Staff Sergeant Maisen A. Morigeau is a Pacific Air Forces F-16 Demonstration Team crew chief 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 -- Feb 2019, Phase Team Member, 52nd Maintenance Squadron, Spangdahlem AB, Germany
- Feb 2019 -- July 2021, Crash Recovery Journeyman, 52nd Maintenance Squadron, Spangdahlem AB, Germany
- July 2021 -- Apr 2022, Dedicated Crew Chief, 480th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, Spangdahlem AB, Germany
- April 2022 -- Current, Dedicated Crew Chief, 13th FGS, Misawa AB, Japan
- July 2023- Current, 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 July 2023)