Command Master Chief

Command Master Chief Miguel A. Lugo is a native of Chicago, Illinois, and enlisted in the United States Navy in August 1997. He completed Recruit Training and Hospital Corpsman “A” School in Great Lakes, Illinois, followed by specialty training, and reported to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 82 from 1998 to 2002 as an aerospace medical technician. He later served at Naval Health Clinic Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, from 2002 to 2005. In 2006, he graduated from the Submarine Independent Duty Corpsman (IDC) program at the Navy Undersea Medical Institute in Groton, Connecticut. He then reported to USS Los Angeles (SSN 688) in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, where he qualified in submarines and served as the ship's IDC until 2010.

He subsequently served as staff IDC for Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet from 2010 to 2013, followed by a second sea tour as IDC aboard USS Texas (SSN 775) from 2013 to 2015. His operational experience includes multiple deployments in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom, as well as numerous submarine missions. After advancing to master chief petty officer in 2015, he served as fleet medical master chief at Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet in San Diego, California, until 2018. Following completion of the Senior Enlisted Academy and the command master chief course, he assumed his first command master chief tour at U.S. Naval Hospital (USNH) Guam from 2018 to 2020. He then served as command master chief for Navy Talent Acquisition Group (NTAG) Phoenix from 2020 to 2024, where his team earned back-to-back National NTAG of the Year awards in fiscal years 2022 and 2023. Lugo returned to Guam to serve as the command master chief for U.S. Naval Base Guam, the Navy’s second busiest port, through January 2026. He is currently serving his twilight tour at U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Guam and USNH Guam. His personal awards include the Meritorious Service Medal (4), Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (4), and multiple unit and campaign awards. He holds a bachelor’s degree in health sciences and a master’s degree in leadership from Trident University International, graduating with honors.