Chief Litchroy M. Marquis is the Command Chief Master Sergeant of the 108th Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New
Jersey. As the senior enlisted leader of the wing, he serves as the principal advisor to the Wing Commander and is entrusted with all matters influencing mission effectiveness, professional development, combat readiness, training, effective utilization, health, morale and welfare of over 1,200 Citizen Airmen. The 108th Wing’s federal mission is to provide rapid global airpower, cyberspace operations, and intelligence in support of Air Mobility Command, Air Force Special Operations Command and Air Combat Command. Additionally, the wing’s state mission is to support the Governor of New Jersey in disaster relief and domestic emergency response operations.
Chief Marquis entered active military service in August 2001 as a Structural Apprentice and was an Honor Graduate of Basic Military Training. His first assignment after graduating technical school was with the 305th Civil Engineer Squadron (CES), McGuire AFB, New Jersey. In 2005, he reenlisted into the New Jersey Air National Guard as a Structural Journeyman, with the 108th CES and later served as an Operations Manager from 2006 to 2014. During this time, he deployed multiple times in
support of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. In 2014, Chief Marquis was selected for a statutory tour at the Air National Guard Readiness Center (ANGRC) on Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. While working there, he gained valuable enterprise-level perspective and engaged with senior leaders of the National Guard and Regular Air Force. In 2018, he was selected as the Senior Enlisted Leader of the 177th Civil Engineer Squadron. Prior to his current position, Chief Marquis served as the Senior Enlisted Leader for the 177th Mission Support Group, where he led over 400 Airmen in key wing support functions.
EDUCATION
2006 Airman Leadership School, McGhee-Tyson Air National Guard Base, Tenn.
2009 Associate of Applied Science, Construction Trades Technology, Community College of the Air Force 2009 Bachelor of Art, Technical Management, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Fla.
2011 Noncommissioned Officer Academy, McGhee-Tyson ANG Base, Tenn. 2015 Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Maxwell-Gunter Annex, Ala.
2015 Associate of Applied Science, Maintenance Production Management, Community College of the Air Force 2017 Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education, Joint Knowledge Online, Suffolk, Va.
2018 Civil Engineer Superintendent Course, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
2018 ANG Chief Master Sergeant Orientation Course, Joint Base Andrews, Md.
2022 Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education II, Joint Knowledge Online, Suffolk, Va
2022 Air Combat Command Senior Enlisted Leader Developmental Course, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va.
2023 Chief Master Sergeant Leadership Course, Maxwell-Gunter Annex, Ala.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. December 2001 – January 2002, Student, Basic Military Training, Lackland Air Force Base (AFB), Texas
2. January 2002 – June 2002, Student, Technical Training School, Gulfport, Miss.
3. June 2002 – December 2005, Structural Journeyman, 305th Civil Engineering Squadron, McGuire AFB, N.J. (April 2005– September 2005, Structural Journeyman, Ali Al Salem Air Base (AB), Kuwait)
4. December 2005 – August 2014, Operations Manager, 108th Civil Engineer Squadron, Joint Base MDL, N.J. (September 2006 – November 2006, Structural Craftsman, Al Udeid AB, Qatar; May 2008 – October 2008, Structural Craftsman, Ali Al Salem AB, Kuwait; November 2009 – July 2010, Sather AB, Iraq)
5. August 2014 – April 2018, Air National Guard Readiness Center, Manager Production Controller, Joint Base Andrews, Md.
6. May 2018 – May 2024, Senior Enlisted Leader, 177th Civil Engineer Squadron, 177th FW, N.J. (July 2023 – December 2023, N.J. State Partnership Program Senior Enlisted Leader, NJ Joint Staff, Lawrenceville N.J.)
7. May 2024 – June 2025, Senior Enlisted Leader, 177th Mission Support Group, 177th FW, N.J.
8. June 2025 – Present, Command Chief Master Sergeant, 108th Wing, Joint Base MDL, N.J.
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air and Space Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air and Space Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
2009 Cum Laude, B.S., Embry Riddle Aeronautical University 2010 New Jersey Outstanding NCO of the Year
2020 Major General Richard Cosgrave Outstanding Chief Award
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS
Enlisted Association of the National Guard of New Jersey Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 6295
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Airman First Class Dec. 04, 2001
Senior Airman April 04, 2004
Staff Sergeant June 11, 2006
Technical Sergeant May 06, 2009
Master Sergeant June 18, 2012
Senior Master Sergeant June 16, 2015
Chief Master Sergeant Nov. 8, 2018
(Current as of July 2025)