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Chief Master Sergeant Charmaine N. Kelley

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Chief Master Sergeant Charmaine N. Kelley is the Superintendent, 71st Mission Support Group, 71st Flying Training Wing, Vance Air Force Base, Okla..  She is the principal advisor to the group commander, three squadron commanders, two civilian leads and the Wing Staff Agencies on readiness, mobility, development and enlisted force matters. Additionally, she leads, manages and directs the activities of enlisted and civilian staff members across 27 Air Force Specialty Codes and delivers community services and contracted support to over 7,300 base personnel enabling the successful mission of the Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training.

 

Chief Kelley entered the Air Force in August 1996.  She has served in various leadership duties within the Personnel Career Field, J1 Manpower and as an additional duty First Sergeant in support of Operations NEW DAWN and ENDURING FREEDOM.

 

Prior to assuming her current position, she served as Chief Enlisted Manager of Manpower, Personnel and Services, Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command.

 

 

EDUCATION

2001 Airman Leadership School, Shaw AFB, N.C.

2003 Associate of Business, Human Resource Management, CCAF, Maxwell AFB, Ala.

2005 Bachelor of Science, Business Administration, Limestone College, S.C.

2009 Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Keesler AFB, Miss.

2010 Professional Manager’s Certification CCAF, Maxwell AFB, Ala.

2011 Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education I, Joint Knowledge Online

2014 United States Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Academy, Petaluma, Calif.

2017 Chief's Leadership Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala.

2017 Masters of Science, Human Resource Management, Central Michigan University, Mich.

2018 Department of Defense World Wide Human Resources Training, Southbridge, Mass.

2018 Continuous Process Improvement for Sr Leaders Course, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio

2018 Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education II, Joint Knowledge Online

 

ASSIGNMENTS

1. November 1996 – December 1998, Personnel Specialist, 86th Mission Support Squadron, Ramstein AB, Germany

2. January 1999 – October 2002, Enlisted Retention Specialist, 20th Mission Support Squadron, Shaw AFB, S.C.

3. November 2002 – December 2007, NCOIC, Commander Support Staff, 336th Training Squadron, Fort Jackson, S.C.

4. January 2008 - December 2008, NCOIC, Career Support, 11th Mission Support Squadron, Bolling AFB, Washington D.C.

5. December 2008 –February 2010, Section Chief, Career Development, 11th Mission Support Squadron, Bolling AFB, Washington D.C.

6. March 2010 – December 2011, Superintendent, Military Personnel Flight, Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling AFB, Washington D.C.

7. January 2012 – January 2014, Superintendent, Force Management Operations, Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C.

8. January 2014 – December 2015, Superintendent, Military Personnel Section, Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C.

9. (June 2014 - January 2015) Deployed Additional Duty First Sergeant, 405th Expeditionary Support Squadron

10. January 2016 – December 2016, Superintendent, Knowledge Management Division, Headquarters Air Force Personnel Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas

11. January 2017 – August 2017, Superintendent, Medical and Chaplain Career Management Division, Headquarters Air Force Personnel Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas

12. August 2017 –January 2019, Chief Enlisted Manager of Manpower, Personnel and Services, Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio

13. January 2019 – present, Group Superintendent, 71st Mission Support Group, Vance AFB, Okla.

 

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS

Defense Meritorious Service Medal

Meritorious Service Medal (one silver oak leaf cluster)

Air Force Commendation Medal (one bronze oak leaf cluster)

Joint Service Achievement Medal

Air Force Achievement Medal Joint Meritorious Unit Award

Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (four bronze oak leaf clusters)

 

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS:

1999  Senior Airman Below the Zone, Ramstein AB, Germany

2002  20th Fighter Wing Personnel Manager of the Year, Shaw AFB, S.C.

2003  20th Fighter Wing Ten Outstanding Young American Nominee, Shaw AFB, S.C.

2004  81st Training Wing Personnel Manager of the Year, Keesler AFB, Miss.

2005  Pitsenbarger Award (Community College of the Air Force Scholarship), Shaw AFB, S.C.

2009  11th Wing Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year, Bolling AFB, Washington D.C.

2009  Non-Commissioned Officer Academy Commandant and Distinguished Graduate Awards, Keesler AFB, Miss.

2010  360th Recruiting Group Spouse of the Year, New Cumberland, Pa.

2012  Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling Force Support Senior Non-Commissioned officer of the Year, Washington D.C.

2014  Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Academy ‘Altus Tendo Award’ recipient (John Levitow equivalent), Petaluma, Calif.

2016  North Carolina Magazine Woman of the Year Finalist, Raleigh, N.C.

 

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:

Chief Master Sergeant, November 2017

 

(Current as of January 2019)