Lt. Col. Diego F. Noboa is the 624th Civil Engineer Squadron Commander, headquartered at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. He leads over 120 members who build, operate, maintain, and protect the infrastructure and facilities of Hickam Air Force Base. These efforts support U.S. national interest worldwide, including command and control capabilities for over 100 Pacific Air Bases and conceptual planning for equipment, personnel beddown, and engineering air force requirements.
Lt. Col. Noboa was commissioned in July 2004 through the Reserve Officer’s Training Corps program at the University of California in Los Angeles. He earned undergraduate Electrical and Computer Engineering degrees at California Polytechnic University in Pomona June 2004. During his Air Force career, he served at the Range and Network Systems and in design and supporting engineering positions within Civil Engineering and Developmental Engineering Air Force Specialties. To include active duty and reserve assignments as an individual mobilization augmentation and traditional reservist. He has experience at multiple levels, including Program Manager, Testing Director, Chief of Operations, Chief of Data and Integrations, and Chief of Intelligence and Security. Furthermore, he also served in deployments supporting Operations ENDURING FREEDOM, INHERENT RESOLVE, and SPARTAN SHIELD. Prior to his current position, Lt. Col. Noboa was the Chief of Intelligence and Security, 922th Civil Engineer Flight, March Air Reserve Base, California.
EDUCATION
2004 Bachelor's of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Polytechnic University, Pomona, Calif.
2007 Master's of Electrical Engineering, California State University, Los Angeles, Calif.
2013 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., by correspondence
2017 Doctorate of Philosophy, Engineering Management, Northcentral University, Phoenix, Ariz.
2021 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2024 Leadership Development Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. September 2004 - August 2007, Range Network Systems, Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif.
2. September 2007 – August 2011, Individual Ready Reserve, Los Angeles AFB, Calif.
3. September 2011 – September 2012, Project Manager, March Air Reserve Base, Calif. (October 2012 – May 2013, Base Civil Engineer, Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar).
4. June 2012 – December 2019, Project Manager, March ARB, Calif.
5. January 2020 – December 2022, Chief of Intelligence and Security, March ARB, Calif.
6. January 2023 – June 2023, ninth Air Force (U.S. Air Forces Central Command), Shaw AFB, S.C.
7. July 2023 – July 2024, Chief of Intelligence and Security, March ARB, Calif.
8. August 2024 – Current, 624th Civil Engineer Squadron Commander, Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Hawaii.
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
622th Civil Engineer Group Field Grade Officer of the Quarter, 2021, 2023
REGISTRATIONS & CERTIFICATIONS
Project Manager Professional Certification
Green Belt – Lean Six Sigma Certification
EFFECTIVE DATE OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant July 15, 2004
First Lieutenant July 15, 2006
Captain July 15, 2008
Major June 1, 2017
Lieutenant Colonel Jan. 16, 2024
(Current as of September 2024)