Master Chief Cristopher Silva reported to Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Illinois, in July 1998.  He became a Hospital Corpsman in January 1999 and completed Field Medical Service School in Camp Pendleton, California in April 1999.  He was selected for the Command Master Chief Program in 2020.

He has served in a myriad of sea duty assignments, including 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division; 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, 2nd Marine Division; 2nd Medical Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group; Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd Marine Logistics Group; 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, II Marine Expeditionary Force; Strike Fighter Squadron TWO TWO; and Carrier Air Wing ELEVEN.

His shore tours include U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka, Japan; Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes; Naval Branch Health Clinic Portsmouth, New Hampshire; and as Command Master Chief of Field Medical Training Battalion – East, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. 

He completed three Marine Expeditionary Unit deployments to the Western Pacific, Mediterranean, Horn of Africa, and Central Command; a combat deployment to Marjah, Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom; and a historic 11 month combat deployment on the USS NIMITZ (CVN 68) in support of Operations Freedom’s Sentinel, Inherent Resolve, and Octave Quartz.  He also served on numerous humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations in East Timor, Haiti, and Puerto Rico.

Master Chief Silva is a graduate of the U.S. Navy Senior Enlisted Academy, the Command Master Chief and  Chief of the Boat Course, the Advanced Command Master Chief Course, and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Management from the University of Phoenix.  He has been awarded the Meritorious Service Medal (five awards), the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (four awards), the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (five awards), and various other personal and unit awards. 

He assumed the duties as Command Master Chief of the Joint Strike Fighter Wing on 1 May 2025. 

Last Updated: 6 May 2025