division, Defense Logistics Agency Headquarters, Ft. Belvoir Va.
18. June 2022- Present, Commander, 62nd Maintenance Group, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. July 2010 – June 2012, Chief of Fixed Wing Logistics, then Joint Logistics Sustainment Officer, J4 Acquisition Logistics and sustainment, HQ United States Special Operations Command, MacDill AFB, FL, as a Major
2. June 2020 – June 2021, Action Officer, Directorate for Strategy, Plans, and Policy, J5 Joint Staff, Pentagon, Washington, DC, as a Lieutenant Colonel then Colonel
3. June 2021 – Present, Director, Strategic Solutions Division, Defense Logistics Agency Headquarters, Ft. Belvoir Va, as a Colonel
AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with 4 oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with 2 oak leaf clusters
Air Force Achievement Medal with 2 oak leaf clusters
National Defense Service Medal
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf cluster
Meritorious Service Medal with six oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Joint Service Achievement Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal with Valor
OTHER SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS AND AWARDS
Pacific Air Forces, General Lew Allen Award, 2006
8th fighter Wing Lieutenant General Leo Marquez Award, 2006
AMMOS Commandants Academic Award, 2008
AMMOS Top Paper Award, 2008
Air Force Global Strike Command Lance P Sijan, Senior Officer, 2016
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant February 2000
First Lieutenant February 2002
Captain February 2004
Major October 2009
Lieutenant Colonel April 2015
Colonel April 2021
Current as of Sept 2021