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Class 2020-16-17 January 2020

National Defense University

NDU PRESIDENT

NDU VICE PRESIDENT

VADM Fritz Roegge, NDU President (Photoby NDU AV)

Vice Admiral Fritz Roegge, USN

16th President

Vice Admiral Fritz Roegge is an honors graduate ofthe University of Minnesota with a Bachelor ofScience in Mechanical Engineering and wascommissioned through the Reserve Officers' TrainingCorps program. He earned a Master of Science inEngineering Management from the CatholicUniversity of America and a Master of Arts withhighest distinction in National Security and StrategicStudies from the Naval War College. He was a fellowof the Massachusetts Institute of Technology SeminarXXI program.

His sea tours include USS Whale (SSN 638), USSFlorida (SSBN 728) (Blue), USS Key West (SSN722) and command of USS Connecticut (SSN 22).His major command tour was as commodore ofSubmarine Squadron 22 with additional duty as commanding officer, Naval Support Activity La Maddalena,Italy.

Ashore, he has served on the staffs of both the Atlantic and the Pacific Submarine Force commanders, on thestaff of the director of Naval Nuclear Propulsion, on the Navy staff in the Assessments Division (N81) andthe Military Personnel Plans and Policy Division (N13), in the Secretary of the Navy's Office of LegislativeAffairs at the U. S, House of Representatives, as the head of the Submarine and Nuclear Power DistributionDivision (PERS 42) at the Navy Personnel Command, and as an assistant deputy director on the Joint Staff inboth the Strategy and Policy (J5) and the Regional Operations (J33) Directorates.

Roegge completed his first flag officer assignment as the deputy commander, Joint Functional ComponentCommand for Global Strike at U.S. Strategic Command. He then served concurrently as commander,Submarine Group 8; commander submarines, Allied Naval Forces South; deputy commander, U.S. 6th Fleet;and director of operations and intelligence (N3), U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa. As a Rear Admiral(Upper Half) he served as director, Military Personnel Plans and Policy Division (N13) with a concurrentperiod as director, Total Force Manpower Division (N12) on the Navy Staff and then as Commander,Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet.

VADM Roegge assumed duties as the 16th President of the National Defense University on 25 Sep 2017.

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Ambassador Arnold Chacon

Senior Vice President

Ambassador Chacon joined the National Defense University as its Senior VicePresident in August 2018. He is a career member of the U.S. Foreign Service andholds the rank of Career Minister.

Prior to NDU, Ambassador Chacon served as Diplomat in Residence at Duke Universityand the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He has held senior leadershippositions in the U.S. Department of State, including Chief of Mission in Guatemala andChief Human Capital Officer. He is widely recognized for his expertise in LatinAmerican and European affairs, talent management, communication strategies andbuilding a diverse workforce.

As Director General of the Foreign Service from 2014-2017, Ambassador Chacondeveloped strategic guidance for the Human Resources Bureau of 900 employees whocarry out the full range of human resources activities for the State Department’s 75,000worldwide workforce. As Ambassador to Guatemala from 2011-2014, he implementedone of the largest economic development, counter-narcotics and rule of law programs in

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Latin America, directing 500 staff and representing a dozen U.S. Governmentagencies. Prior to his service in Guatemala, he was Acting Ambassador and DeputyChief of Mission in Spain, engaging a key NATO and EU ally on regional issuesincluding counter-terrorism, the global financial crisis, Afghanistan, Middle East, Africaand Latin America. His other diplomatic assignments include postings to U.S. Missionsin Honduras, Mexico, Chile, Italy, Peru, Ecuador and the United Nations. He alsoserved as the Deputy Executive Secretary of the State Department’s ExecutiveSecretariat and in the Bureaus of Western Hemisphere Affairs and European Affairs.

A life member of the Council on Foreign Relations, Ambassador Chacon has receivednumerous leadership awards, including the Presidential Rank Award, Superior HonorAwards and Performance Pay. He is a Boettcher Foundation Scholar and studiedInternational Affairs at the University of Colorado where he was in the PresidentsLeaders Class. His wife Alida Chacon is retired from the Foreign Service and they havethree children.

SENIOR FELLOWS

ROBERT B. NELLERGENERAL

UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS(RETIRED)

Former CommandantUnited States Marine Corps

Robert Neller is employed as a Senior Fellow for the National Defense University in support of the Pinnacle, Capstone, and Keystone programs.

General Neller served as the 37th Commandant of the United States Marine Corps from September 2015 to July 2019. He retired from active duty 1 September 2019.

A native of East Lansing, Michigan, General Neller graduated from the University of Virginia in 1975 with a degree in history and speech communication. He later earned a master’s degree from Pepperdine University in human resources management. After graduating from Virginia, General Neller went directly into the Marine Corps via the Platoon Leader Class.

A career Infantry Officer, General Neller has commanded from Platoon through Service Component HQs. He has been assigned as a General Officer in each of the 3 USMC active infantry Divisions and commanded the 3rd Marine Division. He is a joint qualified Officer having served in Europe at SHAPE as a NATO staff officer and as the J3 of the Joint Staff.

Operationally, General Neller participated in Operation Just Cause in Panama, Operation Restore Hope in Somalia and Operation Iraqi Freedom. In OIF 05-07 during 2006, he served as the Deputy Commanding General for Multi-National Force West in Iraq’s Anbar Province.

He has attended the USMC’s Basic School, the Army’s Armor Officer Advanced Course, USMC Command and Staff, the NATO Defense College and the Armed Forces Staff College and various other courses and training.

Upon retirement General Neller moved to the Austin, TX area where he is affiliated with the University of Texas as adjunct faculty and continues to transition and adjust to playing the “second half of the game.”

Command Sergeant Major Patrick Z. Alston is employed as a Senior Fellow for the National Defense University’s Capstone and Keystone programs. He is also a Senior Consultant with Burlington Capital Corporation, a diverse investment management firm located in Omaha, Nebraska.

CSM Pat Alston is a native of Columbus, Georgia. He is a graduate of Columbus High School. After graduation, he subsequently enlisted into the United States Army where he completed Basic Training at Fort Dix, New Jersey.

His initial assignment was at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, as a Medical Specialist. Subsequent assignments include Medical Specialist with 3rd Battalion, 325th Infantry Regiment, and 82nd Airborne Division. In 1984 he reclassified to the Chemical Corps and was assigned as a squad leader with 4th Chemical Company, 2nd Infantry Division; NBC NCO and Squad Leader with Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 73rd Armor, 82nd Airborne Division; Battalion NBC NCO with 3rd Battalion, 73rd Armor, 82nd Airborne Division; Senior NBC Operations and Staff NCO with Division Chemical, 82nd Airborne Division; NBC Operations, Staff NCO and Platoon Sergeant with 34th Support Group, Korea; Senior Drill Sergeant with Alpha Company, 82nd Chemical Battalion; Detachment Sergeant for the Contingency Support Detachment (WHITE HOUSE TEAM), 84th Chemical Battalion, U.S. Army Chemical School; Career Advisor/Branch Manager Career Management Field 74D, Total Army Personnel Command (PERSCOM); First Sergeant for Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Soldier Biological Chemical Command and Technical Escort Unit; Battalion CSM of the U.S. Army Technical Escort Battalion in Edgewood, Maryland; Division Chemical Sergeant Major for the 2nd Infantry Division, Korea; Battalion CSM of the 23rd Chemical Battalion, 19th TSC, Korea; CSM of the 23rd Area Support Group, 19th TSC, Korea; 10th Regimental CSM of the Chemical Corps, Command Senior Enlisted Leader, Defense Threat Reduction Agency/STRATCOM Center for Combating WMD and finished his Army career as the Command Senior Enlisted Leader of United States Strategic Command.

His military schools include Command Sergeant Major Course; Sergeant Major Academy (class # 51); First Sergeant Course (CDMT List); Advanced Noncommissioned Officers Course (Honor Grad); Basic Noncommissioned Officers Course (CDMT List); Primary Leadership development Course (CMDT List); Drill Sergeant School (Honor Grad); Airborne School; Air Assault School (Honor Grad); Technical Escort Course (J5) (Honor Grad); Drill Corporal Course; Customs Course; White House Executive Support Course; Executive Operations Course; Hazardous Material Course (Level 1-5); Chemical Weapons Orientation Course Joint Military Intelligence Course on Chemical Affairs; Assignment Manager/PDNCO Course; Administrative Procedures Course (DA Level), Joint Forces Staff College, United States Army Force Management Course and Keystone Course. He is currently a few classes away from receiving his Bachelors of Science Degree in Leadership with a concentration in Management from Trident University.

PATRICK Z. ALSTONCOMMAND SERGEANT MAJOR

UNITED STATES ARMY(RETIRED)

Former Command Senior Enlisted LeaderUnited States Strategic Command

His awards and decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal; Legion of Merit (second oak leaf cluster); Defense Meritorious Service Medal; Meritorious Service Medal (first oak leaf cluster); Army Commendation Medal (third oak leaf cluster); the Army Achievement Medal (silver oak leaf cluster); Army Service Ribbons; the National Defense Medal; Combat Medical Badge; Space Badge; Airborne Badge; Air Assault Badge; Drivers Badge; Drill Sergeant Badge; Good Conduct Medal (Silver Clasp, third loop); Overseas Ribbon (Third Oak Leaf Cluster); Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal; Global War on Terrorism Service Medal; and the noncommissioned Officers Professional Development Ribbon (fourth award). CSM Alston is also awarded the CHEMICAL CORPS HIGHEST AWARD “THE ORDER OF THE DRAGON” as well the TRANSPORTATION CORPS “HONORABLE ORDER OF SAINT CHRISTOPHER.”

SENIOR ENLISTED ADVISOR TO THE CHIEFS OF STAFF COMMITTEE (SEAC) WO1 (SEAC) G J HAUGHTON OBE

Having joined the British Army in 1988, Sergeant Major Haughton has served in the Armed Forces for over 30 years. He has deep operational experience from multiple tours in Northern Ireland, Iraq and Afghanistan and has served all over the world. He has significant experience of the training environment, having instructed at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst on three occasions. After a successful and traditional Infantry career, Sergeant Major Haughton was selected as the Regimental Sergeant Major of the 1st Bn Grenadier Guards in 2010 and subsequently was selected for a Late Entry Commission in 2012 and appointed as the Academy Sergeant Major of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. In January 2015 WO1 Haughton was appointed by the Chief of the General Staff (CGS) to become the first British Army Sergeant Major. He assumed the appointment in April 2015 and was the senior Soldier and Sergeant Major in the British Army. In November 2018 The Chiefs of Staff Committee endorsed the appointment of WO1 Glenn Haughton OBE as the first Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chiefs of Staff Committee (SEAC). The Senior Enlisted Advisor reports directly to the Chief of the Defence Staff and the Chiefs of Staff Committee, and operates in support of Ministers and the Chief of Defence Personnel as appropriate. The SEAC is the Armed Forces Mental Health and Well-Being Champion, and works collaboratively with the senior Warrant Officer and Sergeant Major positions in the Royal Navy, Royal Marines, Army and Royal Air Force to improve mental health awareness, well-being and good health, as well as breaking down the stigma around suicide. The SEAC also deals with veterans issues, families, culture and standards, and has a primary focus on monitoring the value of the cumulative ‘Offer’, professional development opportunities, pay, advancement opportunities, and the quality of life for service personnel. Sergeant Major Haughton holds a First Class Masters Degree in Business Administration from Northampton University and is a well-regarded speaker on leadership and soldiering. He was a proud recipient of an OBE on the 2018 New Years Honours List. He is passionate about the importance of fitness and well-being in the military, loves sport and has an insatiable thirst for adding to his educational qualifications Sergeant Major Haughton has been married to Nicola for over 20 years and has two children. His interests are his Miniature Poodle (Rufus), keeping as fit as his body allows, Rugby Union, Cricket, Fishing and trying to educate himself further.

(Current as of October 2019)

Command Chief Master Sergeant Gregory A. Smith Command Senior Enlisted Leader U.S. Special Operations Command

Command Chief Master Sergeant Gregory A. Smith is the tenth command senior enlisted leader, U.S. Special Operations Command, MacDill AFB, Florida. He assumed the position on July 11, 2019. Chief Smith entered the U.S. Air Force in 1990 as an aircraft armament systems specialist. His initial assignment was with the 3246th Test Wing, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. In 1993, Chief Smith was reassigned to the 355th Fighter Squadron, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska where he served as a weapons load crew member on A/OA-10 aircraft. He completed multiple deployments to the pacific theater. Chief Smith was selected for special duty as an AC-130H/U aerial gunner in 1996. He served as lead, instructor and evaluator gunner with the 4th Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Florida. He also served as the superintendent of Wing Strategic Plans with the 16th Special Operations Wing. In September 2001, Chief Smith was part of the first team to deploy following the terror attacks on 9/11. He established the first forward operating base and then deployed to Pakistan where he established a joint interagency forward operating location. In 2009, Chief Smith became the first course director and chief of academics for the Joint Special Operations Forces Senior Enlisted Academy. In June 2012, Chief Smith was selected for command chief master sergeant for the 58th Special Operations Wing where he oversaw the training and readiness for special operations and combat rescue personnel. In 2013, Chief Smith was selected as the command senior enlisted leader for Special Operations Command Europe where he led special operations forces through multiple contingencies in Ukraine, Turkey, and Syria. Chief Smith became the command senior enlisted leader for NATO Special Operations Headquarters in 2015. In this role, he synchronized Allied special operations forces for employment in support of NATO missions across the globe. Chief Smith’s last assignment was the command chief master sergeant, Air Force Special Operations Command. Chief Smith has multiple deployments supporting operations in the Balkans, Iraq, Afghanistan, and across Africa. He has completed the Summit Course, and the Keystone Course at the National Defense University. Chief Smith graduated Suma Cum Laude from Henley-Putnam University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science with a concentration in Terrorism and Counterterrorism Studies.

KEYSTONE STAFF

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Gerard “Gerry“ M. Mauer, Jr. Director

Capstone, Keystone, Pinnacle Rear Admiral Mauer retired from the Navy in March 2008 after over 31 years of service, which included extensive experience in fleet operations, resource management, technical innovation, Joint Professional Military Education (JPME), interagency coordination, and leading organizational change in NATO and joint commands. From 2008 to 2011, RADM Mauer was a Group Vice President for Sabre Systems Inc. He was responsible for developing then implementing the corporate strategic plan and managing the Southeast Region’s profit and loss operations, its contracts, corporate business development, human resources programs, and Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) level III attainment. After leaving Sabre Systems, RADM Mauer had positions as an Associate with Burdeshaw Associates, as a Senior Analyst for Wikistrat, as a Board member and Board Tresurer for the Navy Safe Harbor Foundation, and as a representative and the national Co-Chair for the US Global Leadership Coalition’s Veterans for Smart Power. Admiral Mauer’s last position in the Navy was from 2006 to 2008, when he served as the Commandant, Industrial College of the Armed Forces (ICAF). He was responsible for executing the congressionally mandated and accredited master’s degree senior Professional Military Education curriculum. As a university leader, he directly supported the direction of the National Defense University and was a key member in the development of the University’s strategic plan. From 2003 to 2006, he served as the NATO Allied Command Transformation’s Director, Joint Experimentation, Exercises, and Assessment, where he developed and implemented NATO’s largest Concept Development and Experimentation program. The scope included creating NATO’s transformation strategic vision and aligning the vision with its concepts and requirements. As a result of his initiatives, NATO rapidly implemented new processes, policies, and systems in support of its forces in Afghanistan and Iraq as well new capabilities to support its political and military infrastructure in NATO headquarters. From 2001 to 2003, he was the Deputy, Directorate for Information Operations (J39/DDIO), Joint Staff Director of Operations (J-3) where he was responsible for direct coordination with the Office of the Secretary of Defense staff, Combatant Commands, and interagency organizations in their global information operations. In this capacity, his responsibilities also included supervision and operational coordination of the Joint Staff’s Special Technical Operations information system and its programs. Admiral Mauer graduated from Villanova University and the Naval Postgraduate School. He was a Naval Aviator who commanded Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadrons SEVEN (HS-7) and TEN (HS-10) in addition to assignment as the Commanding Officer of USS NASSAU (LHA 4). He has vast experience at sea with deployments to the Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, and Arabian Gulf. Ashore assignments included: Naval Postgraduate School student, Assistant Program Manager for the Naval Air Systems Command SH-60F/H helicopter program (PMA 266), and Training Officer and Instructor Pilot in Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron ONE (HS-1). He started with Capstone in August of 2016.

Wheeler, Jr. Clifford E. (Cliff): 202-685-4250

Program Manager, Keystone & Pinnacle, Clifford.wheeler.civ@ndu.edu

Clifford E. Wheeler, Jr. (Cliff) is the Program Manager for the Keystone and Pinnacle programs at CAPSTONE. He is responsible for curriculum development and execution of both courses, to include; planning, administration, assessment of educational objectives and student learning, and review and revision of course curricula as needed.

Cliff is a native of Woodville, MS. He retired from the Army in November 2014 after 28 years in active and reserve service. He began his military service in November 1986 as a 19D Cavalry Scout in the Mississippi Army National Guard. Commissioned as an Armor officer and Distinguished Military Graduate from the Ole Miss Army ROTC program, he entered active duty at Ft. Knox, KY in September 1988.

Cliff served in both staff and leadership positions in Armor and Cavalry units in Germany, Fort Hood, Texas, and Fort Stewart, Georgia. He commanded at the platoon, company, and battalion levels, culminating with command of the 5th Squadron, 7th Cavalry, 3rd Infantry Division from 2006-2008. He served two tours in Iraq, as Brigade Executive Officer for 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division (2003-2004) and as Squadron Commander of 5-7 Cavalry in Ramadi, Fallujah, and Arab Jabour.

Key staff assignments include the Lieutenants’ and Captains’ Career Manager at Armor Branch, Army Personnel Command; Exercise Planner at V Corps G3 in Heidelberg, Germany; analyst for the 2006 Quadrennial Defense Review at Department of the Army, G8; and Chief of Officer Distribution at Army Human Resources Command. His final assignment was Deputy Director for Overseas Planning at CAPSTONE, National Defense University.

From 2015 to 2018, Cliff was an organizational and leadership consultant and later an Assistant Vice President and Program Manager at Command Security Corporation in Herndon, Virginia.

Among Cliff’s military awards and decorations are the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star, the Presidential Unit Citation, and the Navy Unit Commendation. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from the University of Mississippi, and Masters of Science degrees in Adult and Continuing Education from Kansas State University, and in National Resource Strategy from the National Defense University.

Cliff is a passionate volunteer for the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park, the Bristoe Station Battlefield Heritage Park, the National Museum of the United States Army, and the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (T.A.P.S.). He is proud father of three sons; Clifford III, Stuart Ashby, and Morgan.

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U N I T E D S T A T E S A I R F O R C E

CHIEF MASTER SERGEANT BOSTON A. ALEXANDER

Chief Master Sgt. Boston A. Alexander is the command chief master sergeant of the 50th Space Wing, Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado. He is the principal advisor to the wing commander and senior leadership team on all matters impacting the combat readiness, welfare, morale, proper utilization and progress of the enlisted force. With a team comprised of 9,490 military, Department of Defense civilian and contractor personnel, serving at 14 operating locations worldwide, the wing executes command and control of more than 190 communications, navigation and surveillance satellites with their associated systems valued at more than $71 billion to deliver decisive global effects.

Alexander entered the Air Force in 1994. He has built an extensive portfolio of leadership and management experience across cyberspace operations, systems and administration career fields. He has held a myriad of leadership positions at squadron, group and wing levels and during joint, combatant command and combined assignments.

Alexander became a first sergeant in 2008. As a diamond wearer, he served three years across aircraft maintenance and civil engineering units and in Iraq with the Army’s 36th Engineer Brigade directly supporting “outside the wire” missions. His assignments include bases in Virginia, California, Florida, Nevada, Colorado and Qatar. Alexander’s deployments span Operations Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom, New Dawn and Joint Task Force Horn of Africa.

EDUCATION 1994 Defense Mapping School, Defense Mapping Agency, Fort Belivor, Va. 1999 Airman Leadership School, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. 2006 Basic Instructor Course seminar, Keesler AFB, Miss. 2006 Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Tyndall AFB, Fla. 2008 United States Air Force First Sergeant Academy, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 2009 Associate of Applied Science, Information Management, Community College of the Air Force, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 2009 Associate of Applied Science, Human Resource Management, Community College of the Air Force, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 2009 Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education Course, National Defense University, Norfolk, Va. 2010 Air and Space Expeditionary Group Senior Leaders Course, Fort Dix, N.J. 2012 United States Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 2013 Bachelor in Organizational Management, Ashford University, Calif. 2013 Professional Manager Certification, Community College of the Air Force, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 2014 Leadership in Homeland Security and Crisis Management, Harvard University, Mass. 2018 Master of Strategic Studies, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 2018 Continuous Process Improvement for Executives, Institute of Defense and Business, Chapel Hill, NC

2019 Enterprise Perspective Seminar, Alan L. Freed Associates, Capitol Hill, Washington DC 2019 Leading Strategically, Center for Creative Leadership, Colorado Springs, CO

ASSIGMENTS 1. November 1994 – January 1998, Information Manager, 9th Communications Squadron, Beale Air Force Base, Calif. 2. March 1998 – February 2000, Information Manager, 40th Test Squadron, Eglin AFB, Fla. 3. February 2000 – April 2003, Noncommissioned Officer in Charge, Local Area Network Administrator, 46th Operations Group, Eglin AFB, Fla.

4. April 2003 – December 2005, Noncommissioned Officer in Charge, Commander’s Support Staff, 46th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Eglin AFB, Fla.

5. December 2005 – June 2006, Adjunct Instructor, Information Management Course, Keesler AFB, Miss. 6. June 2006 – May 2007, Noncommissioned Officer in Charge, Information Technology Flight, 46th Maintenance Group, Eglin AFB, Fla.

7. May 2007– May 2008, Noncommissioned Officer in Charge, Combined Air and Space Operations Center Information Management Cell, Al Udied, Qatar

8. May 2008 – September 2008, Noncommissioned Officer in Charge, Information Technology Flight, 46th Maintenance Group, Eglin AFB, Fla.

9. October 2008 – August 2010, First Sergeant, 57th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Nellis AFB, Nev. 10. August 2010 – March 2011, First Sergeant, 332nd and 467th Prime Base Engineer Emergency Force Squadron, Balad Air Base, Iraq

11. April 2011 – September 2011, First Sergeant, Tomahawk and Raptor Aircraft Maintenance Units, Nellis AFB, Nev. 12. October 2011 – June 2013, Superintendent, 57th Wing Staff Agencies, Nellis AFB, Nev. 13. June 2013 – October 2015, Senior Enlisted Leader, North American Aerospace Defense Command/United States Northern Command, Cyberspace Operations Directorate and Combatant Command 3D/3A1 Functional Manager, Peterson AFB, Colo. 14. October 2015 – July 2017, Senior Enlisted Advisor, Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute, Patrick AFB, Fla.

15. July 2017 – May 2018, Senior Developmental Education Student, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 16. June 2018 – present, Command Chief Master Sergeant, 50th Space Wing, Schriever AFB, Colo.

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Defense Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster Air Force Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster Humanitarian Service Medal Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal Air Force Outstanding Airman of the Year Ribbon with bronze star OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS 1999 John L. Levitow Award, Airman Leadership School 1999 Military Citizenship Award, Airman Leadership School 2003 46 MXG Information Manager of the Year 2008 CFACC and AFCENT/CC Top AEF Performer 2009 USAF Warfare Center First Sergeant of the Year 2009 57 Wing First Sergeant of the Year 2010 57 Maintenance Group First Sergeant of the Year 2010 USAF Team of the Year (First Sergeant) 2011 57 Wing Information Dominance/Cyber Ops SNCO of the Year 2012 57 Wing SNCO of the Quarter 2012 57 Wing Staff Agencies SNCO of the Year 2013 NORAD and USNORTHCOM SNCO of the Year (12 OAY) 2013 AF District of Washington Outstanding Airman of the Year (12 OAY) 2014 USAF Outstanding Airman of the Year (12 OAY)

EFFECTIVE DATE OF PROMOTION Chief Master Sergeant Oct. 2015

(Current as of Nov 2019)

Sergeant Major Arthur M. Arebalo Jr.

A native of California, Sergeant Major Arebalo enlisted in the Marine Corps

in March 1995. He attended recruit training at the Marine Corps Recruit

Depot, San Diego, CA. Upon completion of recruit training, he attended the

School of Infantry at Camp Pendleton, CA and was assigned the MOS of

0331 Machine gunner. Following the School of Infantry, he reported to the

Marine Corps Security Force Training Battalion in Chesapeake, VA for

training as an 8152 Basic Security Guard. Upon completion of his training in

October 1995, he reported to the Marine Corps Security Force Company in

Bangor, WA. While serving in this capacity, he was promoted to the rank of

Lance Corporal and Corporal.

In December 1997, he received orders to the Second Battalion, Seventh

Marines (2/7) in 29 Palms, CA and was promoted to the rank of Sergeant in

April 1998. During his tour with 2/7, he held several billets including

Machine gun Section Leader, Mortar Section Leader, Weapons Platoon

Sergeant and Third Platoon Commander; ultimately, completing two Unit

Deployment Program rotations to Okinawa, Japan. In November 2001, he was promoted to the rank of Staff

Sergeant.

In April 2002, Staff Sergeant Arebalo received orders to the Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego for Drill

Instructor Duty. Assigned to Mike Company, Third Recruit Training Battalion, he completed 10 training cycles as

a Drill Instructor, Senior Drill Instructor, and Chief Drill Instructor.

In July 2005, he was assigned to the First Battalion, Fourth Marines (1/4) in Camp Pendleton, CA. In February

2006, he was promoted to the rank of Gunnery Sergeant. While assigned to 1/4, he deployed in support of

Operation Iraqi Freedom on three different occasions while serving as, Scout Sniper Platoon Sergeant, Weapons

Company Operations Chief, and a Company Gunnery Sergeant.

In 2009 Gunnery Sergeant Arebalo was selected to the rank of First Sergeant and received orders to Third

Reconnaissance Battalion in Okinawa Japan. In June of that year, he was assigned to the Force Reconnaissance

Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force to serve as the Force Company First Sergeant. In January 2011, First

Sergeant Arebalo was re-assigned to the Headquarters and Service Company, Third Reconnaissance Battalion and

deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

In June 2012, First Sergeant Arebalo received orders to General Support Motor Transport Company (-), 6th Motor

Transportation Battalion in Providence, Rhode Island to serve as the Inspector Instructor First Sergeant. In August

2013, the unit was re-designated as Transportation Services Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 25.

First Sergeant Arebalo was selected for Sergeant Major in November 2013 and was subsequently issued orders to

report to Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 1, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, Okinawa, Japan. In April 2014,

Sergeant Major Arebalo reported for duty as the Squadron Sergeant Major.

In January 2016, Sergeant Major Arebalo assumed the post of Squadron Sergeant Major for Marine Medium

Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (VMM-262). While assigned to VMM-262, he served as the Aviation Combat Element

Sergeant Major for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit from April 2016 to May 2017.

In March 2018, Sergeant Major Arebalo was assigned as the Sergeant Major of 2d Marine Regiment. In October

2018, Sergeant Major Arebalo deployed as the Task Force Southwest Sergeant Major in support of Operation

Freedom’s Sentinel executing NATO’s Resolute Support Mission.

Sergeant Major Arebalo’s personal decorations include the Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal with

gold star in lieu of second award, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with four gold stars in lieu of fifth

award, the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal and the Combat Action Ribbon with gold star in lieu of

second award.

Command Sergeant Major Bryan D. Barker Division Command Sergeant Major 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)

Fort Campbell, KY

Command Sergeant Major Bryan D. Barker entered the United States Army in June 1996 and completed One Station Unit Training for MOS 11B, Infantryman, at Fort Benning, Georgia.

CSM Barker has served in various positions as an Infantryman throughout his career, including all positions from rifleman to Operations Sergeant Major with 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment; Command Sergeant Major of 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade; and XXIst Regimental Command Sergeant Major of 3d Cavalry Regiment. His most recent assignment was Command Sergeant Major, 5th Armored Brigade, First Army Division West.

CSM Barker’s overseas assignments include a tour in Germany with deployments to Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Poland, and Ukraine. He has six combat deployments to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, eight combat deployments to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, and one deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Resolute Support.

CSM Barker is a graduate of Air Assault School, Airborne School, U.S. Army Ranger School, Jumpmaster School, Pathfinder School, U.S. Marine Corps Winter Mountain Leader Course, Pre-Command Course, and all levels of the Noncommissioned Officer Education System, including Class 63 of the U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy and the Nominative Leaders Course. CSM Barker has earned an associate’s degree from Excelsior College.

CSM Barker’s awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit with one oak leaf cluster, Bronze Star Medal with five oak leaf clusters, Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters, Joint Service Commendation Medal with "V” device and two oak leaf clusters, Army Commendation Medal with four oak leaf clusters, Army Achievement Medal with four oak leaf clusters, Army Good Conduct Medal (7th award), National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal with five campaign stars, Iraq Campaign Medal with five campaign stars, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, NCO Professional Development Ribbon with numeral 5, Overseas Service Ribbon with numeral 6, and NATO Medal. CSM Barker has earned the Ranger Tab, Master Parachutist Badge, Combat Infantryman Badge, Expert Infantryman Badge and Pathfinder and Air Assault Badge, as well as Canadian, Korean, Moldovan and Czech Parachutist Badges. CSM Barker is also a recipient of the Order of Saint Maurice, the Order of Saint George, and the Order of Saint Barbara.

USS GERALD R. FORD (CVN 78) “INTEGRITY AT THE HELM”

CMDCM De’Andre Beaufort

Command Master Chief

USS GERALD R. FORD (CVN 78)

Master Chief Beaufort is a native of Fort Lauderdale, Fla. He graduated

from Dillard High School Class of 1994; he completed basic training at

Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill., and Aviation Boatswain’s

Mate Equipment “A” School in Millington, Tenn.

His tours of duty include: USS JOHN C. STENNIS (CVN 74), Norfolk,

Va., and San Diego, Calif.; Training Squadron SIX (VT-6) Milton, Fla.;

Navy Recruiting District Montgomery, Ala., USS GEORGE

WASHINGTON (CVN 73) Norfolk, Va.; Naval Aviation Schools

Command (NASC) Pensacola, Fla.; USS GEORGE H.W. BUSH (CVN

77) Norfolk, Va.; and VFA-103, Virginia Beach, Va.

In 2014, he was selected for the Command Senior Chief Program and

advanced to Command Master Chief. He served as the Command Master

Chief for the World Famous “Jolly Rogers” of VFA-103, from December 2014 to March 2017, and for

the Carrier Air Wing THREE “Battle Axes” from March 2017 to March 2019.

He reported as Command Master Chief of USS GERALD R. FORD (CVN 78) in February 2019.

Master Chief Beaufort holds a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Workforce Education and Development

from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, and a Masters of Art Degree from Liberty University in

Human Services with emphasis in Executive Leadership, and a minor in management from Coastline

Community College.

His personal awards include the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (three awards), Navy and

Marine Corps Achievement Medal (six awards) and numerous other units and campaign awards. Master

Chief Beaufort is a graduate of the Senior Enlisted Academy (Class 178 Gray), and the CMC/COB course

(Class 138) in Newport, R.I.

Command Sergeant Major

Robin M. Bolmer7th Infantry Division CSM

4290 9th Division Ave. JBLM, WA 98433

October 2019

American Public University-BS-Business ManagementCentral Texas College-AD-General Studies

All levels of the Noncommissioned Officer Education System, Sergeants Major Course, Executive Leaders Course,CSM DEV Course (FO-BDE),BDE Pre-Command Course, Master Fitness Trainer Course, Garrison Sergeant Major Course, Combat Lifesavers Course, ADAPCP Course, NTCObserver Control Course.

SGT Jun 1996SSG Jun 1998SFC Jul 2001

MSG Nov 2005SGM Aug 2011

Oct 19 Present CSM 7th Infantry Division

Jul 18 Oct 19 G3/5/7 SGM, United States Army Forces Command

Jun 17 Jul 18 G3 SGM, National Training Center and Fort Irwin

May 16 May 17 Garrison CSM, Army Support Activity, Soto Cano Honduras

Mar 14 Apr 16 Battalion CSM ,1-4 IN BN (OPFOR), Hohenfels Germany

Oct 11 Mar 14 Regimental Operations SGM, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck Germany

Jun 10 Sep 11 Provincial Reconstruction Team SGM, Laghman Province Afghanistan

Aug 09 May 10 Student, United States Army Sergeants Major Academy

Mar 07 Jul 09 Senior Military Science Instructor Northeastern University, Boston Ma.

Jun 05 Mar 07 First Sergeant, C CO 1-35AR Baumholder, GE

Dec 03 Jun 05 Operations Sergeant, 1-35 AR, Baumholder, GE

Jan 00 Dec 03 Platoon Sergeant 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, CO

Nov 97 Jan 00 Tank Commander 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, CO

Oct 96 Oct 97 Tank Gunner/Commander 1-72 AR Camp Casey, Korea

Jul 94 Oct 96 Loader/Gunner, 4-64 AR, Fort Stewart, GA

Jan 94 Jul 94 Loader 194th AR BDE, Fort Knox, Ky

Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal (3 OLC), Meritorious Service Medal (6 OLC), Army Commendation Medal (1 OLC), Army AchievementMedal (9 OLC), Army Good Conduct Medal (8th AWD), National Defense Service Medal (2nd AWD), Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal,Afghanistan Campaign Medal (2 CS), Iraq Campaign Medal (3 CS), Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on TerrorismService Medal, Korean Defense Service Medal, Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon (Numeral 5), Army ServiceRibbon, Overseas Service Ribbon (Numeral 7), NATO Medal, Presidential Unit Citation Award, Valorous Unit Award, Navy UnitCommendation Award, Combat Action Badge, Honorable Order of St Michael (Bronze Award), Honorable Order of St Maurice; HonorableOrder of St Barbara.

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CHIEF MASTER SERGEANT KENNETH M. BRUCE

Chief Master Sergeant Kenneth M. Bruce, Jr., is theCommand Chief Master Sergeant for the 379th AirExpeditionary Wing, Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. He isresponsible for the morale, welfare, training, managementand professional growth for over 7,100 personnel assignedto the Air Force’s largest composite wing in the area ofresponsibility. The wing includes strike; intelligence,surveillance and reconnaissance; mobility; aeromedicalevacuation; and command and control assets which supportoperations INHERENT RESOLVE and FREEDOM’SSENTINEL.

Chief Bruce grew up in Jacksonville, Fla. and enlisted in theAir Force in July 1996. As a career intelligence professional,his background includes various positions within sensoroperations, imagery intelligence, and special operations atthe squadron, group, major command and Headquarters AirForce levels. He has deployed in support of OperationsJOINT GUARD, OBSERVANT COMPASS, JUNIPERSHIELD, and INHERENT RESOLVE.

Prior to assuming his current position, he served as thecommand chief of the 33rd Fighter Wing, Eglin Air ForceBase, Fla.

EDUCATION 1997 RQ-1 Predator Payload Operator Course, Indian Springs Air Force Auxiliary Field, Nev.2000 Airman Leadership School, Nellis AFB, Nev.2003 Pacific Command Battle Damage Assessment Course, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii2008 Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Lackland AFB, Texas2009 Associate of Applied Science in Communication Applications Technology, Community College of the Air Force2012 Senior Enlisted ISR Master Skills Course, Goodfellow AFB, Texas2012 Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Maxwell-Gunter Annex, Ala.2012 Bachelor of Science, Religion, Liberty University, Lynchburg, Va.2012 Special Operations Forces Air Command and Control Course, Hurlburt Field, Fla.2014 Master Resilience Trainer Course, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J.2014 Masters of Arts, Human Services Counseling - Military Resilience, Liberty University, Lynchburg, Va.2017 Chief Leadership Course, Maxwell-Gunter Annex, Ala.2017 Command Chief Master Sergeant Training Course, Joint Base Andrews, Md.2017 Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education I & II Correspondence Course2018 Continuous Process Improvement for Executives, Institute for Defense and Business, Chapel Hill, NorthCarolina2018 Senior Enlisted Legal Orientation, Maxwell AFB, Ala.

ASSIGNMENTS

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1. September 1996 – March 1997, Student, Imagery Analysis Course, 315th Training Squadron, Goodfellow AFB,Texas2. March 1997 – March 1999, RQ-1 Sensor Operator/Analyst, 11th Reconnaissance Squadron, Creech AFB, Nev.3. March 1999 – January 2001, RQ-1 Sensor Operator Instructor, 11th Reconnaissance Squadron, Creech AFB, Nev.4. January 2001 – February 2002, RQ-1 A/B Standardization Evaluation Flight Examiner, 57th Operations Group,Nellis AFB, Nev.5. February 2002 – February 2003, Imagery Analyst, 607th Air Intelligence Squadron, Osan Air Base, Republic ofKorea6. February 2003 – January 2006, NCOIC, Distributed Ground Station- Five Standardization Evaluation, Pacific AirForces Air Intelligence Squadron, Hickam AFB, Hawaii 7. January 2006 – April 2007, Imagery Mission Supervisor,PACAF Air Intelligence Squadron, Hickam AFB, Hawaii8. April 2007 – August 2008, NCOIC, Team Two Imagery Operations, 13th Intelligence Squadron, Beale AFB, Cali.9. August 2008 – November 2009, Flight Chief, ISR Operations, 13th Intelligence Squadron, Beale AFB, Cali.10. November 2009 – November 2010, Operations Superintendent, 6th Intelligence Squadron, Osan Air Base,Republic of Korea11. November 2010 – June 2012, NCOIC, Remotely Piloted Aircraft Programs/Additional Duty First Sergeant, 18thFlight Test Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla.12. June 2012 – August 2013, Superintendent, ISR Force Management, Headquarters Air Force Special OperationsCommand, ISR Directorate, Hurlburt Field, Fla. 13. August 2013 – September 2014, Operations Superintendent, 11th Special Operations Intelligence Squadron,Hurlburt Field, Fla.14. September 2014 – April 2016, Deputy Career Field Manager, 1N1XX Air Force Specialty, Headquarters Air ForceISR Directorate, Pentagon, Washington D.C.15. April 2016 – June 2018, Air Force Special Operations Command ISR Enlisted Functional Manager, HeadquartersAir Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Fla.16. June 2018 – June 2019, Command Chief, 33rd Fighter Wing, Eglin AFB, Fla.17. June 2019 – present, Command Chief, 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Meritorious Service Medal with silver and bronze oak leaf clustersJoint Service Commendation Medal Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clustersJoint Service Achievement Medal with oak leaf clusterAir Force Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION Chief Master Sergeant Aug. 1, 2016

(Current as of June 2019)

Command Sergeant Major

Arthur R. Burgoyne Jr

January 2019

Excelsior College-AD, GENERAL STUDIES

All levels of the NCOPDS, FORSCOM CCL, BDE and BN Pre-Command Course, First Sergeant Course, Pathfinder School, Military Free Fall School, Long Range Surveillance Leaders Course, Assault Climber Course (Summer), Military Mountaineering Course (Summer/Winter), Emergency Medical Technician Course-Nationally Certified, Jumpmaster School, Ranger School, Airborne School and The Basic Instructor Course

SGT JAN 1996SSG APR 1998SFC June 2002

MSG FEB 2008SGM MAR 2014

Jan 19 Present Division Command Sergeant Major, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, NCJan 18 Jan 19 Command Sergeant Major, Operations Group, Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC), Fort Polk, LANov 15 Dec 17 Command Sergeant Major, 3BCT, 101st ABN Division (AASLT), Fort Campbell, KY (FWD TAAC-S, OFS/ORS)Jul 13 Sep 15 Command Sergeant Major, 1st Battalion 505th PIR, 3BCT, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, NC (FWD OIR)Nov 11 Jun 13 Operations Sergeant Major, 2nd Battalion 508th PIR, 4BCT, 82nd ABN DIV, Fort Bragg, NC (FWD OEF)May 11 Nov 11 First Sergeant, A CO, 2nd Battalion, 505th PIR, 3BCT 82nd ABN DIV, Fort Bragg, NCJun 10 Jun 11 First Sergeant, E CO, 2nd Battalion, 60th Infantry Regiment, 193rd Infantry Brigade, Fort Jackson, SCSep 09 May 10 First Sergeant, E CO, 2nd Battalion, 60th Infantry Regiment, 193rd Infantry Brigade, Fort Jackson, SCJun 08 Sep 09 First Sergeant, C CO, 2nd Battalion, 13th Infantry Regiment, 193rd Infantry Brigade, Fort Jackson, SCJan 07 Jun 08 Operations Sergeant, 1st Battalion, 325th AIR, 2BCT, 82nd ABN DIV, Fort Bragg, NC (FWD OIF)Jul 05 Jan 07 Scout Platoon Sergeant, 1st Battalion, 325th AIR, 2BCT, 82nd ABN DIV, Fort Bragg, NC (FWD OEF, OIF)Jan 05 Jun 05 Platoon Sergeant, A CO, 1st Battalion, 325th AIR, 2BCT, 82nd ABN DIV, Fort Bragg, NCAug 04 Jan 05 RSC Platoon Sergeant, 5th Ranger Training Battalion, Camp Merrill, Dahlonega, GANov 02 Aug 04 Mountaineering NCOIC, 5th Ranger Training Battalion, Camp Merrill, Dahlonega, GAJul 01 Nov 02 Ranger Instructor, B CO, 5th Ranger Training Battalion, Camp Merrill, Dahlonega, GAJan 01 Jun 01 Asst Operations Sergeant, F CO, 51st Infantry, 525th Battlefield Surveillance BDE, XVIII ABN CORPS, Fort BraggJul 99 Dec 00 LRS Team Leader, F CO, 51st Infantry, 525th Battlefield Surveillance BDE, XVIII ABN CORPS, Fort Bragg, NCJan 98 Jun 99 Squad Leader, B CO, 501st Airborne Infantry Regiment, USARAK, Fort Richardson, AK

Legion of Merit (1 OLC). Bronze Star Medal (3 OLC), Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (4 OLC), Army Commendation Medal (3 OLC), Army Achievement Medal (6 OLC), Valorous Unit Award (1 OLC), Army Good Conduct Medal (8th Award), National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Global War On Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War On Terrorism Service Medal, Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon (Numeral 5), Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, NATO Medal, Combat Infantryman Badge, Expert Infantryman Badge, Master Parachutist Badge, British Jump Wings, Thailand Jump Wings, Italian Jump Wings, Military Free Fall Badge, Pathfinder Badge and The Ranger Tab

Division Command Sergeant Major 82nd Airborne Division

1 All American Way, Fort Bragg, NC 28307

Sergeant Major Steven M. Burkett SgtMaj Burkett enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1994 and attended Recruit Training at Parris Island. Upon graduation, he was meritoriously promoted to Private First Class. In 1995, PFC Burkett reported to Marine Air Support Squadron 1, Cherry Point, NC. In 1996, he was meritoriously promoted to Corporal. In 1997, Cpl Burkett reported to Marine Security Guard School in Quantico, VA, and was subsequently assigned to MSG Detachments Paris, France and Ankara, Turkey. While on MSG Duty, he was meritoriously promoted to the rank of Staff Sergeant. In 2000, SSgt Burkett reported to Marine Corps Logistics Base, Albany, GA. He served as the G3 Assistant Operations Chief as well as the chief instructor of the Corporal Leadership Course. SSgt Burkett attended the Career Course and graduated as a distinguished graduate. In 2003, SSgt Burkett reported to the Staff Noncommissioned Officer Academy in Kaneohe, HI. He served as Supply Chief, Instructor and Deputy Director. GySgt Burkett attended the Advanced Course at Quantico, VA and graduated as the Honor Graduate. He was also selected as the Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Writing Award recipient. In 2005, he was named the Academy’s Instructor of the Year and was the winner of the Elihu Rose Award, which designates Marine Corps University’s most outstanding enlisted educator. In 2006, GySgt Burkett reported to CSSG-3 at Kaneohe Bay, HI. He deployed as an individual augment to Iraq with 9th Engineer Support Battalion as H&S Company GySgt. Upon returning, he deployed to Mongolia on the Marine Enlisted Liaison Development Exchange Program. While in Kaneohe Bay, GySgt Burkett completed Amphibious Warfare School phases I and II as well as Command and Staff Distance Education Program at the College of Continuing Education. In 2008, 1stSgt Burkett reported to Alpha Battery, 1/11, 1stMarDiv at Camp Pendleton, CA. During this tour, he deployed on the 11th MEU with Battalion Landing Team 2/4. In 2010, 1stSgt Burkett reported for assignment at Marine Corps Embassy Security Guard Region 2 in Abu Dhabi, UAE. During this tour, he attended the Senior Enlisted PME in Quantico, VA. In 2012, 1stSgt Burkett reported to Marine Corps Security Force Regiment as the HQ Regiment 1stSgt. In 2013, SgtMaj Burkett reported to Marine Corps Security Force Battalion Bangor, WA. In 2015, SgtMaj Burkett reported to 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion. In 2016, SgtMaj Burkett deployed and served as the Sergeant Major for the Task Force in Al Asad, Iraq. In Sept 2017, SgtMaj Burkett reported to Marine Corps Embassy Security Group. In July 2018, SgtMaj Burkett graduated from National University with a Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, in Management. In May 2019, SgtMaj Burkett reported to his current assignment at Joint Task Force – Guantanamo. SgtMaj Burkett’s personal decorations include: Meritorious Service Medal with three gold stars in lieu of fourth award, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation with four gold stars in lieu of fifth award and Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal with two gold stars in lieu of third award.

Sergeant Major Michael W. C. Cato Sr.

Marine Air Control Group 18

Sergeant Major Michael Cato was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He enlisted in the Marine Corps in April of 1994 and completed recruit training at MCRD San Diego, CA. From there he attended his Military Occupational School (MOS) at the School of Infantry West, Camp Pendleton, CA. where he was assigned the MOS 0313, Light Armored Vehicle Crewman.

In October of 1994, Private First Class Cato reported to Alpha Company, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion. He then deployed with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) aboard the USS Wasp to the Adriatic Sea in support of Operations Deny Flight, Joint Endeavor, and Provide Promise. Upon his arrival back

home he was called to support Operation Agile Lion, in Stuttgart, Germany. In December 1997 he received orders to the School of Infantry West, Camp Pendleton, CA.

In January of 1998, Sergeant Cato reported into the School of Infantry and was assigned to the Light Armored Vehicle Crewmen’s Course. He served in the billets of Instructor and Staff Non Commissioned Officer in Charge and obtained a secondary MOS of 0341 Mortarman.

In September of 2001 Sergeant Cato received orders to MCRD San Diego, CA. for Drill Instructor duty. Where his highest billet held was Chief Drill Instructor for Lima Co., 3rd Recruit Training Battalion.

In January of 2005, Staff Sergeant Cato was transferred to 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, where he deployed to Fallujah, Iraq in support of OIF III with India Co, 1st Platoon.

In January of 2006 he received orders to 1st Battalion, 5th Marines and was assigned to Alpha Co. He completed the Navigators course in Coronado, CA. he then deployed with the Battalion in July 2006 to Okinawa, Japan as part of the 31st MEU.

In February of 2007, Gunnery Sergeant Cato received orders to Annapolis, Maryland and reported to the United States Naval Academy for duty as the 10th Company Senior Enlisted Advisor and the Leatherneck Senior Enlisted Advisor until September of 2009.

In September of 2009, First Sergeant Cato reported to 1st Battalion, 1st Marines as the Bravo Company 1stSgt, where he deployed with the 13th MEU.

From January 2012 to February 2014, First Sergeant Cato was the Headquarters Company 1stSgt, for CLR-17, 1st MLG, aboard Camp Pendleton Ca.

In February of 2014 he was assigned as the Redeployment, Retrograde in support of Reset and Reconstitution Operations Group (R4OG) Sergeant Major, OEF Rotation 5, Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, attached to MARCENT. Endstate: retrograde all the Marine Corps equipment out of Afghanistan.

In April of 2015, he reported to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (VMM-265), where he served as the Aviation Combat Element, Sergeant Major, for the 31st MEU from May 2015 to May 2016. After completing the 31st MEU mission, the squadron rejoined Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st MAW for follow on tasking.

In November of 2016 he received orders to Combat Assault Battalion, 3d Marine Division. Where he served as the Battalion Sergeant Major, until April of 2018 assisting with the deactivation of the Battalion. In April of 2018, he assumed his current assignment as the Marine Air Control Group 18, Sergeant Major.

Sergeant Major Cato’s personal decorations include: Meritorious Service Medal (w/ 1 gold star), Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (w/ 2 gold stars), Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (w/ 3 gold stars), and the Combat Action Ribbon.

ALLIED AIR COMMAND

BIOGRAPHY

Warrant Officer Sara Catterall Command Senior Enlisted Leader Warrant Officer Sara Catterall, Royal Air Force (RAF) has been Command Senior Enlisted Leader at NATO’s Headquarters Allied Air Command at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, since Sept 2019. She joined the Royal Air Force in 1995 as an Intelligence Analyst and over her career has served in a variety of Joint Defence roles and operational intelligence specialisations both in the UK and abroad. She has deployed extensively, including a number of tours in Afghanistan providing direct support to Special Forces and Air operations. In 2011, she received a 3* Commanders Joint Operation Commendation in recognition for intelligence support to tactical operations. Prior to taking up post, she served at the NATO Combined Air Operations Centre in Uedem, Germany, where she was the Baltic Air Policing Liaison Officer and more recently was the Station Warrant Officer at RAF College Cranwell, the spiritual home of the Royal Air Force.

(Current as of September 2019)

Command Master Chief (SW/IW/EXW/AW) Marisol S. Dumlao

Master Chief Marisol Dumlao was born in Waukegan, Illinois. After graduating from

Escuela Superior Jose Rojas Cortes in Puerto Rico, she enlisted in the Navy in July

1999. She reported to USS La Moure County (LST 1194) in Little Creek, Virginia after

completing RM ‘A’ School in Great Lakes, Illinois. During that tour, she completed a

UNITAS deployment and later decommissioned the ship.

In March 2001, she reported to USS Inchon (MCS 12) in Ingleside, Texas. While

there, she advanced to Petty Officer Second Class and qualified Enlisted Surface

Warfare Specialist and Enlisted Aviation Warfare Specialist while also completing a

Western Pacific deployment. She later decommissioned the ship.

In March 2002, she reported to Reserve Readiness Command Southeast in

Jacksonville, Florida. She then transferred to Fleet Maritime Patrol Mobile

Operations Communication Center, Golf in Whidbey Island, Washington in 2006.

She completed a deployment in the Philippines and was selected to Chief Petty

Officer.

In September 2010, she reported to Mobile Expeditionary Security Squadron NINE

in Whidbey Island, Washington serving as the Senior Enlisted Leader. She completed a Rim of the Pacific detachment,

qualified Expeditionary Warfare Specialist, and she was selected to Senior Chief Petty Officer.

In September 2013, Master Chief Dumlao transferred to Commander, Naval Reserve Forces Command, where she was

selected to Master Chief and Command Master Chief. She served as the Information Technology Department Senior

Enlisted Leader and qualified Enlisted Information Warfare Specialist.

In August of 2016, she transferred to Navy Information Operations Command Pensacola, Florida where she served as the

Command Master Chief.

As of January 2019, Master Chief Dumlao is serving as the Deputy Lead for the Uniform Matters Office at the Office of the Chief of Naval Personnel. Master Chief Dumlao has earned a Master’s Degree from Webster University. She is a graduate of the Command Master

Chief/Chief of the Boat course and of the Senior Enlisted Academy in Newport, RI (BC 52). She has completed the Senior

Enlisted Leader Executive Leadership Symposium. Her personal awards include the Meritorious Service Medal (Two

Awards), Navy Commendation Medal (Four Awards) and Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (Four Awards).

U N I T E D S T A T E S A I R F O R C E

CHIEF MASTER SERGEANT JERRY J. DUNN

Chief Master Sergeant Jerry Dunn is the Command First Sergeant, United States Africa

Command, Stuttgart, Germany. In this role, Chief Dunn advises the Combatant

Commander on all matters regarding the health, welfare, morale, development and

effective utilization of more than 1700 total force Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine and

Coast Guard personnel. In addition, he advises the Headquarters Commandant on the

effective management, maintenance and security of the installation.

Chief Dunn enlisted the Air Force in January of 1997 and his background includes

various duties in the ophthalmic career field. He served as a First Sergeant and

MAJCOM functional manager and has held various senior enlisted positions while

serving at the squadron and group levels. Chief Dunn has performed humanitarian

assistance missions in various locations and deployed in support of Operation Enduring

Freedom, while also completing overseas tours in Turkey, England, the Netherlands and

Japan.

Prior to assuming his current position, Chief Dunn served as the 374th Medical Group Superintendent, Yokota Air Base, Japan.

EDUCATION

2000 Airman Leadership School, Incirlik AB, Turkey

2006 Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Kapaun, Germany

2007 Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy (Correspondence)

2008 Associates in Applied Science, Health Science, Community College of the Air Force

2009 Air Force First Sergeant Academy, Maxwell AFB - Gunter Annex, Alabama

2009 Associates in Applied Science, Human Resource Management, Community College of the Air Force

2011 Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education Course (Correspondence)

2012 Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy (Residence), Maxwell AFB - Gunter Annex, Alabama

2017 Chief Leadership Course, Maxwell AFB - Gunter Annex, Alabama

2019 Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education Course II (Correspondence)

2019 LEADS Capstone Course for Military Health System Leaders, Defense Health Headquarters, Falls Church, Virginia

2019 Bachelor of Science, Human Resource Management, Trident University International

2019 Command Chief Master Sergeant Training Course, Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland

ASSIGNMENTS

1. January 1997 – March 1997, trainee, Basic Military Training, Lackland AFB, Texas

2. March 1997 – June 1997, student, 382nd Training Sq, Sheppard AFB, Texas

3. June 1997 – May 2000, ophthalmic technician, 347th Aerospace Medicine Sq, 347th Rescue Wing, Moody AFB, Georgia

4. May 2000 – August 2001, ophthalmic technician, 39th Aerospace Medicine Sq, 39th Air Base Wing, Incirlik AB, Turkey

5. August 2001 – December 2004, NCOIC Ophthalmic Services, 47th Aerospace Medicine Sq, 47th Flying Training Wing,

Laughlin AFB, Texas

6. December 2004 - December 2007, NCOIC Optometry Flight, 48th Aerospace Medicine Sq, 48th Fighter Wing, RAF

Lakenheath, England

7. December 2007 – March 2009, NCOIC Optometry Flight, 1st Special Operations Aerospace Medicine Sq, 1st Special

Operations Wing, Hurlburt Field, Florida

8. April 2009 – November 2010, First Sergeant, 1st Special Operations Communications Sq, 1st Special Operations Wing,

Hurlburt Field, Florida

9. November 2010 – November 2012, First Sergeant, 823d RED HORSE, 1st Special Operations Wing, Hurlburt Field,

Florida

10. November 2012 – July 2013, First Sergeant, AF Element, Headquarters Allied Joint Force Brunssum, The Netherlands

11. July 2013 – April 2015, First Sergeant, 99th Medical Group, Nellis AFB, Nevada

12. April 2015 – January 2019, Superintendent, 99th Aerospace Medicine Sq, Nellis AFB, Nevada

(May 2016 – February 2017, Interim Superintendent. 99th Medical Group, Nellis AFB, Nevada)

13. January 2018 – September 2019, Superintendent, 374th Medical Group, Yokota AB, Japan

14. September 2019 – Present, Command First Sergeant, U.S. Africa Command, Kelley Barracks, Germany

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS

Meritorious Service Medal with five oak leaf clusters

Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster

Air Force Achievement Medal with three oak leaf clusters

Army Achievement Medal

Meritorious Unit Award with oak leaf cluster

AF Outstanding Unit Award with three oak leaf clusters

Afghanistan Campaign Medal

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS

2004 47th Flying Training Wing Honor Guard Member of the Year

2006 Noncommissioned Officer Academy Academic Achievement Award and Distinguished Graduate

2007 Air Force Special Operations Command Outstanding Ophthalmic SNCO of the Year

2011 Headquarters 9th Air Force First Sergeant of the Year

2012 Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy Distinguished Graduate

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION

Airman 15 July 1997

Airman First Class 15 May 1998

Senior Airman 15 January 2000

Staff Sergeant 01 August 2001

Technical Sergeant 01 July 2004

Master Sergeant 01 July 2007

Senior Master Sergeant 01 May 2013

Chief Master Sergeant 01 Sep 2016

(Current as of December 2019)

Sergeant Major Anthony J. Easton Sergeant Major

Training and Education Command

Sergeant Major (SgtMaj) Anthony J. Easton, a

Minnesota native reported to recruit training at Marine

Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, CA, July 1994. After

graduating recruit training, SgtMaj Easton attended

Marine Combat Training (MCT) at Camp Pendleton, CA. Upon

completing MCT, SgtMaj Easton reported to Marine Corps Engineer School at Camp

Lejeune, NC. SgtMaj Easton graduated with the military occupation specialty 1371 and

in January 1995 reported to 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, Camp Lejeune, NC.

In June 1995, as a basic Engineer SgtMaj Easton deployed with Charlie Company,

2nd Platoon to Cuba and participated in Operation Sea Signal. When he returned in

October, SgtMaj Easton conducted preparatory training in order to deploy with the

24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) in 1996 as a fire team leader. While deployed,

he participated in Operation Decisive Endeavor. SgtMaj Easton was then assigned to

Headquarters and Support Company as the training and scheduling clerk. After a short

period working in the S-3, SgtMaj Easton reported back to Charlie Company in order to

deploy with the 26th MEU as a Squad Leader. During that deployment, SgtMaj Easton

participated in Operations Allied Force, Shining Hope, Joint Guardian, and Avid

Response. The MEU returned in November 1999 and SgtMaj Easton received orders to

Marine Corps Recruiter School.

In April 2000 SgtMaj Easton graduated in the top 10 percent from recruiter

school and received orders to Recruiting Station Twin Cities (Minnesota). SgtMaj

Easton was a canvassing recruiter in central Minnesota, and in March of 2002, he

assumed responsibilities as the Staff Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge of the

Recruiting Sub-Station Fargo, ND. In January of 2004, SgtMaj Easton reported to 1st

Combat Engineer Battalion (CEB), Camp Pendleton, CA.

While assigned to Bravo Company, 1st CEB, SgtMaj Easton deployed to Iraq twice

over the next 3 years. He participated in Operation Iraqi Freedom II and 5-7 as a

Platoon Guide, a Platoon Sergeant, and a Platoon Commander. After returning in

October 2004, SgtMaj Easton received orders to Engineer School at Camp Lejeune, NC.

SgtMaj Easton was both an instructor and the Company Gunnery Sergeant while at

Engineer School. In April 2008, SgtMaj Easton reported to 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines

(3/9) as a company First Sergeant (1stSgt). While with 3/9, SgtMaj Easton deployed

to Iraq and Afghanistan. In September 2011, SgtMaj Easton reported to Inspector-

Instructor (I-I) Duty in Milwaukee, WI as the I-I 1stSgt for Fox Company 2nd

Battalion 24th Marines. During his time at Fox Company 2/24, SgtMaj Easton was

selected to attend the Navy Senior Enlisted Academy in Newport, RI in 2012. In June

2013, SgtMaj Easton assumed duties as the 4th Law Enforcement Battalion Inspector-

Instructor Sergeant Major in St. Paul, MN. After leaving Minnesota SgtMaj Easton was

appointed as the SgtMaj for Headquarters Battalion (HQBN), 2d Marine Division. After

his tour was complete at HQBN, SgtMaj Easton was slated for his current billet as

Training and Education Command SgtMaj.

His personal awards include the Meritorious Service Medal (Third award), Navy

Commendation Medal(fourth award) with Combat V (second award), Navy and Marine Corps

Achievement Medal, the Combat Action ribbon (two theaters), and various other unit

service and campaign awards.

SgtMaj Easton is married to the former Amanda L. Gorder of St. Cloud,

Minnesota, and they have two daughters, Moira and Vivian.

BIOGRAPHY CHIEF MASTER SERGEANT ALLAN C. FLOYD Command Chief Master Sergeant Allan C. Floyd is the Command Chief Master Sergeant for the Louisiana Air National Guard, Joint Force Headquarters, Jackson Barracks, New Orleans, Louisiana. He is the sixth State Command Chief Master Sergeant to represent the Airmen of the State of Louisiana. Chief Floyd advises The Adjutant General, Commander of the Air National Guard, and staff on all matters influencing the mission readiness, professional development, proper utilization, health, morale, and welfare of the State’s enlisted Airmen and their families. Additionally, he disseminates the commander’s policies to all levels of senior officer and enlisted leadership. Chief Floyd enlisted in the Louisiana Air National Guard in February1996 and served as a Joint Tactical Air Command and Control Specialist. His background includes diverse responsibilities within the Louisiana Army/Air Counterdrug Program, nurturing inter-agency relationships and deployments abroad. Chief Floyd’s assignments include an ADOS tour with the Louisiana Counter Drug Program where he served as an intelligence analyst for the Drug Enforcement Agency New Orleans Field Division and various state narcotics agencies. Through the Office of Defense Cooperation, Chief Floyd has provided assistance in building partnership capacities between United States, Lebanese and Pakistan Armed Forces. In 2005, Chief Floyd deployed to Iraq supporting the 256 Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, and 1/11th Armored Calvary Regiment. In 2010, he deployed with the 36th Infantry Division in support of Operation NEW DAWN and again in 2017 supporting Operations FREEDOM SENTINAL and RESOLUTE SUPPORT. During his deployments, he was responsible for the joint planning, integration, and application of airpower in support of the Army ground force commander’s scheme of maneuver. EDUCATION 2000 Non-Commissioned Officer Preparatory Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence 2007 Non-Commissioned Officer Academy, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence 2009 Associate Degree, Information Systems Technology, Community College of the Air Force 2009 Senior Non-Commissioned Officer Academy, Maxwell AFB, Ala 2009 U.S. Army Airborne School, Fort Benning, Ga 2011 Senior Enlisted Joint PME Course, Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va. 2013 Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice, Grantham University, KS La. 2014 ANG Chief Master Sergeant Executive Course, Joint Base Andrews, Md. 2014 Air Force Enterprise Leadership Seminar, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School, Chapel Hill, N.C. 2014 Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute, Jackson Barracks, La. 2015 Reserve Component National Security Course, Ft. McNair, Washington, D.C. 2016 Master of Business Administration in Project Management, Grantham University, KS. 2017 Defense Support of Civil Authorities Phase I, Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va. 2018 ANG Command Chief Master Sergeant Orientation Course, San Antonio, TX. 2018 Senior Enlisted Joint PME Phase II, Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va. 2018 Defense Support of Civil Authorities Phase II, San Antonio, TX. 2018 Professional Manager Certification, Community College of the Air Force, Maxwell-Gunter AFB, Ala 2019 Contemporary Base Issues Course, Joint Base Langely-Eustis, Va 2019 Enterprise Perspective Seminar, Allan L. Freed Associates, Washington, D.C. 2019 Europe and Middle East Seminar, Allan L. Freed Associates, Washington, D.C. ASSIGNMENTS 1. February 1996 - October 2000, Tactical Air Command and Control Specialist, 122nd Tactical Air Control Party Flight, Camp Beauregard, La. 2. October 2000 – May 2004, Louisiana Army-Air Counterdrug Program, New Orleans, La.

3. May 2005 – October 2005, Joint Terminal Attack Controller, Camp Victory, Iraq 4. October 2005 - January 2007, Training NCOIC, 122nd Air Support Operations Squadron, Camp Beauregard, La. 5. January 2007 – December 2010, Chief, Joint Terminal Attack Controller – Instructor, 122nd Air Support Operations Squadron, Camp Beauregard, La. 6. December 2010 – May 2011, Superintendent, 368 EASOG, Detachment 1, Combat Operations Base Basrah, Iraq 5. May 2011 – January 2013, Chief of Standards and Evaluations, 122nd Air Support Operations Squadron, Camp Beauregard, La. 6. January 2013 – February 2017, CEM, 122nd Air Support Operation Squadron, Camp Beauregard, La. 7. February 2017 – October 2017, Tactical Air Control Party Superintendent, TAAC-S, Kandahar Afghanistan. 8. October 2017 – Present, State Command Chief, Louisiana Air National Guard, Jackson Barracks, La. MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster Meritorious Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster Air Force Commendation with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters Army Commendation Medal Air Force Achievement Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters Army Achievement Medal Air Force Combat Action Medal National Defense Medal Afghanistan Campaign Medal Iraq Campaign Medal Nato Medal PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONS Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United States Louisiana National Guard Enlisted Association Tactical Air Control Party Association STATE AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Louisiana Cross Of Merit Louisiana Commendation Medal with 1 Fleur-de-Leis Louisiana War Cross with 1 Fleur-de-Leis Louisiana Emergency Service Medal with 2 Fleur-de-Leis Louisiana General Excellence with 2 Fleur-de-Leis Louisiana Longevity Medal with 1 Fleur-de-Leis Louisiana Counterdrug Ribbon OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS 2012 LA Air National Guard SNCO of the Year 2013 Magna cum laude, B.A., Grantham University, Mo. 2015 LA Air National Guard Chief of the Year 2016 With Distinction, M.B.A., Grantham University, Mo. EFFECTIVE DATE OF PROMOTION Chief Master Sergeant, 15 August 2013 (Current as of November 2019)

Command Sergeant Major Robert K. Fortenberry Command Sergeant Major,

United States Army Infantry School

CSM Fortenberry initially joined the Army in July of 1990 and attended Infantry One Station Unit Training (OSUT) at Fort Benning, Georgia. Upon graduation he was assigned to Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, serving in the 25th Infantry Division with the 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Battalion. Followed by a break in service from 1993 to 1998. During his 24-year career, CSM Fortenberry served as a Brigade Command Sergeant Major, Battalion Command Sergeant Major, Battalion Operations Sergeant Major, Operations Sergeant, First Sergeant, Platoon Sergeant, Drill Sergeant, U.S Army Sniper Instructor, Rifle Squad Leader, Team Leader, 4.2 inch Mortar Team Member, M249 SAW Gunner, Grenadier and Rifleman. He has served with the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Battalion, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York; 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment (SBCT), Joint Base Lewis McCord, Washington; 173rd Special Troops Battalion (Airborne) in Bamberg Germany; E Company, 2nd Battalion, 19th Infantry Regiment, Fort Benning, Georgia; A Company, 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; A Company, 3rd Battalion, 67th Armor Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; B Company, 2nd Battalion, 47th Infantry Regiment, Fort Benning, Georgia; United States Army Sniper School, Fort Benning, Georgia; and B Company, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Battalion, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. CSM Fortenberry has deployed four times to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Inherent Resolve. Most recently to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. CSM Fortenberry is currently assigned as the United States Army Infantry School (USAIS) Command Sergeant Major.

CSM Fortenberry's military and civilian education includes all levels of the Noncommissioned Officer Education System culminating with his graduation from the United States Army Sergeants Major Academy Class 63, FORSCOM Center for Creative Leadership Course, Ranger School Class 07-16, NCO Battle Staff Course, Drill Sergeant School, U.S. Army Sniper School, Basic Infantry Mortar Course, Airborne Course, Air Assault Course, Instructor Training Course, Combatives Level 2 and Combat Life Saver. He has earned a Bachelor's Degree in Liberal Arts from Excelsior College and is currently working to complete his Master's Degree in Criminal Justice from Excelsior College in Albany, New York.

CSM Fortenberry's awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star (4 OLC), Meritorious Service Medal (3 OLC), Army Commendation Medal (3 OLC), Army Achievement Medal (1 SOLC, 1 OLC), Meritorious Unit Citation (2 OLC), Army Good Conduct Medal (8th Award), National Defense Service Medal (2 Bronze Stars), Iraqi Campaign Medal (4 Bronze Stars), Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Operation Inherent Resolve Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon (Numeral 5), Overseas Ribbon (Numeral 5), NATO Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Combat Infantryman Badge, Expert Infantryman Badge, Ranger Tab, Drill Sergeant Badge, Basic Parachutist Badge and Air Assault Badge. His foreign awards include the German Basic Parachutist Badge and the Gold German Marksmanship Badge (Shoutsensneer). CSM Fortenberry also holds the Military Order of Saint Maurice (Primicerius), Honorable Order of Saint Barbara and the Noble Patron of the Armor.

Command Sergeant Major

Douglas W. GalickUnited States Army Engineer School14010 MSCoE Loop, Suite 1661

Fort Leonard Wood, Mo 65473-5000

February 2019

Excelsior College – MSM – ManagementExcelsior College – BS – Liberal ArtsCentral Texas College – AA – General Studies

Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification

PLDC, BNCOC (Honor Graduate), ANCOC (Sapper Spirit Leadership Awardee), First Sergeants Course, USASMA (Commandants list), BattleStaff Course, Master Resiliency Trainer Course, Equal Opportunity Leaders Course, the Combat Lifesaver Course, Drill Sergeant School, SapperLeader Course, Instructor Training Course, Advance Combat Advisor Course, Joint Engineer Operations Course, Basic Airborne School, and AirAssault School

SGT Jul 1999SSG Dec 2001SFC Jan 2006

MSG Mar 2010SGM Apr 2016

Feb 19 Present Command Sergeant Major, United States Engineer School, FLW, MO

Nov 17 Dec 18 Command Sergeant Major, 555th ENG BDE, JBLM, WA

Jun 16 Aug 17 Command Sergeant Major ,40th BEB, 2/1 AD, FT. Bliss, TX

Mar 16 Jun 16 Operations Sergeant Major, 1-1 CAV SQDN, 2/1 AD, FT. Bliss, TX

Jul 15 Mar 16 Command Sergeant Major, 1-35 AR BN, 2/1 AD, FT. Bliss, TX

Jul 14 Jun 15 Student USASMA, FT. Bliss, TX

Jun 13 Jul 14 Senior Career Manager, Engineer Personnel Development Office, USAES, FLW, MO

Mar 13 May 13 First Sergeant, HHC 326TH EN BN, FT. Campbell, KY

Sep 10 Feb 13 First Sergeant, 887th ESC, 326th EN BN, FT. Campbell, KY

Sep 09 Aug 10 S-3 NCOIC, 326TH EN BN, FT. Campbell, KY

May 08 Aug 09 Combat Advisor, 17th IA Military Transition Team, Mamadiyah, Iraq

Jan 06 Dec 07 Senior Drill Sergeant, 3-10 INF BN, FLW, MO

Feb 05 Dec 05 Instructor / Writer, Phase Chief, Crawler Tractor Phase, 577 EN BN, FLW, MO

Jul 04 Jan 05 Instructor / Writer, 577 EN BN, FLW, MO

Mar 04 Jun 04 S-3 NCOIC, 62ND EN BN, FT. Hood, TX

Aug 03 Feb 04 Platoon Sergeant, 68th CSE, 62ND EN BN, Ft. Hood, TX

Aug 02 Jul 03 Section Sergeant, 68th CSE, 62ND EN BN, Ft. Hood, TX

Jan 02 Jul 02 Platoon Sergeant, 68th CSE, 62ND EN BN, Ft. Hood, TX

The Legion of Merit, The Bronze Star Medal (3rd Award), the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal (4th Award),the Army Commendation Medal (5th Award), and the Army Achievement Medal (8th Award). He has also earned the Basic Airborne Badge,the Air Assault Badge, the Combat Action Badge, the Drill Sergeant Identification Badge, the Driver’s Badge (Wheeled), the German ArmedForce Badge for Military Proficiency (Gold) and the Sapper Tab. CSM Galick has also been awarded the Silver Order of the de Fleury Medal,and he is a member of the Sergeant Audie Murphy Club

United States Army Command Sergeant Major

Jerimiah E. Gan Fort Jackson Post Command Sergeant Major

United States Army Training Center Fort Jackson 2400 Jackson Boulevard, Fort Jackson, SC 29207

Since: July 20th 2018

EDUCATIONAL DEGREES/CERTIFICATIONS

Charleston College-BA-Organizational Leadership

MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED

USASMA Class 64, First Sergeants Course, US Army Mountain Warfare School, Long Range Surveillance Leaders Course, Sapper Leader Course, Ranger School, Airborne School, Air Assault School, Battle Staff Course, Master Resilience Course, and Drill Sergeant School.

PROMOTIONS DATE OF PROMOTION PROMOTIONS DATE OF PROMOTION

SGT May 2000 MSG Mar 2010 SSG Jun 2002 SGM Jul 2015 SFC Sep 2006

FROM TO ASSIGNMENT

Jul 2018 Present Command Sergeant Major United States Army Training Center Fort Jackson Mar 2017 Jul 2018 1st EN BDE Command Sergeant Major Jul 2014 Mar 2017 326th BEB, 1st BDE, 101st ABN (AASLT) Command Sergeant Major Aug 2013 Jul 2014 Student Attending Staff and Faculty Co Oct 2012 Aug 2013 Sapper Leaders Course Chief Instructor Dec 2010 Oct 2012 A-Co 31st EN BN, 1st EN BDE, First Sergeant,Sep 2010 Dec 2010 E-Co 1-15th IN BN, 3rd BDE, 3rd ID, First SergeantOct 2009 Sep 2010 E-Co 1-15th IN BN, 3rd BDE, 3rd ID, First SergeantMay 2008 Oct 2009 E-Co 1-15th IN BN, 3rd BDE, 3rd ID (FWD IZ), First SergeantDec 2007 May 2008 E-Co 1-15th IN BN, 3rd BDE, 3rd ID, First SergeantMar 2007 Dec 2007 E-Co 1-15th IN BN, 3rd BDE, 3rd ID (FWD IZ), First SergeantDec 2006 Mar 2007 E-Co 1-15th IN BN, 3rd BDE, 3rd ID (FWD IZ), Platoon SergeantOct 2004 Dec 2006 E-Co 1-15th IN BN, 3rd BDE, 3rd ID, Platoon SergeantApr 2004 Oct 2004 C-Co 35th EN BN, Drill SergeantApr 2003 Apr 2004 C-Co 5th EN BN Squad LeaderAug 2001 Apr 2003 C-Co 5th Engineer Battalion Squad Leader (FWD IZ)Jul 2000 Aug 2001 C-Co 2nd Engineer Battalion Team LeaderNov 1997 Jul 2000 C-Co 5th Engineer Battalion Team Leader/ Track Vehicle Operator

DECORATIONS AND BADGES

Legion of Merit, Soldiers Medal, Bronze Star Medal (2 OLC), Meritorious Service Medal (3 OLC), Army Commendation medal with Valor, Army Commendation medal (4 OLC), Army Achievement medal (1 SOL), Good Conduct Medal (7th award), National Defense Service Ribbon, Iraq Campaign Medal (1 Silver Campaign Star), Global War on Terror Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Korean Defense Service Medal, NCO Professional Development Ribbon with numeral six, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon with numeral four, Combat Action Badge, Drill Instructor Badge, Drivers Badge (wheeled) Parachutist Badge, Air Assault Badge, Ranger Tab, Sapper Tab, Army Superior Unit Award, Meritorious Unit Commendation( 1OLC), Valorous Unit Award, the Sergeant Audie Murphy Club Medallion (FORSCOM), The Engineers Corp. Silver DeFlury Medal, Infantry Association Order of Saint Maurice and the Armor Association’s Noble Patron of Armor.

Sergeant Major

Ronald J. Graves Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff

G-37 Force Management700 Army Pentagon (2B349),Washington, DC

September 2018

All levels of the Noncommissioned Officer Education System, First Sergeants Course, Sergeants Major Course, Nominative Leaders Course, Command Sergeants Major Development Program (FO-BDE & BN), Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education Course I and II, M1/M1A1 Abrams Master Gunner Course, M1A2 SEP Tank Maintainers Course, Basic Instructor Training Course, Master Driver Training Course, Defense Packaging of Hazardous Materials Course, and Combat Lifesavers Course.

SGT Jan 1998SSG Mar 2001SFC Oct 2004

MSG Nov 2008SGM May 2014

Sep 18 Present Sergeant Major, HQDA, G37Oct 16 Aug 18 Command Sergeant Major, 2d Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, JBLM, WAJun 14 Sep 16 Command Sergeant Major, 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 3ABCT, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, TXJul 12 Jun 14 Brigade Operations Sergeant Major, 3d Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, TXNov 11 Jul 12 Brigade Operations NCO, 3d Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, TXAug 10 Nov 11 First Sergeant, HHT Trp, 2nd Squadron, 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, TXMay 08 Aug 10 First Sergeant, G Trp, 2nd Squadron, 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment Fort Hood, TXMay 07 Apr 08 Master Gunner/Operations NCO, 1st Squadron, 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, TXSep 06 Apr 07 Platoon Sergeant, A Trp, 1st Squadron, 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, TXJun 06 Sep 06 First Sergeant, A Trp, 1st Squadron, 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, TXOct 04 Jun 06 Platoon Sergeant, A Trp, 1st Squadron, 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, CONov 02 Sep 04 Small Group Leader, USA NCOA/DSS (PLDC), Fort Knox, KYAug 01 Nov 02 Tank Commander, C Co, 1st Battalion, 68th Armored Regiment, Fort Carson, CODec 00 Aug 01 Tank Commander, B Co, 1st Battalion, 68th Armored Regiment, Fort Carson, COMar 00 Dec 00 Tank Gunner, B Co, 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, Fort Carson, COMay 99 Mar 00 Recruiter/Strength Manager, HQ STARC, DET 4, WIARNG, Marinette, WIJan 98 May 99 Tank Gunner, D Co, 2nd Battalion, 34th Armor Regiment, Fort Riley, KSAug 95 Dec 97 Tank Driver/Loader, D Co, 2nd Battalion, 34th Armor Regiment, Fort Riley, KS

Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal (2 OLC), Meritorious Service Medal (2 OLC), Army Commendation Medal (3 OLC), Army Achievement Medal (8 OLC), Army Good Conduct Medal (8th AWD), National Defense Service Medal (2nd AWD), Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal (5 CS), Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Korean Defense Service Medal, Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon (Numeral 6), Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon (Numeral 3), Valorous Unit Award (1 OLC), Meritorious Unit Citation, Combat Action Badge, Army Staff Badge, Master Gunner Identification Badge, and Driver/Mechanic Badge (Wheeled). CSM Graves is a recipient of the Order of St George (Bronze Medallion), Order of St Maurice (Legionnaire), Order of Samuel Sharp, Draper Armor Leadership Award and has earned his Silver and Gold Cavalry spurs.

U N I T E D S T A T E S A I R F O R C E

CHIEF MASTER SERGEANT ANTHONY W. GREEN

Chief Master Sergeant Anthony W. Green is the Command Chief Master Sergeant for the 6th Air Mobility Wing, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. The wings overall mission is to provide worldwide air refueling and combatant commander airlift in support of the Air Force’s global air mobility mission and to provide support to Headquarters U.S. Central Command, Headquarters U.S. Special Operation and 31 other mission partners that call MacDill home. As the host Command Chief, he is responsible for the security and wellbeing or the base’s 18,800 employees and their families, along with $2.8 billion in base property and capital assets.

Chief Green entered the Air Force in September 1995. His background includes positions as instructor and maintenance technician on C-130 and various other non-standard aircraft. Throughout his career he has filled numerous roles including Flying Crew Chief, Combat Aviation Advisor, Maintenance Superintendent, and Senior Enlisted Advisor. His assignments include North Carolina, Germany, Florida and various other locations. Chief Green has taken part in multiple humanitarian operations and has deployed in support of numerous contingency and combat operations in Africa, Balkans, Southwest Asia, Middle East, and the Pacific regions. Prior to assuming his current position, he served as the Command Chief Master Sergeant, 436th Airlift Wing, Dover Air Force Base, Delaware.

EDUCATION 2000 Airman Leadership School, Kapaun Air Station, Germany 2003 Associates Degree in Aircraft Maintenance Technology, Community College of the Air Force 2005 Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Kapaun Air Station, Germany. 2005 Associates in Applied Science, Instructor in Technology, Community College of the Air Force 2005 Bachelor of Science, Professional Aeronautics, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, World Wide Campus

(Summa Cum Laude) 2007 Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence 2007 Air Frame and Powerplant License, Federal Aviation Administration/Georgia Technical Institute, Eastman, Ga. 2008 Arabic Language Course, Defense Language Institute, Hurlburt Field, Fla. 2009 Professional Manager Certification, Community College of the Air Force 2010 Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education, National Defense University, Washington D.C. 2011 USAF Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 2012 Special Operations Forces Senior Enlisted Academy, Coronado Naval Station, Calif. 2014 Joint Special Operations Senior Enlisted Academy, Joint Special Operations University, Tampa, Fla. 2015 Special Operations Command Summit Course, Joint Special Operations University, Tampa, Fla. 2017 Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education II, Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va. 2017 Enterprise Leadership Seminar, Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 2017 Senior Enlisted Leader Orientation, Maxwell AFB-Gunter Annex, Ala. 2017 Continuous Process Improvement for Executives, Institute for Defense Business, Durham N.C.

2018 Gettysburg Leadership Experience, Gettysburg College, Pa.

ASSIGNMENTS 1. June 1996 – August 2000, Isochronal Inspector/Aerospace Repair Maintenance Technician, 43 MXS, Pope Air

Force Base, N.C. 2. August 2000 – October 2003, Repair and Reclamation Craftsman, 86 MXS, Ramstein AB, Germany 3. October 2003 – June 2004, Flying Crew Chief, 86 AMXS, Ramstein AB, Germany 4. June 2004 – June 2007, Aerospace Maintenance Instructor, 372 TRS Det 17A, Ramstein AB, Germany 5. June 2007 – July 2011, Flight Chief/Combat Aviation Advisor, 6 SOS, Hurlburt Field, Fla. 6. July 2011 – July 2015, Senior Enlisted Advisor/Mx Superintendent, Location Data Masked 7. August 2015 – May 2017, Chief Enlisted Manager, AFSOAWC/IW, Duke Field, Fla. 8. May 2017 – March 2018, 492d Special Operations Group Superintendent, Duke Field, Fla. 9. March 2018 – July 2019, Command Chief Master Sergeant, 436th Airlift Wing, Dover AFB, Del. 10. July 2019 – Present, Command Chief Master Sergeant, 6th Air Mobility Wing, MacDill AFB, Fla

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Legion of Merit Defense Meritorious Service Medal Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf cluster Joint Service Commendation Medal Air Force Commendation Medal with four oak leaf clusters Joint Service Achievement Medal Air Force Achievement Medal with four oak leaf cluster Gallant Unit Citation Meritorious Unit Award Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with “V” device Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal Afghanistan Campaign Medal Humanitarian Service Medal NATO Medal OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS 1998 Below the Zone Promotion 2005 Distinguished Graduate, Noncommissioned Officer Academy 2011 Lieutenant General Leo Marquez Award, Higher Headquarters 2012 General Lew Allen Jr Trophy Winner, Higher Headquarters

EFFECTIVE DATE OF PROMOTION Airman Basic Sept. 27, 1995 Airman March 27, 1996 Airman First Class Jan. 27, 1997 Senior Airman March 27, 1998 Staff Sergeant March 1, 2001 Technical Sergeant June 1, 2005 Master Sergeant July 1, 2008 Senior Master Sergeant Sept. 1, 2012 Chief Master Sergeant Oct. 1, 2015

(Current as of July 2019)

CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER W.J. HALL, MMM, CD

2 CANADIAN AIR DIVISION CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER

Raised in Port Elgin, ON, CWO Hall enrolled in the Canadian Armed Forces on 6 Feb 1987. Upon completion of Basic Training at CFB Cornwallis, he attended POET (Basic Electronics Training) and Radio Technician QL3 training at CFSCE, Kingston. Upon graduating, he was posted to CFS Aldergrove, BC as a Transmitter Site Technician. Following successful completion of his QL5 course in 1991 he was promoted to Cpl. After completing a tour at CFS Alert in 1994 as the Transmit Site Technician, CWO Hall was posted to 708 Communications Squadron, 8 Wing Trenton where he was quickly deployed back to CFS Alert for another 6 month tour, this time as the Antenna and Telephone Technician.

When the 200 Series trades were reorganized in 1995, he was assigned to the ATIS trade, which included a switch from the tan DEU of the Army to RCAF blue. The year 1999 saw CWO Hall deployed to OP Palladium, SFOR HQ in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, as an Integrated Digital Network Exchange (IDNX) technician. Promotion to MCpl in 2001 included a posting to Wing Telecommunications and Information Services (WTIS) at 19 Wing Comox where he served as a Network Technician until 2004, when he was promoted to the rank of Sgt and moved to the role of the Network Services Supervisor. 8 Wing Trenton welcomed CWO Hall back in 2005, this time to ATESS where, as the Deployable Network Supervisor, he led the team which designed and built deployable DWAN and Classified computer networks for the RCAF. Promoted to WO in 2008, he assumed the role of Standards WO at ATESS CCISF. July 2009, he received a posting to DAEPM (R&CS) in Ottawa as the AFCCIS LCMM, a job he held until 2011 when he was promoted to MWO and posted as Project Manager to the CF Network Operation Center at CFS Leitrim. 4 Wing Cold Lake became home in 2012 as the SWO of 4 WTIS and then, in 2014, he returned to the NCR to attend Second Language Training in Gatineau, QC.

Feb 2015, CWO Hall was invested into the Order of Military Merit and, in July 2015, he was promoted to Chief Warrant Officer and posted to 19 Wing Comox as the Wing Operations Branch Chief Warrant Officer. In 2016, he was selected as RCAF Air Task Force CWO at Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) at Hickam AFB, Hawaii. He was appointed WCWO at 15 Wing Moose Jaw in 2017. In 2019, CWO Hall was appointed to his present position as the Division CWO at 2 Canadian Air Division in Winnipeg.

CWO Hall and his wife have been married for 29 years and have 3 children and one grandson.

BIOGRAPHY

COMMAND SERGEANT MAJOR STEVEN HARMON

CSM Steve Harmon enlisted in the U.S. Army in April 1986 as an armored crewman leaving as the distinguished graduate from One Station Unit Training at Fort Knox, Kentucky. He has served at all levels as an enlisted armor Soldier/noncommissioned officer through the position of first sergeant.

Harmon has served in the Army more than 30 years in numerous units throughout his career. They include the KSARNG, 5th Infantry Division, the 35th Infantry Division, the 40th Infantry Division, 1st Infantry Division, 82nd Airborne and Army Central with tours in Kosovo, Afghanistan and Kuwait. He has served as the Command Sergeant Major of the Kansas Army National Guard Joint Forces Headquarter Battalion, advisor to the 205th Corps Afghanistan National Army Command Sergeant Major, 287th Special Troops Battalion Command Sergeant Major, Kansas National Guard Training Center Command Sergeant Major, ARCENT (Forward) Command Sergeant Major/635th Regional Support Group, and 69th Troop Command’s Command Sergeant Major. Harmon currently serves as the Land Component/State Command Sergeant Major for the Kansas Army National Guard.

Harmon recently served as a city commissioner in his home town of Emporia, Kansas and has over twenty-five years of experience in post-secondary / higher education administration. He is married to Amy Petitjean Harmon from Newton Kansas and they have three children with two attending Universities and one still attending High School.

KANSAS ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

Command Sergeant Major

Thomas J. HollandDivision Command Sergeant Major

Headquarters, 4th Infantry Division and Fort Carson6105 Wetzel Avenue, Building 1436

October 2018

American Military University – AA – General StudiesAmerican Military University – BS – Pre-Sports MedicineExcelsior College – MBA – Leadership

Excelsior College – Graduate Certificate – Mediation and DisputeResolution

All levels of the Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development System, First Sergeants Course, Sergeants Major Course, Sergeant MajorForce Management Course – HTAR, Brigade Pre-Command/CSM Course, CSM Development Program (FO-BDE), Battle StaffNoncommissioned Officers Course, Airborne School, Air Assault Course, Jumpmaster Course, Pathfinder Course, Mountain Warfare School –Summer, Instructor Training Course, and Ranger Course.

SGT Nov 1998SSG Feb 2000SFC Aug 2003

MSG Jun 2008SGM Apr 2014

Oct 18 Present Command Sergeant Major, 4th Infantry Division and Fort Carson, Fort Carson, CO

Sep 17 Oct 18 Command Sergeant Major, Operations Group, Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Hohenfels, Germany

Nov 15 Aug 17 Command Sergeant Major, 2d Brigade Combat Team 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, HI

Mar 14 Nov 15 Command Sergeant Major, U.S. Army Parachute Team, Ft. Bragg, NC

Aug 13 Feb 14 Chief Analysis Sergeant Major, USA Sergeants Major Academy, Fort Bliss, TX

Mar 12 Jul 13 Student, USA Sergeants Major Academy, Fort Bliss, TX

Sep 10 Feb 12 First Sergeant, A Co, 1st Squadron, 2d Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany and Afghanistan

Apr 10 Aug 10 Operations Sergeant Major, 1st Squadron, 2d Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany and Afghanistan

Mar 08 Mar 10 First Sergeant, C Co, 5th Ranger Training Battalion, Dahlonega, GA

Aug 06 Feb 08 Ranger Instructor/Writer, A Co, 5th Ranger Training Battalion, Dahlonega, GA

Jun 04 Jul 06 Platoon Sergeant, A Co, 1st Battalion, 503d Parachute Infantry Regiment, 173d Airborne Brigade, Vicenza, Italy and AFG

Oct 03 May 04 Operations NCO, USA SETAF, Airborne, Vicenza, Italy

Jan 03 Sep 03 Operations NCO, HHC, 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 173d Airborne Brigade, Vicenza, Italy and Iraq

Jan 02 Dec 02 Recon Squad Leader, HHC 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 173d Airborne Brigade, Vicenza, Italy

Mar 00 Dec 01 Rifle Squad Leader, C Co, 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 173d Airborne Brigade, Vicenza, Italy

Nov 98 Feb 00 Rifle Team Leader, C Co, 1st Battalion, 508th Airborne Battalion Combat Team, Vicenza, Italy

Jun 98 Oct 98 Rifle Team Leader, A Co, 3rd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Ft. Bragg, NC

Feb 98 May 98 Radio Telephone Operator, A Co, 3rd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Ft. Bragg, NC

Legion of Merit (1 OCL), Bronze Star Medal with “V”, Bronze Star Medal (1 OCL), Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious ServiceMedal (3 OCL), Army Commendations Medal (4 OCL), Joint Service Achievement Medal, Army Achievement Medal (4 OCL), JointMeritorious Unit Award, (1 OCL) Meritorious Unit Citation, Army Superior Unit Award, Army Good Conduct Medal (8th Award), NationalDefense Service Medal (1 BSS), Kosovo Campaign Medal (1 BSS), Afghanistan Campaign Medal (3 BSS), Iraq Campaign Medal (1 BSS),Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Humanitarian Service Medal, NoncommissionedOfficer Professional Development Medal (Numeral 7), Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon (Numeral 7), NATO Medal (3 Awards),Multi-National Forces and Observer Medal, Ranger Tab, Combat Infantryman Badge, Expert Infantryman Badge, Pathfinder Badge, MasterParachutist Badge, Air Assault Badge, Russian Parachutist Badge, Italian Parachutist Badge, and German Parachutist Badge, Sergeant AudieMurphy Awardee, and Sergeant Morales Club inductee.

Command Master Chief Philip R. Ibanez

U.S. Navy Command Master Chief Philip Ibanez is the Command Senior Enlisted leader to the Director of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) located on Fort Belvoir, Virginia. The DTRA mission is to safeguard the U.S. and its allies from weapons of mass destruction (WMD), specifically chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and high-yield explosive threats, and improvised threats by providing the means to prevent and counter the proliferation of WMD and improvised threats to reduce, eliminate, and mitigate their effects. This includes helping ensure the U.S. maintains a safe, secure, effective and credible nuclear weapons deterrent. As the DoD Combat Support Agency for the Counter WMD and improvised threats mission, DTRA develops and provides operational support for associated capabilities to warfighters worldwide. Master Chief Ibanez’s previous Command Master Chief Assignment was at Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Twelve in Virginia Beach, Virginia. This Unit was an Operational Deployable Task Group providing Command and Control of deployed EOD forces and C-IED enablers in support of Navy, Joint, Interagency, and Coalition Commanders across the full range of military operations.

Master Chief Ibanez entered the Navy in 1997 and, after completing a qualifying “A” school, entered directly into the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) profession. He has held numerous jobs within EOD to include operational tours at EOD Mobile Unit Five, EOD Mobile Unit Eight and Naval Special Warfare Development Group. He has completed three training tours, one at Defense Explosive Ordnance Disposal School (DEODS) in Chattenden, England under the Personnel Exchange Program (PEP) where he ran the International Clearance Diver Course, one at EOD Training and Evaluation Unit Two as a Chemical Ordnance Instructor and finally at EOD Mobile Unit Two where he served as the training Master Chief in charge of all command training. He additionally completed a staff tour at Special Operations Command Pacific (SOCPAC) where he served as a Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction advisor to Commander SOCPAC. Master Chief Ibanez earned a Master in Business Administration (MBA) from American Public University; a Bachelors in Homeland Security with emphasis in Terrorism Studies from American Military University; and a certificate in Weapons of Mass Destruction Preparedness from American Military University. He is additionally a graduate of the U.S. Navy’s Senior Enlisted Academy and Command Master Chief Course. His decorations include two Bronze Star’s both with Valor and two Defense Meritorious Service Medals. Additionally, he was recognized by the EOD community as the first recipient of the Force Master Chief Anthony L. Santino Leadership Award. June 2019

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CMDCM (SEAL) David L. Isom Master Chief Isom is the incoming Command Senior Enlisted Leader, Special Operations Command North (SOCNORTH), headquartered at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. Prior to his current assignment, he served as Command Master Chief, Naval Special Warfare Group TEN. His other assignments include Special Reconnaissance Team TWO, Naval Special Warfare Development Group, Tactical Development and Evaluation Squadron ONE, and NSWDG Technical Support Squadron. He has also served at the Joint Special Operations Command in the J3 Directorate and at SEAL Team ONE. He enlisted in the Navy in 1987 and has served in multiple leadership positions across Naval Special Warfare and in the joint environment. His education and training include Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL Training, the Command Master Chief Course, the Joint Special Operations Senior Enlisted Academy, and the SOCOM Summit Course for Senior Enlisted Leaders. He holds an Associate in Applied Science in Administrative and Management Studies and a Bachelor of Science in Strategic Studies and Defense Analysis. Master Chief Isom’s operational assignments have included a full range of duties in Sea, Air, Land (SEAL) Teams and his combat and operational deployments include Operation Desert Shield, Operation Desert Storm, Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom, as well as deployments throughout the Pacific and the Horn of Africa. His awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit, Bronze Stars with Valor, Defense Meritorious Service Medals, Meritorious Service Medals, Joint Service Commendation Medals, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medals, Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals, Combat Action Ribbons, Presidential Unit Citations, and numerous other campaign and service awards.

Special Operations Command North

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CHIEF MASTER SERGEANT ROOSEVELT JONES Chief Master Sergeant Roosevelt Jones is the Chief, Air Force Enlisted Force Development, Pentagon, Washington D.C. In this capacity, he leads and coordinates efforts to address the Secretary, Chief of Staff, and Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force priorities regarding enlisted leadership and development. He oversees enlisted force development initiatives affecting 404,000 Total Force enlisted Airmen and is responsible for establishing plans, programs and practices by leading formulation and implementation of long range strategic initiatives. Chief Jones provides Air Force-wide structure adjustment recommendations and associated policy and process revisions, and organizes think-tank forums in support of enlisted force development which include representatives from the Air Staff, Major Commands, Air Force Personnel Center and Air University.

Chief Jones entered the Air Force in December 1995. He graduated from the Tactical Aircraft Maintenance Specialist “Mission Ready Technician” course, Tyndall AFB Florida, in June 1996. His background includes various duties in aircraft maintenance, logistics and flying operations at the squadron, group and MAJCOM levels with significant total force and coalition partnership experience. His assignments encompass five MAJCOMs with bases in Florida, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia and California. Chief Jones also served overseas in the United Kingdom and Republic of Korea. Additionally, he has deployed to numerous countries for combat operations in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH, NORTHERN WATCH, DESERT FOX, DESERT THUNDER, NOBLE EAGLE, ENDURING FREEDOM, IRAQI FREEDOM, Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Arica, FREEDOM’S SENTINEL and INHERENT RESOLVE.

Prior to assuming his current position, he served as the Command Chief Master Sergeant, 412th Test Wing, Edwards Air Force Base, California.

EDUCATION 2001 Airman Leadership School, RAF Feltwell, United Kingdom 2008 Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Tyndall AFB, FL 2008 Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education Correspondence Crse, Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk, VA 2009 Associate of Science Degree, Aviation Maintenance Technology, Community College of the Air Force 2011 Associate of Business Administration, University of Management and Technology, Arlington, VA 2012 Bachelor of Business Administration Degree, University of Management and Technology, Arlington , VA 2012 Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Air University, Maxwell AFB, AL 2012 International Programs Security Requirements, Defense Institute of Security Assistance Management, Dayton, OH 2012 Professional Manager Certification, Community College of the Air Force, AL 2014 Master of Science Degree in Management, University of Management and Technology, Arlington, VA 2014 Advanced Maintenance Superintendent Course, USAF AMMOS, US Air Warfare Center Nellis AFB, NV 2017 Associate of Science Degree, Human Resource Management, Community College of the Air Force 2017 Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education II Correspondence Crse, Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk, VA 2017 Command Chief Master Sergeant Training Course, Andrews AFB, MD 2017 Senior Enlisted Legal Orientation Course, The Judge Advocate General’s School, Maxwell AFB, AL 2018 Enterprise Leadership Seminar, Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina, Durham, NC 2019 Corporate Athlete Program, Human Performance Institute, Orlando, FL 2019 Continuous Process Improvement for Executives Course, Institute for Defense & Business, Durham, NC 2019 Next Jump Leadership Academy, New York, NY

ASSIGNMENTS 1. January 1996 – June 1996, Student Tactical Aircraft Maintenance Training, Sheppard AFB, TX & Tyndall AFB, FL 2. July 1996 – August 1998, Assistant Dedicated Crew Chief, 27th Fighter Squadron, Langley AFB, VA 3. August 1998 – August 2000, Dedicated Crew Chief, ACC F-15 East Coast Demonstration Team, Langley AFB, VA 4. August 2000 – February 2006, Dedicated Crew Chief, Phase Dock Chief, Assistant Aircraft Section Chief, Fligthline

Expeditor, 494th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom 5. March 2006 – January 2008, Assistant Aircraft Section Chief, Aircraft Section Chief, 74th Aircraft Maintenance Unit,

23rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Pope AFB, NC 6. January 2008 – September 2010, Aircraft Section Chief, Quality Assurance Chief Inspector, 23rd Maintenance Group,

Moody AFB, GA 7. September 2010 – September 2011, Production Superintendent and Lead Production Superintendent, 25th Aircraft

Maintenance Unit, 51st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Osan AB, Republic of Korea 8. September 2011 – March 2014, Superintendent, Aircraft Inspections Section and Assistant Superintendent

Maintenance Branch, Office of the Inspector General, Air Combat Command, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, VA (January 2012 – March 2014, Alert Facility Inspector, North American Aerospace Defense Command)

9. April 2014 – June 2015, Superintendent, Maintenance Policy and Procedures, Directorate of Logistic (A4), Air Combat Command, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, VA

10. November 2014 – May 2015, Chief of Quality Assurance, 380 Expeditionary Maintenance Group, (Deployed: Undisclosed Location, Southwest Asia)

11. June 2015 – December 2016, Superintendent, 335th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, 4th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Seymour Johnson AFB, NC

12. March 2016 – November 2016, Superintendent STRIKE Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit and Superintendent, 335th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron Detachment 1 (Deployed: Undisclosed Location, Southwest Asia))

13. January 2017 – February 2017, Superintendent, 412 Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Edwards AFB, CA 14. February 2017 – October 2017, Group Superintendent, 412th Maintenance Group, Edwards AFB, CA

July 2017 – October 2017, (Interim) Command Chief, 412th Test Wing, Edwards AFB, CA 15. October 2017 – February; Command Chief, 412th Test Wing, Edwards AFB, CA 16. February 2019 – Present, Chief, Air Force Enlisted Force Development, Pentagon, Washington D.C.

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Legion of Merit Meritorious Service Medal with five oak leaf clusters Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters Air Force Achievement Medal with three oak leaf clusters Meritorious Unit Award with three oak leaf cluster AF Outstanding Unit Award with valor device and nine oak leaf clusters Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal Iraq Campaign Medal with bronze star Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal with three bronze stars Global War on Terrorism Service Medal Korea Defense Service Medal Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal with oak leaf cluster Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with gold border and three oak leaf clusters

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS 2003 CMSAF Thomas N Barnes “Crew Chief” of the Year, 48th Fighter Wing 2004 Lt Gen Leo Marquez Award, 48th Maintenance Group 2008 NCO of the Year, 23rd Maintenance Group 2008 Distinguished Graduate, Airey Noncommissioned Officer Academy 2010 Lance P. Sijan Leadership Award, 23rd Wing 2010 Combat Air Force A-10 Weapons System “Team of the Year” 2010 SNCO of the Year, 51st Maintenance Group 2012 CMSgt Richard L. Etchberger Team Award, USAF Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy 2012 Distinguished Graduate, USAF Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy 2012 SNCO of the Year, HQ ACC Office of the Inspector General and HQ Staff Air Combat Command 2012 Finalist, 12 “Outstanding” Airman of the Year, Air Combat Command

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION Chief Master Sergeant; 1 August 2015

(Current as of 15 Oct 2019)

Command Sergeant Major

Thomas C. KennyFirst Cavalry Division

761st Tank Battalion AveBuilding 28000 Fort Hood, TX 76544

October 2019

Excelsior College–BS–Liberal ArtsCentral Texas College-AA-General Studies

All levels of the Noncommissioned Officer Education System, Nominative Leader Course, Sergeant Major Force Management Course, SergeantsMajor Course Class 61, Brigade and Battalion Pre-Command Course, Garrison Pre-Command Course, First Sergeant Course, Drill SergeantSchool, Airborne School, Air Assault School, Pathfinder School, Scout Platoon Leaders Course, Belgian Commando Course, NATOSharpshooter Course, Master Fitness Trainer Course and the Instructor Training Course.

SGT Aug 1996SSG Mar 1998SFC May 2002

MSG Dec 2006SGM Apr 2012

Oct 19 Present Command Sergeant Major, First Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, TX

Aug 17 Sep 19 Command Sergeant Major, United States Corps of Cadets, U.S. Military Academy, West Point, New York

Jul 15 Jun 17 Command Sergeant Major, 189th Infantry Brigade, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington

Oct 13 Dec 14 Command Sergeant Major, Area Support Group Kuwait, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait

Jul 12 Sep 13 Command Sergeant Major, 4th Squadron, 4th Cavalry, Fort Riley, Kansas

Dec 11 Jun 12 Command Sergeant Major, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas

Aug 11 Nov 11 Command Sergeant Major (Rear), 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas

Aug 10 Jun 11 Student, United States Army Sergeant Major Academy, Fort Bliss, Texas

Nov 08 Jul 10 Senior Military Science Instructor, New Mexico Military Academy, Roswell, New Mexico

Apr 08 Oct 08 First Sergeant, Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 5th Squadron, 7th Cavalry, Ft Stewart, Georgia

Jan 08 Apr 08 First Sergeant, Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 5th Squadron, 7th Cavalry, Ft Stewart, Georgia (Forward) Iraq

Jan 07 Dec 07 First Sergeant, Bravo Troop, 5th Squadron, 7th Cavalry, Fort Stewart, Georgia (Forward) Iraq

Feb 06 Dec 06 First Sergeant, Bravo Troop, 5th Squadron, 7th Cavalry, Fort Stewart, Georgia

Jan 05 Jan 06 Scout Platoon Sergeant, 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, Fort Stewart, Georgia (Forward) Iraq

Feb 04 Dec 04 Scout Platoon Sergeant, 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, Fort Stewart, Georgia

Jan 01 Jan 04 Senior Drill Sergeant, Delta Troop, 5th Squadron, 15th Cavalry, Fort Knox, Kentucky

Aug 97 Nov 00 Scout Platoon Section Sergeant, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 63rd Armor, Vilseck Germany

Aug 94 Jul 97 Scout/Bradley Gunner, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor, Fort Benning Georgia

Legion of Merit (2OLC), Bronze Star (1OLC), Meritorious Service Medal (3 OLC), Army Commendation Medal (3 OLC), Army AchievementMedal (1 Silver OLC), Army Good Conduct Medal (8th Award), National Defense Service Medal (1 BSS), Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal,Southwest Asia Service Medal (1 BSS), Kosovo Campaign Medal (1 BSS), Iraq Campaign Medal (3 BSS), Global War On TerrorismExpeditionary Medal, Global War On Terrorism Service Medal, Armed Forces Service Medal, Noncommissioned Officer ProfessionalDevelopment Ribbon (Numeral 6), Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon (Numeral 4), United Nations Medal, NATO Medal (1 BSS)Army Superior Unit Award, Meritorious Unit Citation, Combat Action Badge, Airborne Badge, Air Assault Badge, Pathfinder Badge, DrillSergeant Badge, Drivers Badge (Wheeled), and the Gold German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge. He is a recipient of the Draper ArmorLeadership Award, the Order of Saint Maurice, the Order of Saint Barbara, the Bronze Medallion of the Order of Saint George, and a member ofthe Sergeant Audie Murphy Club. He has earned both Silver and Gold Spurs.

CHIEF MASTER SERGEANT KATHLEEN M. MCCOOL Chief Master Sergeant Kathleen M. McCool is the Command Chief Master Sergeant, 509th Bomb Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. She is the principle advisor to the Wing Commander and staff on mission effectiveness, professional development, military readiness, training, utilization, health, morale, and welfare of the command’s 3,900 enlisted Airmen. Chief McCool provides strategic leadership and direction for the Total Force supporting and performing global combat operations helping to sustain America’s deterrence capabilities. Additionally, she maintains host installation support for 6,000 tenant unit and family members including an Air Force Reserve Wing, Missouri Air National Guard Bomb Wing, a reconnaissance squadron and a Missouri Army National Guard battalion. She supports flying assets in excess of $46 billion and a $147 million operations and maintenance budget.

CMSgt McCool grew up in Buckeye, AZ, and enlisted in the Air Force in 1995. She began her career as a Health Services Management Apprentice and then became an MTI. During her tenure as an MTI she was selected as a Blue Rope Master Military Training Instructor. She then left MTI duty to become a recruiter. While as a recruiter she held numerous positions culminating in her assignment as Squadron Superintendent. She has held several Superintendent positions at both the Squadron and Group levels. Prior to her current assignment she was the Command Chief at the 53d Wing, Eglin AFB, Fl. EDUCATION: 1995 Health Services Management Apprentice Course 1999 Military Training Instructor Course, Lackland AFB, Texas 2000 Airmen Leadership School, Lackland AFB, Texas 2001 Academic Instructor Course, Maxwell AFB, Alabama 2003 Associate of Applied Science Instructor of Technology and Military Science CCAF 2004 Professional Selling Skills, Achieve Global 2005 Non-Commissioned Officer Academy, Lackland AFB, Texas 2006 Associate of Applied Science Health Services Management Apprentice CCAF 2006 Associate of Applied Science Human Resource Management CCAF 2006 Master Instructor Certification, AETC 2007 Professional Sales Coaching and Applications, Achieve Global 2009 Senior Non-Commissioned Officer Academy, Gunter Annex, Alabama 2010 Bachelor of Science, Occupational Education, Wayland Baptist University 2011 Professional Manager Certification, Community College of the Air Force 2016 Continuous Process Improvement Course for Senior Leaders, JBSA 2016 Chief Leadership Course, Gunter Annex, Alabama 2016 Master of Arts, Management, Wayland Baptist University 2016 Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education (I) Correspondence Course 2016 Command Chief Course, JBSA-Randolph 2017 Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education (11) Correspondence Course 2018 Master of Arts, Strategic Studies, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Alabama 2019 Strategic Deterrence Basic Course for Executives, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Alabama ASSIGNMENTS: 1. December 1995 – January 1999, Health Services Management Apprentice, Luke AFB, Arizona

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2. January 1999 – January 2002, Military Training Instructor, Lackland AFB, Texas 3. January 2002 – March 2004, Instructor, Military Training Instructor School, Lackland AFB, Texas 4. March 2004 – April 2006, Enlisted Accessions Recruiter, 341 RCS, Lackland AFB, Texas 5. April 2006 – January 2007, Health Professions Recruiter, 341 RCS, Lackland AFB, Texas 6. January 2007 – July 2010, Enlisted Accessions Flight Chief, 369 RCS, West Covina, California 7. July 2010 – September 2011, Superintendent, Recruiter Screening Team, HQ AFRS, Randolph AFB, Texas 8. September 2011 – February 2013, Production Superintendent, 319 RCS, Hanscom AFB, Massachusetts 9. February 2013 – September 2013, Squadron Superintendent, 319 RCS, Hanscom AFB, Massachusetts 10. September 2013 – May 2014, Squadron Superintendent, 320th Training Squadron, JBSA-Lackland AFB, Texas 11. May 2014 – May 2015, Squadron Superintendent, 323rd Training Squadron, JBSA-Lackland AFB, Texas 12. June 2015 – June 2017, Group Superintendent, 502 SFLSG (re-named SRG), JBSA-Randolph AFB, Texas 13. July 2017 – June 2018, Student Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Alabama 14. June 2018 – April 2019, Command Chief Master Sergeant, 53d Wing, Eglin AFB, Florida 15. May 2019 – present, Command Chief Master Sergeant, 509th Bomb Wing, Whiteman AFB, Missouri MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Meritorious Service Medal with five oak leaf clusters Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters Air Force Achievement Medal with three oak leaf clusters Air Force Good Conduct Medal with four oak leaf clusters National Defense Service Medal with bronze star device Global War on Terrorism Defense Medal Outstanding Airman of the Year with bronze star device OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS 1995 Distinguished Graduate, Health Services Management Apprentice Course, Sheppard AFB, Texas 1998 Airman of the Year, 59th Medical Group, Luke AFB, Arizona 1998 Air Force Sergeants Association Division 12, Airman of the Year 1999 Honor Graduate, Military Training Instructor School, Lackland AFB, Texas 2000 John Levitow Award, Airman Leadership School, Lackland AFB, Texas 2002 Junior Instructor of the Year, 37 Training Group, Lackland AFB, Texas 2003 AETC Top Tech First Place Instructor 2004 AETC Master Instructor 2005 Distinguished Graduate, Noncommissioned Officers Academy, Lackland AFB, Texas 2005 Commandant’s Award, Noncommissioned Officers Academy, Lackland AFB, Texas 2005 AFRS “Blue Suit” Top 12 Recruiters in Nation 2006 AFRS Noncommissioned Officer of the Year 2008 AFRS Commanders Achievement Award 2009 John Levitow Award, Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy 2011 Air Force Outstanding Airman of the Year EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION: Chief Master Sergeant 1 December 2012

(Current as of November 2019)

CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER ÉRIC POISSANT, MMM, CD

SERGEANT MAJOR, 2ND CANADIAN DIVISION AND JOINT TASK FORCE (EAST)

Chief Warrant Officer Éric Poissant enrolled in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) in 1987 as an Infanteer and began his career in the Royal 22e Régiment. He served in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Battalions, as well at the Canadian Airborne Regiment. He held many positions in the infantry, including protection operations sniper, Reconnaissance Detachment Commander, Section Commander and Drill Sergeant Major. His employment culminated with his appointment as the Regimental Sergeant Major of the 2nd Battalion between 2015 and 2017.

CWO Poissant held positions within the institutions of the CAF. First at the Land Force Quebec Area Training Centre where he acted as course 2IC on the Infantryman DP1 courses and at the Non-Commissioned Members Professional Development Centre at Royal Military College St-Jean-sur-Richelieu as an instructor and in charge of standards for Intermediate Leadership Program courses. In May 2012, he was appointed to the position of Career Manager of Royal 22e Régiment, at Director General Military Careers, Ottawa. Promoted to the rank of CWO in 2013, he assumed the role of Canadian Army Chief Standards Officer Representative for 3rd Canadian Division, in Wainwright. Subsequently, he returned to Wainwright in 2017 as the Formation Sergeant Major for the Canadian Manoeuvre Training Centre.

CWO Poissant has participated in numerous operational deployments. These included tours of in Croatia, Bosnia, and twice in Afghanistan, first in Kabul in 2004 and then in Kandahar in 2010 as Company Sergeant Major for the last Canadian combat mission in Afghanistan. Lately, he also served in a NATO Multinational Corps headquarters, in Poland as Sergeant Major of the Multinational Corps.

Chief Warrant Officer Poissant is the recipient of the Order of Military Merit and serves as the Royal 22e Régiment Sergeant Major.

He has held the position of Sergeant Major, 2nd Canadian Division and Joint Task Force (East), since 15 August 2019.

Chief Warrant Officer Poissant is married, and they are the parents of a wonderful daughter.

Command Master

Chief Lucas M. Pullen Senior Enlisted Leader Combined Maritime Forces (SELCMF)

Master Chief Pullen was born in Ardmore, OK and raised in Davis, OK. He enlisted in the United States

Coast Guard in August of 1998. Following basic training at Cape May, NJ, he was assigned to Small

Boat Station South Padre Island, TX were he completed “On the Job Training” for and was advance to

Boatswain’s Mate Third Class. As an operator, Master Chief Pullen has been directly involved in

maritime law enforcement to include fisheries, counter-narcotics, and counter-migrant operations, as well

as search and rescue, and maritime security operations. Additionally, Master Chief Pullen has held

command cadre assignments as the Executive Petty Officer of Station Yankeetown, FL, and USCGC

PELICAN (WPB-87327) homeported in Abbeville, LA. He also held command of Station Oxford, MD

as the Officer in Charge as well as commanding two 87’ (26.5m) patrol boats, USCGC COHO (WPB-

87321) and USCGC KINGFISHER (WPB-87322) homeported in Panama City, FL.

Master Chief Pullen’s ashore assignment include: Station South Padre Island, TX, Training Center

Yorktown, VA as a coxswain instructor, Station Yankeetown, FL, and Station Oxford, MD.

Additionally, Master Chief Pullen was assigned as the Command Master Chief for Coast Guard Sector

Guam from July 2018 through August 2019.

Master Chief’s afloat assignments include: USCGC GALVESTON ISLAND (WPB-1349) Apra

Harbor, Guam, USCGC PELICAN (WPB-87327), Abbeville, LA, USCGC COHO (WPB-87321), and

USCGC KINGFISHER (WPB-87322) both homeported in Panama City, FL.

Master Chief Pullen’s awards and decorations include three Coast Guard Commendation Medals, four

Coast Guard Achievement Medals, the Commandant’s Letter of Commendation, Navy Flag Letter of

Commendation, Overseas Service Ribbon, the Army Non-Commissioned Officer Professional

Development Ribbon (with numeral 5), the permanent Cutterman’s Insignia, Boat Forces Insignia

(Advanced), Coxswain Insignia, and Officer in Charge Insignias for afloat and ashore commands along

with various other awards and decorations.

Master Chief Pullen was selected for and assumed the duties as the Command Senior Enlisted Leader

for Combined Maritime Forces, Bahrain in September of 2019; a joint military assignment working

with senior leaders from 33 partner nations focused on one of the most strategically significant

maritime areas in the world which includes the Arabian Gulf, Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Somali Basin,

Northern Arabian Sea, Gulf of Oman, and Indian Ocean.

Master Chief Pullen is a graduate of the Maritime Law Enforcement Academy, Coast Guard Chief’s

Academy, class 170, the Coast Guard’s Senior Enlisted Leadership Course, Class 58, and the United

States Army Sergeants Major Academy, Class 68. Master Chief Pullen holds a Bachelor’s Degree in

Human Resource Management from American Military University, and a Master’s Degree in

Leadership Studies from the University of Texas at El Paso.

Master Chief John O. Purvis, USN Command Master Chief

VX-1 "Pioneers"

Master Chief Purvis is a native of Birmingham, Alabama and enlisted in the Navy on November 22, 1994. After graduation from Recruit Training Command Great Lakes, he was selected for the Ceremonial Honor Guard in Washington, DC. He then attended the Defense Language Institute (DLI) in Monterey, CA for training in Basic Modern Standard Arabic. Upon graduation from DLI, he attended C-school at Goodfellow Air Force Base in San Angelo, TX where he was advanced to CTI3.

He received orders in 1998 to Naval Security Group Activity Fort Gordon, Georgia. In 2003, he received orders to return to the Defense Language Institute for training in Intermediate Modern Standard Arabic and graduated in 2004. In 2004, he returned to Navy Information Operations Command Georgia where he was detailed to the sub-surface Cryptologic Direct Support Element. During this tour, he completed an Individual Augmentation, earned the submarines warfare designator and was advanced to CTIC. In April 2008, he reported to the Center for Information Dominance Fort Gordon, Georgia where he completed a tour as an Instructor.

In April 2011 he reported for duty at the Navy Information Operation Command, Maryland at Fort Meade, Maryland as an Arabic Technical Language Mentor and the Command Support Department Leading Chief Petty Officer. In July 2014, he returned to Navy Information Operations Command Georgia where he was assigned as the sub-surface Cryptologic Direct Support Element Department Chief. He was selected for the Command Senior Chief Program in 2016 and was subsequently selected for advancement to Command Master Chief. He is a graduate of the Senior Enlisted Academy class 197 (purple). In January 2017, Master Chief Purvis reported to Electronic Attack Squadron One Three One for his first tour as Command Master Chief.

In June 2019, he reported to AIRTEVRON ONE at Naval Air Station Patuxent River where he is currently serving as the Command Master Chief.

Master Chief Purvis’s decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal, Joint Service Commendation Medal (two awards), Navy Commendation Medal (four awards), Joint Service Achievement Medal (two awards), Navy and Marine Corp Achievement Medal, and the Good Conduct Medal (eight awards). He holds an Associate’s degree in Foreign Language from Monterey Peninsula College and a Bachelor of Science degree in Commerce and Business Administration from the University of Alabama.

JACOB M. REIFF SERGEANT MAJOR, 2D MARINE AIRCRAFT WING

Sergeant Major Jacob M. Reiff is a native of Wisconsin, and enlisted in the Marine Corps on 31 May 1995. Upon completion of Recruit Training at MCRD San Diego California, Private First Class Reiff attended Marine Corps Communications and Electronics School (MCCES) in 29 Palms, California. Upon completion, Lance Corporal Reiff was awarded the MOS 2841 Radio Repairman. He has served in a wide array of duties to include Radio Repairman and Non Combatant Evacuation Operations NCOIC for MEU Service Support Group-31, Firepower Control Team Radio Operator, Marine Corps Instructor of Water Survival, and Radio Repairman with 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Communications Maintenance Chief with

2d Force Reconnaissance Company, 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, Communications Maintenance Chief and Joint Terminal Attack Controller with 2d Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company and the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Communications Maintenance Chief and Assistant Communications Chief with Marine Wing Support Squadron 472, Company Gunnery Sergeant and Guard Chief for Marine Corps Security Force Company Guantanamo Bay Cuba, First Sergeant and Remain Behind Sergeant Major for Marine Special Operations Company F and 2d Marine Special Operations Battalion, Company First Sergeant for the Marine Security Company at the Presidential Retreat at Camp David. His assignments as a unit Sergeant Major include Battalion Sergeant Major for 3d Battalion 6th Marine Regiment and subsequently as the Battalion Landing Team 3/6 Sergeant Major as part of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit. Battalion Sergeant Major for 2d Marine Raider Battalion, Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command. Regimental Sergeant Major for 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division. He is currently assigned as the Sergeant Major for 2d Marine Aircraft Wing. His deployments and operational experience include 31st MEU, 26th MEU, and 24th MEU, Operation Iraqi Freedom I, II and III, Joint Task Force Liberia, Operation Enduring Freedom-Afghanistan, and Operation Inherent Resolve-Iraq.

Jason T. Reynolds COMMAND MASTER CHIEF

USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69)

Master Chief Jason T. Reynolds is a native of San Antonio, Texas. He joined the Navy directly after high school in 1997. Following his Basic Training at Great Lakes Recruit Training Command he graduated from Nuclear Machinist Mate “A” School and Navy Nuclear Power School located at Navy Nuclear Power Training Command Orlando, Florida. He then followed on to complete his training at the Nuclear Power Training Unit in Ballston Spa, New York.

In 1999 he transferred from the Nuclear Power Training Unit to USS KENTUCKY (SSBN 737). While onboard he completed two strategic deterrent patrols until 2001 when he received orders to the Trident Refit Facility where he would work in the Nuclear Repair Shop until 2004. In 2004 he transferred to IT ‘A’ school and

followed on to serve aboard USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63). There he completed several deployments throughout Northern and Southern Pacific additionally supporting OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. In 2007 he was selected and advanced to Chief Petty Officer and followed on with orders to Navy Personnel Command (NPC) in Millington, Tennessee.

There he served as an Enlisted Detailer handling all IT E5 and below detailing matters. While serving at NPC he was called upon to fill an Individual Augment assignment supporting the Embedded Training Team mission in Western Afghanistan. There he provided direct mentorship to the Regional Communication Officer for the Afghan Local Police. He worked directly for the U.S. regional commander providing direct support for all U.S. police mentor teams embedded throughout RC-West Afghanistan.

In 2010, after his detailing tour, he took orders to Naval Special Warfare Group ONE Mobile Communications Team (MCT-1). There he was assigned to SEAL Team THREE as the Senior Enlisted Advisor for the N6 Department. He led his troop through a complete workup cycle and 8-month deployment throughout 14 geographically dispersed locations in CENTCOM and PACOM.

In October 2012, he was assigned his first Command Senior Enlisted Leader assignment at MCT-1 leading 195 Naval Special Warfare communicators directly supporting Naval Special Warfare Group ONE. In February 2016, he reported to his second Command assignment for Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron Fifteen. There he led the Red Lions through an operationally tasked deactivation, sunning down the squadron. During his tour at HSC-15, he was informed by COMHSCWINGPAC he would lead at the Navy’s largest Helicopter Command, HSC-3 serving the Mighty Merlins training and developing Pilots, Aircrewman, and Maintainers for the Fleet. His next tour of duty would bring him and his family across country to serve aboard the Mighty IKE, USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69), where he currently serves as the ship’s Command Senior Enlisted Leader.

Master Chief Reynolds graduated from the U.S. Navy Senior Enlisted Academy (Class 156, Brown) and the CMC/COB course (Class 153). He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Management of Information Systems Technologies. His personal awards include the Meritorious Service Medal (two awards), Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (four awards), the Army Commendation Medal, the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (three awards), and various unit and campaign awards.

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CHIEF MASTER SERGEANT KRISTINA L. ROGERS

Chief Master Sergeant Kristina L. Rogers is the Senior Executive Assistant to the Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force (CMSAF). In this position, she represents the CMSAF and provides the enlisted perspective for the CMSAF in the National Capital Region, Joint Staff, Department of Defense (DoD), Air Force (AF) meetings and committees, and civic events. She also manages an eight-member staff and is the lead action officer and principal advisor for issues affecting more than 397,000 Total Force Airmen. Additionally, she reviews and provides the enlisted perspective recommendation on all DoD and AF policies; manages and schedules all CMSAF’s speaking activities, legislative meetings and worldwide base visits. Furthermore, she performs as the liaison with the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Sister Service components, Combatant Commands, Headquarters Air Force Staff, Major Commands, Air Force Personnel Center, 90 Career Field Managers, and 179 Command Chiefs.

Chief Rogers entered the Air Force in 1996 and her background includes various duties in the personnel career field. She has served as a Professional Military Education Commandant and has held various senior enlisted senior positions while serving at squadron, group, wing and headquarters levels. She has deployed in support of Operations ENDURING FREEDOM, IRAQI FREEDOM, and Joint Task Force Horn of Africa and completed overseas tours in Guam, Japan, Turkey and the United Kingdom.

Prior to assuming her current position, she served as the Command Chief Master Sergeant, 100th Air Refueling Wing, Royal Air Force Base, Mildenhall, United Kingdom

EDUCATION 1999 Airmen Leadership School, Luke AFB Arizona 2003 Associate of Applied Science, Human Resource Management, Community College of the Air Force 2004 Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Lackland AFB, Texas 2008 Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer Correspondence Course 2009 Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education Correspondence Course 2010 Bachelor of Arts, Management, American Military University 2011 Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Maxwell Gunter Annex, Alabama 2011 Professional Manager Certification, Community College of the Air Force 2017 Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education II Correspondence Course 2017 Continuous Process Improvement for Executive Course, Institute for Defense and Business 2018 Master of Strategic Studies, Air War College, Air University, Alabama 2018 Air Force Enterprise Leadership Seminar, The University of North Carolina, at Chapel Hill 2019 Leading Strategically Program, Center for Creative Leadership, Colorado Springs, Colorado

ASSIGNMENTS 1. June 1996 – July 1996, Student, Basic Military Training, Lackland AFB, Texas2. July 1996 – September 1996, Student, Personnel Technical Training School, Keesler AFB, Mississippi

3. September 1996 – March 1997, Customer Service Technician, 36th Mission Support Squadron (MSS),Anderson AB, Guam4. March 1997 – February 1998, Base Intro Manager, 36th MSS, Anderson AB, Guam5. March 1998 – June 1998, Formal Training Journeyman, 56th MSS, Luke AFB, Arizona6. June 1998 – August 1998, Personnel Employments Journeyman, 56th MSS, Luke AFB, Arizona7. August 1998 – March 2000, Assignments/Formal Training Journeyman, 56th MSS, Luke AFB, Arizona8. March 2000 – August 2001, NCOIC, Outbound Assignments/Formal Training, 56th MSS, Luke AFB, Arizona9. August 2001 – August 2002, NCOIC, Joint Officer Management, Air Force Personnel Center (AFPC),Randolph AFB, Texas10. August 2002 – July 2004, NCOIC, AF Assignment Programs, AFPC, Randolph AFB, Texas11. July 2004 – January 2006, NCOIC, Personnel Readiness, 374th MSS, Yokota AB, Japan12. January 2006 – September 2006, NCOIC, Personnel Relocations/Employments, 374th MSS, Yokota AB,Japan13. September 2006 – January 2007, NCOIC, Commander Support Staff (CSS), 379th Expeditionary CivilEngineer Squadron, Southwest Asia14. January 2007 – December 2007, NCOIC, MSS and Security Forces Squadron CSS, 374th MSS, Yokota AB,Japan15. December 2007 – May 2008, NCOIC, Training and Development, 374th Force Support Squadron (FSS),Yokota AB, Japan16. June 2008 – September 2010, Section Chief, Senior Leader Management and Relocations, NationalReconnaissance Office (NRO), Air Force Space Command Element (AFSPCELM), Chantilly, Virginia17. September 2010 – May 2011, Superintendent, Career Development, NRO, AFSPCELM, Chantilly, Virginia18. May 2011 – November 2012, Superintendent, FSS, NRO, AFSPCELM, Chantilly, Virginia19. November 2012 – June 2013, Superintendent, Manpower and Personnel, NRO, AFSPCELM, Chantilly,Virginia20. June 2013 – April 2015, Superintendent, Military Personnel Section, 39th FSS, Incirlik AB, Turkey21. April 2015 – June 2017, Commandant, Erwin Professional Military Education Center, Kadena AB, Okinawa,Japan22. July 2017 – May 2018, Student, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Alabama23. June 2018 – June 2019, Command Chief, 100th Air Refueling Wing, Royal Air Force, Mildenhall, UnitedKingdom24. July 2019 – present, Senior Executive Assistant to the Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, HeadquartersAir Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Legion of Merit Defense Meritorious Service Medal Meritorious Service Medal with one oak leaf cluster Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters Air Force Achievement Medal with four oak leaf cluster Air Force Recognition Ribbon

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS 1999 Airmen Leadership School Distinguished Graduate 2000 56th Mission Support Squadron Airmen of the Year 2004 NCO Academy Distinguished Graduate 2005 374th Mission Support Squadron NCO of the Year 2006 374th Mission Support Squadron NCO of the Year 2008 Air Force Personnel Manager of the Year 2009 National Reconnaissance Office, Force Support Squadron SNCO of the Year 2010 Air Force Space Command, Force Support SNCO of the Year 2011 Air Force SNCO Academy Distinguished Graduate

EFFECTIVE DATE OF PROMOTION Chief Master Sergeant August 2015

(Current as of November 2019)

AUSTRALIAN ARMY

Warrant Officer Class One AP Shore, CSM

Warrant Officer Class One (E-9) Andrew Shore

was born in Sydney, New South Wales. Upon

completing his High School Certificate, Warrant

Officer Shore enlisted in the Australian Army in

August 1990. Since that time, he has held a variety

of regimental and instructional appointments as a

member of the Royal Australian Infantry Corps.

Following the completion of recruit and initial

employment training as a Rifleman, Warrant

Officer Shore was posted to the 3rd Battalion

(Parachute), The Royal Australian Regiment where

he would serve the majority of his regimental

service over multiple postings. Warrant Officer

Shore’s regimental experience also consists of a

posting to the Regimental Operations Cell of the

North West Mobile Force (NORFORCE), a

Regional Force Surveillance Unit tasked with

border security operations.

Warrant Officer Shore has also served as a Static Line and Military Freefall Parachute

Instructor at the Australian Army’s Parachute Training School. Of note, he was

awarded a Conspicuous Service Medal (CSM) in the 2011 Queen’s Birthday Honours

List for his efforts as Officer Commanding Training Wing, a sub-unit command

appointment ordinarily held by an officer of the rank of Major.

Recent key appointments as a Warrant Officer Class One include Regimental

Sergeant Major Parachute Training School in January 2012 and Regimental Sergeant

Major 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment commencing in 2014. January

2016 saw Warrant Officer Shore posted to the Directorate Soldier Career

Management – Army as the Career Advisor for Infantry Corporals. Warrant Officer

Shore was appointed Regimental Sergeant Major Royal Military College – Duntroon

in January 2018. He will commence his appointment as Regimental Sergeant Major

1st Brigade in January 2020.

During his career Warrant Officer Shore has participated in numerous combined

training and education activities both at home and abroad, and has undertaken

multiple operational deployments to East Timor and Afghanistan.

Master Chief Corey Sidlo Seventeenth Coast Guard District

Command Master Chief Master Chief Corey Sidlo assumed the duties as

Command Master Chief for the 17th Coast Guard

District in June 2019. His primary responsibility

is to assist and advise Rear Admiral Matthew Bell,

Commander of the Seventeenth Coast Guard

District, on the impact of existing or proposed

policy changes and potential situations pertinent to

the morale and general well-being of all Coast

Guard members and their families in Alaska.

Headquartered in Juneau Alaska, the Coast

Guard’s forces in the 17th District total more than

2,500 active duty, reserve, civilian and auxiliary

personnel, who employ 15 cutters, 52 boats, and

17 aircraft across an area of responsibility that

includes the North Pacific Ocean, Arctic Ocean

and Bering Sea. The Coast Guard’s 17th District

serves and safeguards the public, protects the

environment and its resources, and defends the

Nation’s interests in the Alaskan maritime region.

Originally from Astoria, Oregon, Master Chief Sidlo enlisted in the United States Coast Guard in

June 1998. He is married to former Sharlyne Reeser, of the Philippines, and has two boys, Milo

and Kirby. His previous assignments include Command Master Chief Base Charleston, South

Carolina; Command Senior Chief Maritime Force Protection Unit Kings Bay, Georgia; Assistant

School Chief, Storekeeper “A” School, Training Center Petaluma, California; AVDET

Supervisor, Aviation Detachment Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; Storekeeper duty, CGC ALERT,

Astoria, Oregon; Storekeeper duty, Naval Engineering Support Unit Honolulu, Hawaii;

Storekeeper duty, Aviation Detachment Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and Seaman, CGC LAUREL,

Mayport, Florida.

Master Chief Sidlo is a distinguished graduate of Coast Guard Basic Training where he was

presented the “Best Shipmate” award at graduation. He is a graduate of various service schools

including the Coast Guard Senior Enlisted Leadership Course, the Chief Petty Officer Academy,

and the Navy Leading Petty Officer Leadership Course. Dedicated to the health and well-being

of his shipmates, he is a certified Command Financial Specialist, trained in Critical Incident

Stress Management, and Applied Suicide Intervention Skills, and completed the Navy’s Chief

Petty Officer Indoctrination program serving onboard Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Master Chief Sidlo’s personal awards include the Meritorious Service Medal, a Joint Service

Commendation Medal, two Coast Guard Commendation Medals, four Coast Guard Achievement

Medals, and three Commandant’s Letters of Commendation. His other awards include six Coast

Guard Good Conduct Medals, the Coast Guard Sea Service Ribbon and various unit awards.

BIOGRAPHY

U N I T E D S T A T E S A I R F O R C E

CHIEF MASTER SERGEANT HOPE L. SKIBITSKY Chief Master Sergeant Hope L. Skibitsky is the Command Chief, 27th Special Operations Wing, Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico. The wing has 6,000 active and civilian Airmen and joint partners directly supporting United States Special Operations Command operations across five combatant commands and 6 continents. Chief Skibitsky is the senior enlisted advisor to the Commander on all aspects of employment, training, readiness, resilience, and development of the force. Chief Skibitsky also serves as the Command Senior Enlisted Leader for Joint Special Operations Air Component-Central, Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. In this role she advises the commander on the employment, readiness, and resiliency of 700 Special Operations Aviation personnel from all branches of the Armed Forces. Joint Special Operations Air Component-Central has operational responsibility for all Special Operations Aviation across the Central Command area of responsibility. Hailing from Ranger, Texas, Chief Skibitsky entered the Air Force in September 1995. She enrolled in the Medical Technician Apprentice technical training course at Sheppard AFB, Texas in October of 1995 and graduated Phase II in April of 1996. Her background includes duties in Education and Training, Health and Wellness, and Base Honor Guard. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Human Resources Management, through Ashford University. She is a certified facilitator in multiple professional development training courses, and is passionate about the development of Airmen at all levels. Her assignments include bases in Texas, California, and England as well as multiple deployments in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. EDUCATION 1995 Aerospace Medical Service Technical Training Phase I, Sheppard AFB, TX 1996 Aerospace Medical Service Technical Training Phase II, Sheppard AFB, TX 1998 Basic Instructor Course, Sheppard AFB, TX 2001 Airman Leadership School (ALS), RAF Feltwell, UK 2004 Military Training Instructor School (MTIS), Lackland AFB, TX 2005 Associates of Applied Science, Allied Health Science, Community College of the Air Force, Maxwell AFB, AL 2005 Associates of Applied Science, Instructor in Technology, Community College of the Air Force, Maxwell AFB, AL 2007 Noncommissioned Officer Academy (NCOA), Lackland AFB, TX 2007 Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education Correspondence Course, Joint Forces Staff College 2009 Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy Correspondence Course, Air University, Maxwell AFB, AL 2011 Professional Manager Certification, Community College of the Air Force, Maxwell AFB, AL 2016 Chief Leadership Course (CLC), Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, IL 2016 Combined Senior Leadership Course (CSLC), Defense Health Headquarters, Fairfax, VA 2017 Continuous Process Improvement Senior Leadership Course, Ramstein Air Base, Germany 2017 Chief Leadership Course (CLC), Gunter AFB, AL 2017 Bachelor of Arts, Human Resources Management, Ashford University, Clinton, IA 2017 Command Chief Master Sergeant Training Course, Joint Base Andrews, MD 2018 Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education II Correspondence Course, Joint Forces Staff College

ASSIGNMENTS 1. April 1996-July 1998, Medical Technician, Labor and Delivery, 82 MDOS, Sheppard AFB, TX 2. July 1998-May 2000, Enlisted Training Program Coordinator, 82 MDG, Sheppard AFB, TX 3. May 2000-March 2002, Shift Leader, Labor and Delivery, 48 MDOS, RAF Lakenheath, UK 4. March 2002-March 2003, NCOIC, Family Practice Red Team, 48 MDOS, RAF Lakenheath, UK 5. [May 2002-September 2002] Shift Leader, Emergency Department, 379 EMEDS, Al Udeid AB, Qatar 6. March 2003-June 2004, NCOIC, Health and Wellness Center, 48 AMDS, RAF Mildenhall, UK 7. June 2004-April 2006, Military Training Instructor, 323 TRS, Lackland AFB, TX 8. April 2006-May 2007, Military Drill & Ceremonies NCO, 323 TRS, Lackland AFB, TX 9. May 2007-August 2008, NCOIC, Standardizations & Evaluations, 737 TRG, Lackland AFB, TX 10. August 2008-September 2009, NCOIC, Labor and Delivery, 60 IPTS, Travis AFB, CA 11. September 2009-May 2010, Flight Chief, Emergency Services, 60 MDOS, Travis AFB, CA 12. May 2010-January 2011, Flight Chief, Family Medicine, 60 MDOS, Travis AFB, CA 13. [December 2010-July 2011] NCOIC, Emergency Department & Outpatient Clinic, 455 EMDOS, Bagram, Afg 14. January 2011-May 2012, Flight Superintendent FMC & PEDS, 60 MDOS, Travis AFB, CA 15. May 2012-May 2015, Base Career Assistance Advisor & First Term Airman Center Manager, Travis AFB, CA 16. May 2015-March 2016, Superintendent, 60th Inpatient Operations Squadron, Travis AFB, CA 17. March 2016-September 2017, Superintendent, 48th Medical Operations Squadron, RAF Lakenheath, UK 18. September 2017-August 2018, Superintendent, 737th Training Group, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, TX 19. August 2018-Present, Command Chief, 27th Special Operations Wing, Cannon AFB, NM MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters Air Force Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters Air Force Achievement Medal with three oak leaf clusters National Defense Service Medal with bronze star Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS 2001 ALS John L. Levitow Award 2004 MTIS Distinguished Graduate Award 2004 MTIS Excellence In Instruction Award 2007 NCOA Commandant’s Award 2007 NCOA Distinguished Graduate Award 2013 Air Force General Billy J. Boles Mentorship Award 2014 SNCO Lance P. Sijan Award EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION Airman March 13, 1996 Airman First Class January 13, 1997 Senior Airman September13, 1998 Staff Sergeant April 1, 2001 Technical Sergeant June 1, 2005 Master Sergeant April 1, 2010 Senior Master Sergeant March 1, 2013 Chief Master Sergeant August 1, 2016 (Current as of August 2018)

Command Master Chief Jorge L. Soto enlisted in the United States Navy on June 23, 1993. He completed Recruit Training in Orlando, Florida, and Electronic Warfare Technician Class “A” and “C” school at Naval Technical Training Center Corry Station Pensacola, Florida.

His duty assignments at sea include the commissioning crew of the USS Mitscher (DDG 57) and two tours on USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) in Norfolk, Virginia. While on USS Harry S. Truman, he completed 2003, 2005, 2008 and 2010 Arabian Gulf deployments in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom, New Dawn, and Enduring Freedom. He then transferred to Commander, Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 2, where he embarked on USS

George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) and completed a seven-month deployment in support of Operations New Dawn and Enduring Freedom.

Ashore he completed tours of duty as a recruiter at Navy Recruiting District New York, Center for Information Dominance Learning Site Norfolk, and Navy Information Operations Command Norfolk. Additionally, he completed an individual augmentation to Joint Composite Crew Squadron One in Camp Taji, Iraq, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2007.

Command Master Chief Soto was selected to Master Chief in 2013, and into the Command Master Chief program in 2014, completing the CMC/COB course in September 2014 (Class 141). He completed his first tour as Command Master Chief on USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79) from September 2014 through September 2016 and second tour for Coastal Riverine Squadron Four from September 2016 through June 2018. He is currently the Command Master Chief aboard USS George H.W. Bush.

He is a 2014 graduate of the United States Navy Senior Enlisted Academy (Class 182/Gray Group). He holds an Associates of Science in Liberal Studies from Excelsior College.

His designations include Enlisted Aviation Warfare, Surface Warfare, and Information Warfare Specialist. His personal awards include the Meritorious Service Medal (two awards), Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (six awards), Army Commendation Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (two awards), Army Achievement Medal and various unit and campaign awards. He is married and has two children.

CMDCM (AW/SW/IW) Jorge L. SotoCommand Master Chief

USS GEORGE H.W. BUSH (CVN 77)

CHIEF MASTER SERGEANT BRIAN R. STAFFORD

Chief Master Sergeant Brian R. Stafford is the Command Chief Master Sergeant, 3rd Wing, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. He serves as the senior advisor to the wing commander and senior staff on all matters affecting the enlisted force and their families. He provides oversight and recommendations regarding the combat readiness, health, welfare, development and quality of life for more than 2,200 assigned personnel responsible for achieving Combatant Commander objectives through Global Reach, Airborne Command and Control and Air Dominance. The 3rd Wing employs the F-22, C-17, C-12 and E-3 aircraft.

Chief Stafford entered the Air Force in October 1994. His background includes various assignments at the squadron, wing, component numbered air force, major command and joint level. His assignments include bases in Alaska, Illinois, Florida, Nebraska, and Washington D.C. Additionally, he served at overseas assignments at Diego Garcia - British Indian Ocean Territory, Germany and deployed in support of Operations ENDURING FREEDOM and IRAQI FREEDOM.

EDUCATION 1999 Airman Leadership School, Offutt AFB, NE 2002 Bachelor of Science, Professional Aeronautics, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., FL 2003 Associate of Applied Science degree, Aircraft Maintenance Technology, CCAF 2003 Associate of Applied Science degree, Information Systems Technology, CCAF 2005 Noncommissioned Officer (NCO) Academy, Maxwell AFB, AL 2005 Associate of Applied Science degree, Instructor of Technology & Military Science, CCAF 2010 Master of Science, Aeronautical Science, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., FL 2010 Senior Noncommissioned Officer (SNCO) Academy, Maxwell AFB, AL 2011 Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education Correspondence Course, Joint Forces

Staff College, National Defense University, Norfolk, VA 2014 Graduate Certification in Nuclear Weapons Effects, Proliferation and Policy, Air Force

Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 2014 Contingency Wartime Planner’s Course, Air University, Maxwell AFB, AL 2015 Air Force Forces (AFFOR) Senior Staff Course, 505th Air Control Wing, Hurlburt Field, FL 2016 Air Force Enterprise Leadership Seminar, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 2017 Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education I/II (by correspondence)

U N I T E D S T A T E S A I R F O R C E

ASSIGNMENTS 1. Oct 1994 – Dec 1994, student, Basic Military Training, Lackland AFB, TX. 2. Dec 1994 – Apr 1995, Tactical Aircraft Maintenance Technical Training, Sheppard AFB, TX. 3. Apr 1995 – Aug 1997, Ass’t Dedicated Crew Chief, 95th Fighter Squadron, Tyndall AFB, FL. 4. Aug 1997 – Sept 1997, Student, Command Post Technical Training, Keesler AFB, MS. 5. Sept 1997 – Oct 2000, Command Post Training Manager, 55th Wing, Offutt AFB, NE.(May

1998 – August 1998, Joint Reconnaissance Controller, Joint Interagency Task Force – South, Howard AB, Panama)

6. Oct 2000 – Dec 2001, Air Operations Controller, Det. 1, 730th Air Mobility Squadron, Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory.

7. Dec 2001 – Mar 2004, Mission Manager/Joint Emergency Actions Controller, Tanker Airlift Control Center (TACC)/U.S. Transportation Command, Scott AFB, IL. (June 2003 – November 2003, NCOIC, Regional Air Movement Control Center – Iraq, Al Udeid AB, Qatar)

8. Mar 2004 – May 2007, Academic Instructor, Detachment 2, USAF Expeditionary Center, Scott AFB, IL.

9. May 2007 – May 2011, Section Chief, Command Post Policy & Procedures, HQ United States Air Forces in Europe, Ramstein AB, Germany. (May 2009 – Sep 2009, Command & Control Specialist, OL-A, 455 AEW, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan)

10. May 2011 – Jun 2014, Senior Enlisted Leader, National Airborne Operations Center, Offutt AFB, NE

11. Jun 2014 – Dec 2015, Chief, Command & Control Operations, First Air Force – Air Forces Northern (AFNORTH), Tyndall AFB, FL

12. Dec 2015 – Dec 2016, Superintendent, 325th Operations Group, Tyndall AFB, FL 13. Dec 2016 – Jun 2018, Chief, Air Force Priorities Implementation Team: Multi-Domain

Command & Control, Headquarters Air Force, Washington D.C. 14. Jun 2018 – Present, Command Chief Master Sergeant, 3rd Wing, Joint Base Elmendorf-

Richardson, AK

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Defense Meritorious Service Medal Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters Aerial Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters Air Force Commendation Medal with four oak leaf clusters Air Force Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters Air Force Recognition Ribbon

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS 1997 Senior Airman (Below the Zone) 1998 55th Wing Special Staff Airman of the Year 2003 Air Mobility Command’s Command Post NCO of the Year 2005 Air Mobility Command’s Command Post Instructor of the Year 2006 Master Instructor, Community College of the Air Force 2007 HQ USAFE Directorate of Air & Space Operations NCO of the Year 2008 United States Air Force Command Post Instructor of the Year 2009 HQ USAFE Directorate of Air & Space Operations SNCO of the Year 2010 Distinguished Graduate, Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy

EFFECTIVE DATE OF PROMOTION Chief Master Sergeant November 2014

(Current as of Nov 2019)

CMDCM(SW/AW) Maria P. Strader Command Master Chief Naval Support Activity, Mid-South

Master Chief Strader was born in St. Louis, Missouri in 1971. She enlisted in the Navy in 1998 and attended Basic Training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Illinois. Following Basic Training, she attended Electronic Warfare Operator “A” school and SLQ-32 (V)3 Technician “C” school at Navy Technical Training Center, Corry Station in Pensacola, Florida.

Master Chief Strader reported to her first sea duty assignment onboard USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) in Norfolk, Virginia where she completed two Persian Gulf deployments in support of Operations ENDURING FREEDOM, IRAQI FREEDOM, and DETERMINED RESPONSE. She then reported to SPAWAR Space Field Activity, Chantilly, Virginia as Operations Watch Supervisor and Training Officer and was selected for Chief Petty Officer in 2006. In 2007, she reported to Recruit Training Command Great Lakes, Illinois as a Recruit Division Commander where she qualified Master Training Specialist and received the Distinguished Leadership Award during her tour. Returning to sea duty onboard USS San Jacinto (CG 56) in 2010 in Norfolk, Virginia, Master Chief Strader served as Operations Department Leading Chief Petty Officer. After completing her tour onboard USS San Jacinto in 2013, Master Chief Strader served as a Faculty Advisor at the Senior Enlisted Academy in Newport, Rhode Island. She was selected to the Command Master Chief Program in 2016 and served as CMC onboard USS Shoup (DDG 86) homeported in Everett, Washington from May 2016 to September 2018. Master Chief Strader is a graduate of the U.S. Navy Senior Enlisted Academy (Class 170/Gray) and the Navy Leadership and Ethics Center Command Master Chief/Chief of the Boat Course (Class 156). She holds an Associate of Art Degree in Computer Systems and Vocational Education from Coastline Community College and is pursuing her Bachelor of Science in Organizational Leadership from Southern New Hampshire University. Master Chief Strader is qualified to wear the Enlisted Surface Warfare and Enlisted Aviation Warfare Specialist (ESWS) insignias. Her personal awards include the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (three awards), the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (three awards), the Navy Good Conduct Medal (seven awards), and various unit, service, and campaign decorations. Command Master Chief Strader has served as the Command Master Chief of Naval Support Activity Mid-South in Millington, Tennessee since October 2018.

BIOGRAPHY

CHIEF MASTER SERGEANT NIKESE R. SWIFT

Chief Master Sergeant Nikese R. Swift is the Command Chief Master Sergeant for the Air National Guard Readiness Center (ANGRC), Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. She is the principal advisor to the ANGRC Commander on all enlisted matters. Her responsibilities include keeping the Commander informed of all issues affecting the health, morale, welfare, readiness, and proper utilization of enlisted personnel assigned to the ANGRC and its operating locations who serve more than 105,000 Air National Guard Members.

CMSgt Swift enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in January 1995 and served on active duty for three years. In 1998, she Palace-Chased into the Idaho Air National Guard and in 2007 became a member of the National Guard Bureau. In 2016, she was selected for a State Force Development Tour and was accepted by the Oregon Air National Guard to complete her broadening tour. Prior to assuming the role as Wing Command Chief, she served as the Mission Support Group Superintendent overseeing more than 400 enlisted personnel whose primary purpose was to deliver organizational, personnel, and resource management advice, providing a mission-ready enlisted force ready to execute and support required garrison, expeditionary and domestic operations missions. Chief Swift has also served as the Enlisted Air Legislative Liaison representing the Director, Air National Guard (DANG) and the Senior Enlisted Advisor (SEA) for the National Guard Bureau as the liaison with Congress, including House and Senate Appropriation and Authorization Committees, the Enlisted Executive Assistant to the Director, ANG, and the Superintendent of the Command Support Staff for the Commander of the Air National Guard Readiness Center. She has participated in Operations Bright Star and Deep Freeze, as well as deployed to Guam in support of the 266th Range Squadron.

Prior to becoming ANGRC Command Chief, CMSgt Swift served as the Command Chief of the 142d Fighter Wing, Portland ANG Base, Oregon.

EDUCATION 1999 Noncommissioned Officer Preparatory Military Course, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 2002 Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 2002 Associate of Applied Science, Information Systems Technology, Community College of the Air Force 2005 Bachelor of Science, Criminal Justice Administration, Park University, Mo. 2005 Bachelor of Science, Management, Park University, Mo. 2010 Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 2010 Senior Enlisted Joint PME, Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va. 2011 Masters of Science, Information Security Management, University of Fairfax, Va. 2011 Professional Manager’s Certification, Community College of the Air Force 2012 Master of Business Administration, Jones International University, Colo. 2012 Graduate Certificate, Information Security Engineering, University of Fairfax, Va. 2013 Reserve Component National Security Course, National Defense University, Ft. McNair, Washington, D.C. 2015 ANG Chief Executive Course, Joint Base Andrews, Md. 2016 China, the Middle East and Europe Update, Alan L Freed Associates, Washington, D.C. 2016 Continuous Process Improvement for Executives, Institute for Defense Business, Colorado Springs, Colo. 2017 ANG Contemporary Base Issues, Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho 2017 ANG Command Chief Orientation Course, Lackland AFB, Texas

ASSIGNMENTS 1. January 1995–February 1998, Comm-Computer Systems Operator, 366th Communications Squadron, Mountain Home

Air Force Base, Idaho2. February 1998–April 2007, Network Administrator, 266th Range Squadron, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho3. April 2007–December 2009, NCOIC, Cyber Capabilities, NGB/A6, Air National Guard Readiness Center, Arlington, Va.4. December 2009–January 2011, Information Assurance Manager, NGB-J6/CIO, Arlington, Va.5. January 2011–June 2012, Superintendent, Commander’s Support Staff, ANGRC, Joint Base Andrews, Md.6. June 2012–September 2014, Enlisted Exec Officer to the Director, ANG, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.7. September 2014–August 2016, Air Legislative Liaison, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.8. August 2016–July 2017, Group Superintendent, 142d Mission Support Group, Portland ANG Base, Ore.9. July 2017–August 2018, Command Chief, 142d Fighter Wing, Portland ANG Base, Ore.10. August 2018–Present, Command Chief, Air National Guard Readiness Center, JB Andrews, Md.

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Defense Meritorious Service Medal Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster Joint Service Commendation Medal Air Force Commendation Medal Air Force Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS 2012 ANG AFA Action Officer of the Year 2016 AFA Salute to Air Force Legislative Liaison

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS ANG Enlisted Field Advisory Council (EFAC), LL Advisor, Active Member, 2014-2016 Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the U.S., Title 10 Chapter, Active Member, 2012-2016 NGB/ANG Title 10 Chief’s Group, Active Member, 2014-2016 Air Force Association (AFA), Air National Guard Council, Active Member, 2014-2016 Air Force Sergeants Association (AFSA), Active Member, 2012-Present Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the U.S., Active Member, 2012-Present

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION Chief Master Sergeant, Sep. 24, 2014

(Current as of August 2018)

CSM DENNIS JAY THOMAS

Command Sergeant Major Dennis Jay Thomas enlisted in the Kentucky Army National Guard in January 1988. He was assigned as the Command Sergeant Major of the 80th Training Command (TASS) on 8 February 2018.

CSM Thomas has demonstrated continued dedication and loyalty to Soldiers throughout his military career by serving in positions of increasing responsibility and leadership. He served as the CSM for the 451st Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) while deployed to Kuwait in 2016. He served as the CSM of the 78th Training Division, CSM of the 290th Military Police Brigade, CSM of the 640th Regional Support Group, CSM of the 530th Military Police Battalion, while deployed to Iraq, CSM of the 6025th Garrison Support Unit, 1SG of Company B, 2nd Battalion, 398th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 100th

Division (IT).

CSM Thomas is a graduate of the Food Service Specialist, Military Police, Armor Crewman, Calvary Scout Crewman, Drill Sergeant School, Battle Focus Instructor Training Course, Air Assault Course, Small Group Instructor Course, First Sergeant Course, Anti-Terrorism Program Manager Course, Child Abuse Prevention Investigation Training, Domestic Violence Intervention Training, Crisis/Hostage Negotiations, Commanders Safety Course, BDE/B Pre-Command Course, Sergeants Major Academy, The Senior Leaders Joint Professional Military Education Course I, Structured Self Development 5, The Senior Leaders Joint Professional Military Education Course II, and The Nominative Leaders Course. He graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor’s of Science in Criminal Justice from Murray State University, Murray, KY.

CSM Thomas’ awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star Medal, The Meritorious Service Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, The Army Commendation Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, the Army Achievement Medal with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters, The Iraq Campaign Medal (with Bronze Service Star), Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, the Southwest Asia Service Medal with Bronze Service Star, The Armed Forces Reserve Medal with “M” device and numeral 2 affixed, Kuwait Liberation Medal, the Drill Sergeant Badge, and the Air Assault Badge.

CSM Thomas is a recipient of the Military Police Regimental Association Order of the Marechaussee in Bronze.

In 1992 he deployed as a Military Police Officer with the 438th Military Police Company, KKMC Saudi Arabia/Doha, Kuwait. He mobilized a second time in support of Operation Enduring Freedom serving two years as a Senior Instructor with the 2nd of the 100th MP Battalion, 100th Division(IT) at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. CSM Thomas mobilized a third time in January 2008, as the CSM of the 530th Military Police Battalion in Camp Bucca, Iraq. CSM Thomas mobilized a fourth time in 2016, as the CSM for the 451st

Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. CSM Thomas mobilized a fifth time in 2017, as the CSM for the 1st Armored Division Sustainment Brigade (rear) at Fort Bliss, TX in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

In his civilian capacity, CSM Thomas serves the citizens of Kentucky as a Master Trooper with the Kentucky State Police. He lives in Murray, KY with his wife Stacey M. Thomas, their son Zachary R. Thomas and daughter Aubrey N. Thomas.

CMDCM CARL M. THOMPSON, USN Senior Enlisted Leader, DISA Europe

Master Chief Thompson is a native of Custer, South Dakota and enlisted in the United States Navy June 1998. Following basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, IL he reported to Naval Air Technical Training Center (NATTC) Pensacola, FL and completed Aviation Electronics Technician “A” School followed by Calibration “C” school at Keesler AFB, Biloxi, MS. Upon graduation he reported to the Aviation Intermediate Maintenance Department (AIMD) Point Mugu, CA from 1999 to 2001. In 2001, he attended Advanced Calibration training at Keesler AFB, with follow-on orders to AIMD Sigonella, Sicily. There he advanced to First Class Petty Officer and became the Leading Petty Officer of the Calibration Lab. He returned to Pensacola, FL in 2005 for Advanced Electronics (C1 School) with follow on orders to USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72), home ported in Everett, Washington where he completed two Western Pacific deployments in support of operation ENDURING FREEDOM. In 2008, he transferred to the Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training Unit Lemoore, California as an instructor. During this tour, he earned his Master Training Specialist (MTS) qualification and was selected to Chief Petty Officer in 2009. During this assignment, Master Chief Thompson volunteered for an Individual Augmentee assignment to Djibouti Africa in 2012 where he served as the Command Security Manager for the Combined Joint Task Force, Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) and 14 East African Countries. In 2013 he transferred to the Navy’s only Forward Deployed Aircraft Carrier, the USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73). He served as the Leading Chief Petty Officer of the Avionics Armament Division which provides support to Carrier Air Wing FIVE and the GEORGE WASHINGTON Strike Group. During this tour he was part of the hull swap with the USS RONALD REAGAN (CVN 76) and made three deployments. He was selected for the Command Senior Chief program in 2016 with follow on orders to the USS PIONEER (MCM 9) in Sasebo, Japan in May 2016 as the Command Senior Chief and was promoted to Command Master Chief in 2017. Following that he served as Command Master Chief for the Amphibious Dock Landing Ship USS Germantown (LSD-42), homeported in Sasebo, Japan. Currently, he is serving as the Defense Information Systems Agency Europe’s senior enlisted advisor in Stuttgart, Germany.

DISA Strategic Communications

disa.meade.bd.mbx.strategic-communications@mail.mil www.disa.mil

Master Chief Thompson graduated on the Dean’s List from the U.S. Navy Senior Enlisted Academy, Class 172 (Blue) in 2013 and CMC/COB Course Class 90 in 2016. His personal awards include the Meritorious Service Medal (2 awards), Joint Commendation Medal, Navy Commendation Medal (2 awards), Navy Achievement Medal (4 awards), Army Achievement Medal and various other service and campaign awards and was the 2014 Bob Feller Act of Valor Award recipient for the Navy. He is qualified to wear the Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist, Enlisted Aviation Warfare Specialist, Expeditionary Warfare Specialist and Information Dominance Warfare pins and has earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Professional Aeronautics from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University.

(Current as of October 2019)

Command Sergeant Major

Peter T. TrotterCommand Sergeant Major

U.S. Army Civil Affairs and PSYOP Command(A)4037 Pratt Street Bldg A-5585 FT Bragg, NC 28310

November 2018

Colorado Technical University –Currently enrolled –Information SystemCedar Valley Community College –AA–Network ManagementTexarkana Community College –AA –Data Management

All levels of the Noncommissioned Officer Educations System, First Sergeant Course, Sergeants Major Course, Telecom CBT Center OperatorCourse(Distinguished Graduate), DAS3 Computer Repair, Unit Medical Supply, Biomedical Equip Repair phase I, Biomedical Equip Repairphase II, Sergeant Major Force Management Course, USAR BN/BDE PRE-CMD CRS, Commander's Safety CRS, USAR CO/DET PRE-CMDCRS, Company Supply ULLS-S4 CRS, Nominative Leader Course, Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education Course.

SGT Aug 1986SSG Dec 1990SFC Feb 1993

MSG Nov 1995SGM Mar 2002

Nov 18 Present U.S. Civil Affairs and PSYOP Command(A) Command Sergeant Major

May 15 Jul 18 104th Training Division Command Sergeant Major

Mar 15 May 15 300 CS Sustainment BDE Command Sergeant Major

Feb 15 Mar 15 95 REGT 7th BN(PER SVC) Command Sergeant Major

Dec 10 Feb 15 176th MC BDE Command Sergeant Major

Jul 06 Dec 10 145th MC BN Command Sergeant Major

Feb 02 Jul 06 807th MC G4 Sergeant Major

Nov 01 Feb 02 145th Medical Co First Sergeant

Nov 95 Oct 01 354th Medical Co First Sergeant

Jun 95 Nov 95 271st Maintenance Co Sr Maintenance NCOIC

Jun 94 Jun 95 444th Medical Co Sr Medical Supply NCOIC

Mar 03 Jun 94 145th Computer Repair NCOIC

Meritorious Service Medal(2OLC), Army Commendation Medal (3OLC), Army Achievement Medal (1 OLC), Army Reserve ComponentsAchievement Medal (3 OLC), National Defense Service Medal, Southwest Asia Service Meal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, ArmedForces Reserve Medal with “M” Device and Silver Hour Glass, Noncommissioned Officers Professional Development Ribbon(Numeral 5),Army Service Ribbon, Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon, Kuwait Liberation Medal (SA), Kuwait Liberation Medal (KU).

BIOGRAPHY Warrant Officer Class One Darrin Waitere, MZNM Command Warrant Officer, New Zealand Defence College

Warrant Officer Class One Darrin James Waitere enlisted into the New Zealand Army on 29 January 1987 as a Territorial Force rifleman. In March 1988, he completed Regular Force basic training and joined the Corps of Royal New Zealand Engineers as a Driver and later re-mustering to Field Engineer.

WO1 Waitere has held numerous instructor and training appointments at all ranks which include The Army Depot and the School of Military Engineering.

In 2006, he was promoted to Warrant Officer Class Two and posted to 25 Engineer Support Squadron as the Squadron Sergeant Major. In 2008, he held the Training Warrant Officer appointment at the 2nd Engineer Regiment and in 2010 he was posted in to the AS3 Info Ops position at the 2nd Land Force Group.

In 2011, he was promoted to Warrant Officer Class One and took up the appointment of Regimental Sergeant Major of the 2nd Engineer Regiment. He has held the appointment of the (Acting) Command Sergeant Major of the 1st (New Zealand) Brigade and

in December 2014 he was posted to Army General Staff as the Army Strategy Execution Warrant Officer.

In May 2015 until June 2016 he attended the United States Army Sergeants Major Academy (Class 66) at Fort Bliss, Texas. On his return, he was posted to the Military Career Management Branch as the operational deployments career manager before taking up his current post as the Command Warrant Officer of the New Zealand Defence College in December 2016.

WO1 Waitere has deployed on operations to the Sinai, East Timor, Iraq, and Afghanistan. Between missions, he has served with the Canadian 1st Combat Engineer Regiment and in 2009 he deployed to Samoa and Tonga in support of Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Relief Operations.

His awards and decorations include: the New Zealand Operational Service Medal, the New Zealand General Service Medals (Sinai and Iraq), the East Timor Medal, the United Nations Medal (East Timor), the Australian Active Service Medal, the NATO Medal (Afghanistan), the New Zealand Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, the New Zealand Defence Service Medal and the Multi National Force and Observers Medal (Sinai). In 2005, he was admitted as a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM) for his services in Iraq and in 2015, he was awarded a Chief of Army Commendation for Leadership.

WO1 Waitere is qualified on the Grade Three Officers’ Staff and Tactics course and he is also a graduate of the New Zealand Defence Force Command and Staff College’s Joint Warrant Officer Advance Course (JWOAC).

WO1 Waitere is married to Tania and they have three children, Jade, Kyle, and a daughter, Shontelle.

CMDCM John H. Walker was born in Brunswick, GA and raised in Hinesville, GA where he graduated from Bradwell Institute in 1995. He entered the Navy in 1997 and after completing Recruit Training in Great Lakes, IL he attended Radioman Apprenticeship Training at NTC. Master Chief Walker holds a Bachelor of Science in Social Science from the University of Maryland University College and a Master of Science in Information Systems Management from Trident University. Additionally, he is a graduate of the Senior Enlisted Academy (Class 159 Blue) and Command Master Chief/Chief of the Boat course (Class 129). He has attended the MCPON’s Executive Leadership Symposium and Navy Senior Leader Seminar. Master Chief Walker’s sea assignments include USS McFaul (DDG 74) where he deployed to both the Sixth and Fifth Fleet AOR’s and was involved in multiple operations including Enduring Freedom; Flag communications Chief for Commander Naval Forces Europe-Commander Sixth Fleet in Naples, Italy providing communication support for the Commander around the globe; and later precommissioning crew of the USS Anchorage (LPD 23) where he was the C5I

LCPO. Master Chief Walker’s first Command Master Chief tour was with the Warhawk’s of VFA-97, where he deployed to the Seventh Fleet AOR onboard the USS John C Stennis. His second tour was with Team SHOGUN of Carrier Air Wing NINE where he completed a circumnavigation deployment and a change of homeport for the USS John C Stennis to Norfolk, VA. During this tour he was involved in operations Inherent Resolve, Deliberate Resolve, and Freedom Sentinel. Ashore, he has served as an Instructor at the Center for Information Dominance LS Great Lakes, IL where he earned his Master Training Specialist designation. His second shore tour was at Navy Personnel Command in Millington, TN as an enlisted rating detailer for Information Systems Technicians. His decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal (two awards), Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (three awards), Joint Service Achievement Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (three awards) and various unit and campaign awards.

BIOGRAPHY

U N I T E D S T A T E S A I R F O R C E

CHIEF MASTER SERGEANT CHAD T. WELCH Chief Master Sergeant Chad T. Welch is the Individual Mobilized Augmentee to the Command Chief Master Sergeant, Headquarters Air Education and Training Command, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. The command includes the Air Force Recruiting Service, two numbered air forces and Air University. AETC operates more than 1,400 trainer, fighter and mobility aircraft, 23 wings, 10 bases and five geographically separated groups. The command trains more than 293,000 students per year with approximately 60,000 active-duty, Reserve, Guard, civilian and contractor personnel. The chief is a key advisor in the development and education of the Air Force’s total force constitute across their entire career.

Chief Welch enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in July 1989. Upon completion of technical training he was assigned to the Marine Corps Security Forces detachment in Charleston, S.C. During this time he worked at the special weapons facility and participated in Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty inspections involving International and Russian inspectors. In November 1992, he was transferred to Marine Corps Headquarters, Quantico, Va., as an officer candidate instructor and served as a marksmanship instructor until the end of his enlistment in July 1993, at which point he embarked upon his civilian career.

In October 2001, he enlisted in the Air Force Reserve. After completing the Fire Protection Academy, he was assigned to the Fire Protection Flight, 932nd Civil Engineer Squadron, Scott AFB, Ill., where he served in various fire protection positions. In January 2011, he was selected as first sergeant, 932nd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, then in 2016 he was selected as the command chief, 932nd Airlift Wing, Scott AFB, Ill. Prior to his current position, he was the command chief, 386th Air Expeditionary Wing, Southwest Asia.

During his career, Chief Welch completed three home station deployments at Scott AFB, Ill., as well as a tour in Saudi Arabia in 2003. In 2008, he served as the station captain for a deployment to Kirkuk Air Base, Iraq. Then, in 2012, he was selected as first sergeant, 406th Air Expeditionary Squadron, Kandahar, Afghanistan. In 2018, he was selected as the command chief, 386th Air Expeditionary Wing, Southwest Asia. In his civilian capacity, he is in private practice as a licensed clinical professional counselor and is the director of Metro East Counseling operating in the metro St. Louis area.

EDUCATION 1989 U.S. Marine Corps Combat Training, 1990 U.S. Marine Corps Security Forces School, Norfolk, Va. 1991 U.S. Marine Corps Marksmanship Instructor’s School, Quantico, Va. 1993 Bachelor of Science, Education, Training and Development, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Ill. 1996 Master of Arts, Security Management, Webster University, Saint Louis, Mo. 2002 U.S. Air Force Fire Academy, Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas 2005 Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Scott AFB, Ill, by correspondence 2009 Air Force Reserve Recruiting Course, Lackland AFB, Texas (Distinguished Graduate) 2010 Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence 2011 Professional Manager Certification, Community College of the Air Force, Maxwell AFB, Ala.

2011 U.S. Air Force First Sergeant Academy, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 2012 Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education Course, National Defense University, Washington, D.C.,

by correspondence 2012 Senior Noncommissioned Officer Leadership Course, Air Force Reserve Command, by correspondence 2012 Associate of Arts, Human Resource Management, Community College of the Air Force, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 2012 Combat Airmen Skills Training, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. 2012 Air Expeditionary Group Staff Course, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. 2013 Senior Noncommissioned Officer Leadership Course Facilitator Selection Course, Robins AFB, Ga. 2014 Master of Arts, Clinical Mental Health Counseling, McKendree University, Lebanon, Ill. 2015 Reserve Component National Security Course, National Defense University, Washington D.C. 2017 Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education Course II, National Defense University, Washington,

D.C., by correspondence 2017 Senior Enlisted Legal Orientation Maxwell AFB, Ala. 2017 Command Chief Orientation Course, Active component, Andrews AFB, Md. 2018 Senior Staff Course, U.S. Air Forces Central Command, Shaw AFB, S.C. 2018 Senior Leader Security Seminar, USAF Special Investigations Academy, Dahlgren, Va.

ASSIGNMENTS 1. February 1990–September 1992, Marine Corps Security Force Regiment Charleston, Charleston Air Force

Base, S.C. 2. September 1992–July 1993, Marksmanship Instructor, Quantico, Va. 3. December 2001–April 2006, Fire Apprentice/Journeyman, 932nd Civil Engineer Squadron, Scott AFB, Ill. 4. April 2006–January 2011, Station Captain, 932nd CES, Scott AFB, Ill. (April – September 2008, Station

Captain, 506th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, Kirkuk Air Base, Iraq) 5. January 2011–November 2014, First Sergeant, 932nd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, Scott AFB, Ill.

(October 2012–April 2013, First Sergeant, 406th Air Expeditionary Squadron, Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan)

6. November 2014–March 2016, First Sergeant, 932nd Security Forces Squadron, Scott AFB, Ill 7. March 2016–June 2018, Command Chief, 932nd Airlift Wing, Scott AFB, Ill. 8. June 2018–July 2019, Command Chief Master Sergeant, 386th Air Expeditionary Wing, Southwest Asia 9. August 2019-Present, Individual Mobilized Augmentee to the Command Chief Master Sergeant, Headquarters

AETC, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, TX

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Legion of Merit with one oak leaf cluster Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters Air Force Commendation Medal Air Force Achievement Medal Afghanistan Campaign Medal Iraq Campaign Medal

EFFECTIVE DATE OF PROMOTION Private (USMC) – August 1989 Private First Class (USMC) – March 1990 Lance Corporal (USMC) – November 1990 Corporal (USMC) – May 1, 1992 Senior Airman – Oct. 31, 2001 Staff Sergeant – Oct. 1, 2003 Technical Sergeant – March 1, 2005 Master Sergeant – Feb. 1, 2011 Senior Master Sergeant – Oct. 1, 2013 Chief Master Sergeant – April 1, 2016

(Current as of December 2019)

Sergeant Major Kristopher Wells currently serves as the Senior Enlisted National Guard Advisor to the US Army Special Operations Command. In this role, he is the Senior Guard Advisor’s principal resource for all ARNG Special Operations Forces enlisted matters affecting training, utilization, health of the force, and professional development. SGM Kristopher Wells was born in Niles, Michigan. He enlisted in the United States Army in December of 1991 and attended Infantry One Station Unit Training at Fort Benning, Georgia. Following his graduation from OSUT, SGM Wells served two years on active duty with the 3rd BN, 187th Infantry Regiment Rakkasans, 101st Airborne

Division before serving in the Kentucky, Illinois, Michigan and North Carolina Army National Guard. SGM Wells’ assignments include enlisted infantry positions while assigned to Co. B, 3-187th Infantry and Special Forces Engineer NCO positions in Co. A, 2nd BN, 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne) (three deployments - Afghanistan). Other key assignments include Detachment Sergeant, SFODB 2210; Operations Sergeant, G3, US Army Special Forces Command (A); Joint Operations Center Chief, Joint Special Operations Task Force – Arabian Peninsula (deployed Bahrain); Senior Enlisted National Guard Advisor to the 1st Special Forces Command. SGM Wells’ military training includes the Airborne course, Air Assault course, Jumpmaster course, Ranger course, Spanish language course, Special Forces Qualification course, Special Forces Advance Urban Combat course, and the Reserve Component National Security course. Additionally, SGM Wells has completed all levels of Non-Commissioned Officer Education to include the United States Army Sergeants Major Academy and Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education. SGM Wells’ civilian education includes a Bachelors of Arts from Western Michigan University in 2002, and a Master of Arts in Strategic Security Studies from the National Defense University in 2017. SGM Wells’ awards include the Bronze Star Medal (with oak leaf cluster), Meritorious Service Medal (with 3 oak leaf clusters), Joint Service Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal (with 6 oak leaf clusters), Army Achievement Medal (with 3 oak leaf clusters), Joint Meritorious Unit Award (with 2 oak leaf clusters), Meritorious Unit Commendation, Army Good Conduct Medal, Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal (with campaign star), Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal, Non-commissioned Officers Professional Development Ribbon (with Numeral 5), Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon (with Numeral 3), NATO Medal, Combat Infantry Badge, Parachutist Badge, Ranger Tab, Special Forces Tab, Air Assault Badge, and the German Parachutist Badge. SGM Wells is married to the former Leah VanCleave. They have three children.

CMDCM(AW/SW/IW) Keith Wilkerson Jr Command Master Chief, CTF72 / CFWP Command Master Chief Keith Wilkerson Jr. was born in Birmingham, Alabama and raised in the Washington D.C area. He graduated from Seneca Valley High School in June 1998 and entered the U.S. Navy attending basic training in Great Lakes, IL in Feb 1999.

His academic achievements include an Associate’s Degree in Business Administration; Senior Enlisted Professional Military Education; Senior Enlisted Professional Military Education; He is an honor graduate from the Navy’s Senior Enlisted Academy. Wilkerson attended Seaman Apprentice School in Great Lakes, IL. And his first duty assignment was with USS FORD (FFG-54) in Everett, WA. After completing 2 western pacific deployments on her he left as a Store Keeper Second class in 2003. He took follow on orders to USS MOMSEN (DDG 92) in Everett, WA after commissioning her and completing a Southern Pacific deployment

he was advanced to Store Keeper First Class in 2006. In June of 2006 he was selected to Navy Recruiting District Chicago as the Recruiter In Charge of Navy Recruiting Station Milwaukee. Master Chief Wilkerson was charged with finding the Navy’s newest and brightest leaders. In Sept 2008 he was advanced to Store Keeper Chief Petty Officer. In Feb 2009 after completing his recruiting tour Master Chief Wilkerson accepted orders to the Navy’s newest combatant, Littoral combat Ship one (LCS1) USS FREEDOM as the Supply Officer, where he took part in her maiden deployment making history as the first LCS to participate in Drug interdiction Operations. In February 2013 Master Chief Wilkerson checked into NCTAMS LANT DET Rota, Spain as the Supply officer and LCPO of N9 and was advanced to Logistics Specialist Senior Chief in June of 2013. Master Chief Wilkerson took the helm as NCTAMS DET Rota’s Senior Enlisted Leader on January 1, 2015. On March 4th 2016 he checked on board USS BONHOMME RICHARD as the Supply department readiness LCPO where he was advanced to Master Chief. Master Chief Wilkerson served as the HSC 25 Command Master Chief stationed in sunny Guam from October 2016 - October 2018. He is currently the Command Master Chief of CTF72/CFWP in Atsugi Japan. His personal awards include the Meritorius Service medal, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (three awards), Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (six awards), Enlisted Aviation Warfare Specialist, Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist and Enlisted Information Warfare Specialist Insignia. He is married to Markina Wilkerson and he has 2 kids.

Command Sergeant Major Frank Willson 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne)

Alabama Army National Guard

Command Sergeant Major Frank E. Willson assumed responsibility as Command Sergeant Major for 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne) in February, 2018. The 20th Special Forces Group is one of seven Special Forces Groups in the U.S. Army and one of two in the Army National Guard.

A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, CSM Willson enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1986 as an Infantryman.

Upon completion of his initial training, CSM Willson was assigned to Company C, 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, where he served as Machine Gun Team Leader, Fire Team Leader, and Squad Leader. Leaving active service, he transitioned to the Army Reserve as an Instructor with the 2nd Army Non-commissioned Officer Academy.

In 1992, CSM Willson transferred to Company B, 3rd Battalion, 11th Special Forces Group (Airborne) and, following the deactivation of that Group in 1994, to Company A, 1st Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne). He graduated from the Special Forces Qualification Course in 1995 as a Special Forces Communications Sergeant.

During his continuing service with 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne), CSM Willson has served as Communication Sergeant, Joint Planning Assistance Team Leader, Battalion Operations Sergeant, Operational Detachment – Alpha Team Sergeant, First Sergeant, Senior Operations Sergeant, Battalion Command Sergeant Major, and as the Senior Enlisted Leader for both a Special Operations Task Force and a Special Operations Command - Forward. His other assignments include duty in both the Current and Future Operations Directorates at Special Operation Command – Europe.

CSM Willson has deployed multiple times throughout his career, supporting Operations ENDURING FREEDOM, IRAQI FREEDOM, NEW DAWN, INHERENT RESOLVE, and OBSERVANT COMPASS. He has additionally served as the Special Operations Forces Liaison to U.S. Embassy Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic and U.S. Embassy Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

CSM Willson has completed several significant military courses including the Ranger Course, Special Forces Qualification Course, Jumpmaster Course, Special Operations Target Interdiction Course, United States Army Sergeants Major Academy, Joint Special Operations Forces Senior Enlisted Academy, and the Joint Special Operations University Summit Course.

CSM Willson’s major awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, Defense Meritorious Service Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster, Meritorious Service Medal, Joint Service Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, Joint Service Achievement Medal, Army Achievement Medal with 6 Oak Leaf Clusters, Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal, Special Forces Tab, Ranger Tab, Master Parachutist Badge, Egyptian Parachutist Badge, Expert Infantryman Badge, and the Combat Infantryman Badge.

CSM Willson holds a Bachelor of Science in Management Information Systems from Auburn University.

(Current as of September 2019)

Command Sergeant Major

James D. WilsonCommand Sergeant Major

US Army Special Operations Aviation Command3724 Volare Optimos Way, Fort Bragg NC 28310

June 2019

JSOU Summit Course, USASMA Class 61, Brigade Pre-Command Course, First Sergeants Course, Senior Leader Course, Advanced LeaderCourse, Basic Leader Course, SOA Enlisted Combat Skills, SERE-C, SERE High Risk, Aviation Safety Course, ABN School, AASLT School.

SGT Nov 1997SSG Jan 2000SFC Sep 2003

MSG Oct 2006SGM Mar 2012

Jun 19 Present USASOAC Command Sergeant Major

Feb 18 Jun 19 160th SOAR (Abn) Command Sergeant Major

Mar 16 Feb 18 1/160th SOAR (Abn) Command Sergeant Major

May 13 Jun 15 4/160th SOAR (Abn) Command Sergeant Major

Jul 11 Feb 13 160th SOAR (Abn) Recruiting Sergeant Major

Aug 10 Jun 11 USASMA Class 61

May 08 May 10 F Co. 1/160th SOAR (Abn) First Sergeant

Apr 06 Apr 08 C Co. 3/160th SOAR (Abn) First Sergeant

Jan 03 Mar 06 C Co. 1/160th SOAR (Abn) Platoon Sergeant

Jan 00 Jan 03 C Co. 1/160th SOAR (Abn) Section Sergeant

Jul 97 Jan 00 C Co. 1/160th SOAR (Abn) Enlisted Flight Instructor

Sep 96 Jul 97 F Co. 1/160th SOAR (Abn) Phase Team Leader

Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross, Bronze Star Medal (2OLC), Meritorious Service Medal (3OLC), Air Medal with “V” andNumeral 8, Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal (3OLC), Air Force Achievement Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal (7thAWD), Air Force Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal (2nd AWD), Afghanistan Campaign Medal (5 Campaign Stars), IraqCampaign Medal (5 Campaign Stars), Inherent Resolve Campaign Medal ( 1 Campaign Star), Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal,Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Non Commissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon (Numeral 5), Army Service Ribbon,Air Force Training Ribbon, Combat Action Badge, Master Army Aviation Badge, Parachutist Badge, Air Assault Badge, Honorable Order OfSaint Michael Silver Award.