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OTIS AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Mass. – Chief Master Sgt. John G. Dubuc, the new Command Chief Master Sergeant of the 102nd Intelligence Wing at Otis Air National Guard Base, assumed authority in a ceremony held on April 8, 2018.
Dubuc began his military career in the Army National Guard in 1984. He first started at Fort Devens with the 726th Maintenance Company as a generator mechanic.
“I joined the Air Guard on the Cape with the civil engineer squadron,” said Dubuc referring to his journey with the Air National Guard that started in 1994. Chief Dubuc then transferred to the 267th Combat Communication Squadron in 1998. “Not long after I joined the 267th I was activated for the Kosovo conflict to teach other guard and reserve units on theater deployable communication equipment.”
In total, Dubuc has deployed three times in support of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom in addition to other overseas and stateside assignments.
“I grew up in Lowell, Mass.,” said Dubuc. “I went to UMass Lowell for both my undergraduate degree in information systems and later my graduate degree in information technology.” Just like most other members of the ANG Dubuc has an equally challenging civilian career when he is not serving the Commonwealth. For the last five years he has worked as the information technology director for the city and the school district of Amesbury, Mass.
“I was able to get my first IT job because of my training in the military,” said Dubuc. He believes that the experience made him a capable technician when he first entered the civilian job market.
“The discipline and rigorous training we received from basic training and tech school definitely helped,” explained Dubuc. “When you’re working full-time, raising a family, and going to night school you’re able to dig down a little deeper because the military teaches you how to do that.”
While handling the challenges of work-life balance Dubuc learned that the hardest challenges in life are sometimes the most unexpected.
“My middle son, Matty, died from liver cancer when he was 7 years old,” said Dubuc. “He will always be remembered as a fighter, and our hero.”
Matty’s battle taught Dubuc to stay positive during the hard times and turn a tragedy into a way to share his life with others, and help children and families facing similar challenges.
“In 2008, the year after Matty passed away, my wife and I ran the Boston Marathon for the Dana Farber Marathon Challenge Team to raise funds and cancer awareness,” said Dubuc. “My oldest son Chris ran the 2016 Boston Marathon in memory of Matty as a senior in high school. Our family has raised over $39,000 for cancer research.” Dubuc’s youngest son, Zach, plans to run the Boston Marathon for the Dana Farber Marathon Challenge Team when he turns 18 in honor of his brother as well.
As the new command chief, Dubuc said he is ready to bring all of his life experience and excitement to the job.
“I like speaking to people and I want to get to as many work stations as I can. I want people on base to tell me what they need me to work on, and the best way to do it is through face-to-face interactions,” explained Dubuc. “We are a team and everyone brings something to the table, so being able to share those skills is important to the success of the wing.”
“My Airmen can expect for me to be a hands-on leader.”
| Date Taken: | 04.13.2018 |
| Date Posted: | 04.18.2018 10:04 |
| Story ID: | 273492 |
| Location: | CAPE COD, MASSACHUSETTS, US |
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