Senior Enlisted Leaders from all U.S. military branches gathered at Joint Base Andrews for the two-day Defense Senior Enlisted Leader Council (DSELC) on Sept. 24, 2024, to discuss key strategies impacting the Joint Force and military families. Led by Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Troy E. Black, discussions focused on readiness, modernization, and improving quality of life....
Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman (SEAC) U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Troy E. Black hosted the Service Senior Enlisted Advisors, Combatant Command Command Senior Enlisted Leaders, fourth estate Senior Enlisted Leaders, and their spouses at the first day of the fall Defense Senior Enlisted Leader Council (DSELC) at the General Jacob E. Smart Conference Center, Joint Base Andrews, Md., Sept. 23, 2024. The primary objective of the DSELC is...
The fifth Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman (SEAC) of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Troy E. Black, a native of Louisville, Kentucky, delivers a greeting for attendees of the 151st Kentucky Derby from the Pentagon briefing room, Arlington, Virginia on April 28, 2025. (U.S. Air Force video by Tech. Sgt. Brycen Guerrero)
Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman (SEAC) David L. Isom meets with newly appointed Air National Guard Command Chief Master Sergeants at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Dec. 11, 2025, to impart strategic insight on the importance of a command team at higher levels of an organization and how to connect leadership priorities to national defense strategies and Joint Force objectives. The ANG Command Chief Master Sergeant Training Course develops newly assigned ANG Command Chiefs with knowledge and skills to effectively lead. (DOW photo by U.S. Navy Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Marc Cuenca)
GOTHENBURG, Sweden – Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman (SEAC) of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Troy E. Black, visited Sweden Oct. 21-24, 2024.
The purpose of the visit was to connect with Black’s Swedish counterpart, Command Sgt. Maj. Johan Lindgren, Swedish Armed Forces Command Senior Enlisted Leader and enlisted advisor for the Swedish Armed Forces Supreme Commander, to discuss the Swedish non-commissioned officer (NCO) corps, the U.S.-Swedish Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) as a recent NATO ally, and get a first-hand look at Sweden’s increasing defense capabilities.
Black toured the Swedish Air Defense (AD) Regiment in Halmstad, Sweden, and the Älvsborg Marine Regiment in Gothenburg,...
Senior Enlisted Leaders from all U.S. military branches gathered at Joint Base Andrews for the two-day Defense Senior Enlisted Leader Council (DSELC) on Sept. 24, 2024, to discuss key strategies impacting the Joint Force and military families. Led by Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Troy E. Black, discussions focused on readiness, modernization, and improving quality of life....
Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman (SEAC) U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Troy E. Black hosted the Service Senior Enlisted Advisors, Combatant Command Command Senior Enlisted Leaders, fourth estate Senior Enlisted Leaders, and their spouses at the first day of the fall Defense Senior Enlisted Leader Council (DSELC) at the General Jacob E. Smart Conference Center, Joint Base Andrews, Md., Sept. 23, 2024. The primary objective of the DSELC is...
