CMDCM Christopher B. Lyles
Command Master Chief Lyles is a native of Daingerfield, Texas and graduated Hughes Springs High School in May 1992. He enlisted in the Navy and reported to Recruit Training Command Great Lakes, IL in December 1994. Afterwards he attended AMH ‘A’ School at Millington, TN, and H-53 FRAMP School at Naval Air Station Norfolk, VA.
His first operational tour was with Helicopter Combat Support Squadron FOUR (HC-4), Sigonella, Sicily in support of 5th and 6th fleet objectives. During this tour he advanced to Third Class Petty Officer. His follow on duty assignments were with Helicopter Mine Counter Measures Squadron FIFTEEN (HM-15), Corpus Christi, Texas, where he advanced to Second Class Petty Officer and earned his Enlisted Aviation Warfare Specialist. Navy Recruiting District Dallas in Dallas, Texas where he advanced to First Class Petty Officer, earned his Recruiter-in-Charge qualification, and led Navy Recruiting Station Lawton, Oklahoma to achieve Large Station of the Year in 2001.
In November 2003 he reported to Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron THREE (HS-3), in Jacksonville, Fl. There he deployed aboard U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) in direct support of Operations IRAQI and ENDURING FREEDOM and was selected for Chief Petty Officer. In 2007, he reported to Center for Naval Leadership (CNL) Mayport, Florida where he facilitated all enlisted leadership courses and earned his Master Training Specialist qualification and Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice degree.
In March 2011, he transferred to Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light FIFTY ONE (HSL-51), Atsugi, Japan where he deployed to Misawa for Humanitarian and Disaster Relief (HA/DR) during Operation Tomodachi. He was the Detachment THREE LCPO onboard U.S.S. George Washington (CVN-73) and Detachment ELEVEN LCPO onboard 7th Fleet flag ship U.S.S. Blue Ridge (LCC-19). He oversaw the transition of the maintenance department from the SH-60B to MH-60R aircraft and was selected for Senior Chief Petty Officer.
In September 2015, he reported to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron ONE (VX-1) in Patuxent River, MD, where he was selected for Command Senior Chief and assigned to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron TWENTY ONE (HX-21) in Patuxent River, MD as the Command Senior Chief in May 2016 and selected for Command Master Chief in 2017.
He is a graduate of CMC/COB school class 157 and the Senior Enlisted Academy class 184 (Green). He reported for his current assignment as Command Master Chief, Strike Fighter Squadron ONE ZERO SIX “GLADIATORS” homeported in Virginia Beach, VA.