Chief Warrant Officer 5 Guy Gleason, the state’s Command Chief Warrant Officer, presided over the ceremony. “Many of us have thought, ‘When I become a CW5, I’m going to…’ fill in the blank,” said Gleason. “Karl, when you wake up tomorrow morning and realize that this actually happened, you can fill in the blank,” Gleason said. “Whatever that blank is, I’m asking you to help me make this the best organization possible for our Soldiers and Airmen.” Accepting the challenge, Trujillo said, “I promise to be a mentor and a mentee. As a mentee, I believe you can learn from people of higher rank, the same rank, and lower ranks.” After Chaplain (Capt.) Thomas Broom blessed the CW5 rank insignia, Trujillo’s wife Christina, son Karl and granddaughter Natalie placed it on his uniform jacket and shirt. Christina then held the bible as Trujillo took his oath of office. Trujillo recounted his 35-year career and named individuals he worked with in each assignment. Many of them, now retirees, were in the audience. “I don’t know how you got so many retirees in one room,” said Maj. Gen. Kenneth Nava, the Adjutant General of New Mexico, when he presented his challenge coin to Trujillo. One notable retiree was Trujillo’s father-in-law, retired Chief Warrant Officer 5 Sal Soto. Soto’s last assignment in the Guard was as the Secretary of the General Staff. Trujillo presented gifts to members of his large family, beginning with a bouquet to his wife and another bouquet and a Supergirl necklace to his granddaughter. Trujillo has been a logistician his entire career, which has included service in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt. He is assigned to Joint Forces Headquarters-New Mexico as the Senior Property Accounting Technician.
