Prior to assuming his current position, Chief Bentivegna served as the Senior Enlisted Leader, Space Operations Command, Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado where he advised the commander on matters of health, welfare, morale, and readiness of approximately 5,100 combat-ready intelligence, cyber, space and combat support forces responsible for providing space capabilities to the Department of Defense.Ĭhief Bentivegna entered the United States Space Force in September 2020.ġ999 Airman Leadership School, Buckley Air Force Base, Colo.Ģ001 Advanced Space Operations Course, National Security Space Institute, Colo.Ģ001 Space in the Air Operations Center, National Security Space Institute, Colo.Ģ002 Associate Degree Electronic Systems Technology, Community College of the Air ForceĢ002 Associate Degree Space Operations Technologies, Community College of the Air ForceĢ004 Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Peterson AFB, Colo.Ģ008 United States Marine Corps Staff NCO Advanced Course, Quantico, Va.Ģ014 Professional Management Certificate, Community College of the Air ForceĢ015 Enterprise Leadership Seminar, Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina, N.C.Ģ015 Senior Enlisted Legal Orientation Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala.Ģ016 Leadership Development Program, Center for Creative LearningĢ016 AFSO21 Executive Leadership Course, University of Tennessee, Tenn.Ģ016 Enterprise Perspective Seminar, Alan L. He also shapes career field policy and guidance to ensure the career field is responsive to both current and future Space Force needs.Ĭhief Bentivegna has served in both Maintenance and Space Operations career fields and has held positions at the squadron, division, group, wing, Numbered Air Force, Field Command and Headquarters Air and Space Force levels. He is the primary advocate for the career field addressing force development and training issues and coordinating functional concerns across various Space Force and Joint staffs.

Bentivegna currently serves as the Senior Enlisted Adviser to the Chief Operations Officer and is the Enlisted Space Systems Operations Career Field Manager, Headquarters Space Force, Washington D.C.

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