Valley native retires from Air Force

SAN LUIS VALLEY — Alamosa native and Monte Vista High School graduate SMSgt Daniel Bosché is retiring from the U.S. Air Force after 26 years of faithful service.
Bosché was born in Alamosa and is a 1992 graduate of Monte Vista High School. He and wife Jennie have been married for 23 years and have a daughter Chloe and son Tyler.
SMSgt Bosché entered the Air Force in September 1992. He graduated from the Security Police Academy in December of that year and also attended the Air Force Ground Defense School, Ft. Dix, New Jersey in 1993.
His background includes various duties in security, law enforcement, force protection and air base defense operations. He also has served overseas in multiple locations in support of Operations Restore Hope, Southern Watch, Northern Watch, Noble Eagle, Enduring Freedom, Iraq Freedom and New Dawn. Deployments include to Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq, Qatar, Turkey and Jordan with numerous TDYs CONUS and OCONUS.

Assignments
September 1992-May 1995 — Response Force Member, 88 MSS FE Warren AFB, Wyoming
May 1995-September 1999 — SRT Leader, Operations Controller & Deployment Manager, 15 SFS Hickam AFB, Hawaii
September 1999-November 2001 — NCOIC Training, 85 SFS Keflavik Naval Air Station, Iceland
November 2001-September 2006 — Flt Sec Controller, Missile Security/GCS Instructor & Flight SGT, 91 SFT Minot AFB, ND
September 2006-September 2007 — Flight Sgt. 51 SFS Osan AFB, ROK
September 2007-March 2011 — Security Forces Liaison & Military Deception NCO, 388 FW Hill AFB, Utah
March 2011-October 2013 — Plans & Programs Superintendent, Logistics Superintendent and Flight Sgt., 75 SFS Hill AFB, Utah
October 2013-October 2016 — Senior Enlisted Leader and IG Team, J3 CENTCOM MacDill AFB, Florida
October 2016-September 2018 — Logistics Superintendent & Operations Superintendent, 99 SFS Nellis AFB, Nevada

Honors received
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (2 OLC)
Joint Service Commendation Medal
AF Commendation Medal (4 OLC)
Joint Service Achievement Medal
AF Achievement Medal (4 OLC)
Joint Meritorious Unit Award (2 OLC)
Meritorious Unit Award (1 SLC 3 OLC)
AF Good Conduct Medal (1 SLC 3 OLC)
National Defense Service Medal (1 BSD)
Southwest Asia Service Medal (1 BSD)
Iraq Campaign Medal (1 BSD)
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Korean Defense Service Medal
Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal with ‘N’ Device (4 OLC)
AF Overseas Ribbon Short
AF Overseas Ribbon Long (1 OLC)
AF Expeditionary Service Ribbon with Gold Border
AF Longevity Service (1 SLC)
AF NCO PME Graduate Ribbon (2 OLC)

Other achievements
1998 15 SFS & MSG Airman of the Quarter
1998 15 SFS Staff Airman of the Year
1999 Commandant’s Award, Airman Leadership School
2001 85 SFS NCO of the Qtr & MSG Qtrly Excellence in Safety
2001 DoD Best Antiterrorism and Force Protection Program
2003 91 SFG Staff NCO of the Year
2005 AETC Commanders Award, SF Combat Leaders Course
2006 51 SFS & MSG NCO of the Quarter
2008 388 FW Staff NCO of the Quarter
2008 ACC Military Deception NCO of the Year
2009 388 FW Staff NCO of he Quarter
2010 388 FW Staff SNCO of the Quarter (2x) and SNCO of the Year
2010 ACC Military Deception NCO of the Year
2011 75 SFS SNCO of the Quarter & Flight SNCO of the Year
2011 AFMC Security Forces Flight Level SNCO of the Year
2012 75 SFS SNCO of the Quarter and Billy Jack Carter of the Year
2014 J3 Operations Directorate SNCO of the Quarter
2015 J3 Operations Directorate SNCO of the Qtr & SNCO of the Year


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