CMSgt Ronald Lerch USSF

CMSgt Ron Lerch is the Senior Enlisted Advisor (SEA) to the Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Intelligence (DCSO-I), U.S. Space Force, Pentagon, VA. Chief Lerch serves as an advisor to the DCSO-I on all issues affecting the readiness of over 1,200 intelligence professionals throughout the service. Additionally, he advises on intelligence policy, oversight, and guidance of Space Force intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities.

Chief Lerch entered the Air Force in July 2003 and graduated from Goodfellow AFB, TX as an intelligence operations apprentice in March 2004. His experience includes supporting low-observable programs, such as the B-2 stealth bomber and RQ-170 remotely piloted aircraft and working on the Nevada Test and Training Range. After transferring to the Space Force in 2020, he served as the Senior Enlisted Leader (SEL) to the Secretary of the Air Force, then the SEL of the 71st ISR Squadron, Peterson SFB, CO. Prior to his current assignment, he was the SEL for the Intelligence Directorate at Space Systems Command, Los Angeles AFB, CA.