Staff Sergeant Maisen A. Morigeau is a Pacific Air Forces F-16 Demonstration Team NCOIC and a tactical aircraft maintenance craftsman at the 13th Fighter Generation Squadron, 35th Fighter Wing, Misawa Air Base, Japan.
Sergeant Morigeau is a 7-level craftsman, responsible for using his maintenance prowess and experience in teaching and overseeing large maintenance operations, effectively ensuring the delivery of tactical aircraft sorties. He leads a flight of other crew chiefs and maintainers in repairing, troubleshooting, inspecting, and generating combat-ready, safe, and reliable aircraft.
Sergeant Morigeau enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in June 2017 out of Boise, Idaho. He completed his tactical aircraft maintenance technical school in December 2017, and has since continued learning and perfecting his craft as an F-16 crew chief. He has traveled around the United States, and Europe and even deployed to the middle east, where his maintenance skills were honed by generating combat sorties, all while building the confidence and flexibility to work in adverse environments.
EDUCATION
- 2017 Kuna High School, Kuna, Idaho
- 2020 Associate of Applied Science, Aviation Maintenance Technology, Community College of the Air Force
- 2021 Airman Leadership School, Spangdahlem AB, Germany
ASSIGNMENTS
- March 2018 - February 2019, Phase Team Member, 52nd Maintenance Squadron, Spangdahlem AB, Germany
- February 2019 - July 2021, Crash Recovery Journeyman, 52nd Maintenance Squadron, Spangdahlem AB, Germany
- July 2021 - April 2022, Dedicated Crew Chief, 480th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, Spangdahlem AB, Germany
- April 2022 - April 2025, Dedicated Crew Chief, 13th FGS, Misawa AB, Japan
- July 2023 - April 2025, PACAF Demo Team Crew Chief
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
- Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters
- Air and Space Outstanding Unit Award
- National Defense Service Medal
- Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
- Humanitarian Service Medal
- Air and Space Expeditionary Service Ribbon
- John L. Levitow Award Recipient
OCCUPATIONAL BADGES
- Tactical Aircraft Maintenance 7 Level Craftsman
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
- Airman Basic June 2017
- Airman First Class Aug 2017
- Senior Airman Dec 2019
- Staff Sergeant Aug 2021
(Current as of April 2025)