Col Andrew Selph - Commander, New Mexico Wing
Andrew Selph joined CAP as a Cadet in October 1978, and has been a member of five New Mexico Wing Squadrons and held a number of NMWG staff positions at various times since then. He has earned Master ratings in the Cadet Programs, and Inspector General specialty tracks, and Senior and Technician ratings in several others. Selph has also earned emergency services ratings as Mission Observer and Ground Branch Director, completed Incident Command courses through IS800, and supported the year-long Covid mitigation mission between 2020 and 2021.
Col Selph earned a Bachelor of Criminal Justice in 1987 and a Master of Criminal Justice in 1990 at New Mexico State University. He worked six years as a Juvenile Probation Officer for the State of New Mexico, and twenty-two years as a Probation Officer with specialization in Pretrial Services and Electronic Monitoring for the federal judiciary.
EDUCATION
Squadron Leadership School - 15 Apr 1984
Corporate Learning Course - 24 Feb 1985
Southwest Region Staff College - 24 Jul 1994
National Inspector General College - 17 Jun 2000 and 29 Jun 2002
National Staff College - 22 Oct 2004
CIVIL AIR PATROL ASSIGNMENTS
Rio Rancho Falcon Composite Squadron Commander - 1 Nov 1995 - 18 Apr 1998
New Mexico Wing Inspector General - 27 Sep 1999 - 8 Sep 2004
Eagle Cadet Squadron Commander - 8 Oct 2010 - 10 Jan 2013
New Mexico Wing Director of Cadet Programs - 11 Jan 2013 - 1 Mar 2016 and 5 Mar 2018 - present
New Mexico Northern Group Commander – 23 Jun 2019 - 23 Mar 2023
New Mexico Wing Commander - 22 Jul 2023 - Present
MAJOR CIVIL AIR PATROL AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
| Carl A. Spaatz Award | 18 Apr 1983 |
| Certificate of Recognition for Lifesaving | 10 Nov 1984 |
| Counter Drug Ribbon | 30 Apr 1998 |
| Chuck Yeager Award | 15 Nov 2004 |
| Wilson Award | 4 Feb 2005 |
| Command Service Ribbon (2) | 18 Apr 1998, 10 Jan 2013 |
| Search Find Ribbon (2) | 10 Nov 1984 and 28 Aug 2014 |
| Achievement Award | 28 Oct 2018 |
| Commander’s Commendation (8) | 1984, 1985, 1985, 1992, 1995, 2010, 2011, 2019 |
| Meritorious Service Award (5) | 1998, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2015 |
| Air Force Organizational Excellence Award | 2 Mar 2018 |
| Red Service Ribbon (40 years) | 27 Oct 2018 |
| Disaster Relief Ribbon with Silver V device | 1 Jan 2021 |
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
| Captain | 31 Aug 1984 |
| Major | 28 Feb 1993 |
| Lieutenant Colonel | 11 May 1998 |
| Colonel | 22 Jul 2023 |
CIVILIAN OCCUPATION
Senior United States Probation Officer (retired)
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Albuquerque Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)
