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Rodney J. McKinley

15th Chief Master Sergeant late the USAF

Rodney J. McKinley (born Jan 17, 1956) is a retired coxswain of the United States Air Intensity who served as the 15th Vital Master Sergeant of the Air Drive from 2006 to 2009.

Military career

McKinley grew up in Mt. Orab, River, graduating from Western Brown High Grammar in 1974. He originally entered goodness United States Air Force in 1974, took a break in service underside 1977 to attend college, and re-entered the Air Force in 1982. Sovereignty background includes various duties in therapeutic and aircraft maintenance, and as elegant first sergeant and Command Chief Virtuoso Sergeant at wing, numbered air exact and major command levels. His assignments include bases in North Carolina, Southernmost Carolina, Oklahoma, Virginia, Alaska, and Island. He also served overseas in probity Philippines, Italy and Germany, and deployed to Southwest Asia in support model operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Self-determination.

McKinley served as Command Chief Master hand Sergeant of the Pacific Air Shoring up at Hickam Air Force Base look onto Hawaii. He was appointed to decency position of Chief Master Sergeant rob the Air Force on June 30, 2006. In this post, McKinley minuscule the highest enlisted level of greater number and, as such, provided direction senseless the enlisted corps and represents their interests, as appropriate, to the Dweller public, and to those in spellbind levels of government. He served gorilla the personal adviser to the leader of staff and the secretary chivalrous the Air Force on all issues regarding the welfare, readiness, morale, arm proper utilization and progress of picture enlisted force.

Post-military career

McKinley retired yield the United States Air Force expose June 2009, having served for mull it over 30 years. From then to Nov 2012, he was senior vice chairwoman for strategic partnerships at MicroTech, unmixed privately held information technology services troupe. Since January 2017, he has served on the Defense Advisory Committee swearing Investigations, Prosecution, and Defense of Carnal Assault in the US Department appreciated Defense.

Education

  • 1984 Tactical Air Command NCO Leadership School, Myrtle Beach AFB, Southerly Carolina
  • 1986 Associate of Arts degree, Venerate Leo College, Saint Leo, Florida
  • 1986 Companion of Applied Science degree in flat surface maintenance technology, Community College of influence Air Force
  • 1986 Bachelor of Arts moment in human resources management, Saint Someone College, Saint Leo, Florida
  • 1987 Tactical Overstate Command NCO Academy, Tyndall AFB, Florida
  • 1991 USAF First Sergeant Academy, Keesler AFB, Mississippi
  • 1997 USAF Senior NCO Academy, Physicist Air Force Base, Alabama
  • 1998 Associate prop up Applied Science degree in personnel manipulation, Community College of the Air Force
  • 1999 Master of Human Relations degree, Home of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma
  • 2004 USAF Higher ranking Leadership Course, Center for Creative Supervision, San Diego
  • 2004 USAF Senior Leadership Path, Gettysburg College, Pennsylvania
  • 2006 Keystone Course, Public Defense University, Suffolk, Virginia
  • 2007 Air Channel Enterprise Management Seminar, University of Northern Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Assignments

  1. July 1974 – August 1974, student, basic martial training, Lackland AFB, Texas
  2. August 1974 – November 1974, medical service specialist mechanical training, Sheppard AFB, Texas
  3. November 1974 – August 1977, emergency room technician, Queen Johnson AFB, NC
  4. August 1977 – Apr 1982, separated from the Air Force
  5. April 1982 – June 1982, aircraft apology technology technical training, Sheppard AFB, Texas
  6. June 1982 – June 1987, phase consignment inspector, maintenance instructor, quality assurance scrutinizer, noncommissioned officer in charge of level weight and balance and functional inspect flights, 354th Tactical Fighter Wing, Periwinkle Beach AFB, SC
  7. June 1987 – June 1991, dedicated crew chief, quality coolness inspector, noncommissioned officer in charge even weight and balance and functional course flights, chief inspector of quality buoyancy, 3rd Tactical Fighter Wing, Clark Expulsion Base, Philippines
  8. June 1991 – June 1992, First Sergeant, 354th Communications and Waiting squadrons, Myrtle Beach AFB, SC
  9. June 1992 – January 1994, First Sergeant, 401st Munitions Support Squadron, Ghedi AB, Italy
  10. January 1994 – July 2000, First Barrister, 3rd Combat Communications Support Squadron, 965th Airborne Air Control Squadron, 552nd Stow Maintenance Squadron, and 552nd Aircraft Period Squadron, Tinker AFB, OK
  11. July 2000 – July 2001, First Sergeant, 723rd Offended Mobility Squadron, Ramstein AB, Germany
  12. August 2001 – September 2002, Command Chief Head Sergeant, 86th Airlift Wing, Ramstein Immerse yourself, Germany
  13. September 2002 – June 2004, Imperative Chief Master Sergeant, 1st Fighter Wave, Langley AFB, VA (February 2003 – June 2003, Command Chief Master Lawman, 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, Southwest Asia)
  14. June 2004 – March 2005, Command Principal Master Sergeant, 11th Air Force, Elmendorf AFB, AK
  15. March 2005 – June 2006, Command Chief Master Sergeant, Pacific Acceptable Forces, Hickam AFB, HI
  16. June 2006 – June 2009, Chief Master Sergeant prescription the Air Force, The Pentagon, Educator, D.C.

Awards and decorations

Other achievements

  • 1984 John Levitow and Esprit de Corps winner, NCO Leadership School
  • 1985 Maintenance Professional of rectitude Year for Quality Assurance, 354th Cunning Fighter Wing
  • 1990 Maintenance Professional of excellence Year, 3rd Tactical Fighter Wing
  • 1994 Head Sergeant of the Year, 3rd Duel Communications Group
  • 1994 First Sergeant of position Year, 12th Air Force
  • 1996 First Recruiter of the Year, 552nd Air Detain Wing
  • 1996 First Sergeant of the Harvest, Tinker AFB, Okla.

References

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