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Chief Master Sergeant Charles L. Wilkin is the Senior Enlisted Leader, 341st Maintenance Group, Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana. In this role, he is responsbile for leading 450 Airmen in the safe, secure, and reliable sustainment of the Minuteman III weapon system at 150 launch facilities and 15 launch control centers throughout a 13,800 square-mile complex. Originally from Sidney, Ohio, Chief Wilkin entered the Air Force in July 2001. He completed the “Missile and Space Systems Maintenance” course in April 2002. During his 21 years of service, he has held various challenging positions spread across Wyoming, North Dakota, Louisiana, Virginia, and Montana, to include a deployment in support of OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM and OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM. Prior to assuming his current duty position, he served as Senior Enlisted Leader, 341st Missile Maintenance Squadron, Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana. ASSIGNMENTS 1. July 2001 – September 2001, Trainee, Basic Military Training, 331d Training Squadron, Lackland Air Force Base (AFB), Texas 2. September 2001 – April 2002, Student, 532d Training Squadron, Vandenberg AFB, California 3. April 2002 – May 2005, Peacekeeper Maintenance Technician, 90th Missile Maintenance Squadron, F.E. Warren AFB, Wyoming 4. May 2005 – September 2007, Missile Maintenance Team Member, 90th Missile Maintenance Squadron, F.E. Warren AFB, Wyoming 5. September 2007 – July 2008, Missile Maintenance Team Chief, 90th Missile Maintenance Squadron, F.E. Warren AFB, Wyoming 6. July 2008 – September 2010, Maintenance Scheduler, 90th Missile Maintenance Squadron, F.E. Warren AFB, Wyoming 7. September 2010 – July 2011, Missile Maintenance Team Critical Task Supervisor, 91st Missile Maintenance Squadron, Minot AFB, North Dakota 8. July 2011 – Jul 2013, Missile Maintenance Team Training NCOIC, 91st Maintenance Operations Squadron, Minot AFB, North Dakota 9. July 2013 – February 2014, Missile Maintenance Team Lead Critical Task Supervisor, 91st Missile Maintenance Squadron, Minot AFB, North Dakota 10. February 2014 – March 2017, Command Missile Maintenance Manager, Air Force Global Strike Command, Barksdale AFB, Louisiana 11. March 2017 – November 2017, Missile Handling and Maintenance Team Section NCOIC, 91st Missile Maintenance Squadron, Minot AFB, North Dakota 12. November 2017 – June 2018, Maintenance Operations Flight Chief, 791st Maintenance Squadron, Minot AFB, North Dakota 13. June 2018 –May 2019, Generation Flight Chief, 91st Missile Maintenance Squadron, Minot AFB, North Dakota 14. May 2019 – June 2019, Superintendent, 91st Missile Maintenance Squadron, Minot AFB, North Dakota 15. June 2019 – Oct 2019, Lead Production Superintendent, 91st Missile Maintenance Squadron, Minot AFB, North Dakota 16. November 2019 – June 2021, Superintendent, Strategic and Nuclear Inspection Department, Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Fort Belvoir, Virginia 17. July 2021 – May 2022, Senior Enlisted Leader, 341st Missile Maintenance Squadron, Malmstrom AFB, Montana 18. May 2022 – Present, Senior Enlisted Leader, 341st Maintenance Group, Malmstrom AFB, Montana MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Defense Meritorious Service Medal Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters Air Force Commendation Medal AF Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS 2011 Instructor of the Year, 20th Air Force 2012 NCO of the Year, 91st Maintenance Operations Squadron 2013 NCO of the Year, 91st Maintenance Group 2017 Senior NCO Academy Distinguished Graduate 2017 General Larry D. Welch Award, 91st Missile Wing 2018 SNCO of the Year, 91st Missile Wing EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION Chief Master Sergeant June 1, 2021
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Assignments July 2002 - August 2002, Student, Basic Military Training, 321 TRS, Lackland AFB, TX August 2002 - November 2002, Student, Electronic Principles, 344 TRS, Lackland AFB, TX November 2002 - March 2003, Student, Missile and Space Systems Electronic Maintenance Training, 532 TRS, Vandenberg SFB, CA March 2003 - June 2006, ICBM Electro-mechanical Technician, 90 MMXS, F.E. Warren AFB, WY June 2006 - June 2008, Wing ICBM Codes Controller, 90 OSS, F.E. Warren AFB, WY June 2008 - August 2008, Student, Space 100/SBIRS Mission Course, 533 TRS, Vandenberg SFB, CA August 2008 - June 2010, SBIRS Mission Crew Chief, 2 SWS, Buckley SFB, CO June 2010 - January 2012, NCOIC Operations Integration, 460 OSS, Buckley SFB, CO January 2012 - December 2016, NCOIC Training Division (SBIRS GEO), 460 OG, Det 1, Boulder, CO December 2016 – June 2021, Space 200 Instructor, NSSI, Peterson SFB, CO December 2016 – June 2018, Space 200 Flight Chief, NSSI, Peterson SFB, CO June 2018 – September 2019, Space 300 Flight Chief, NSSI, Peterson AFB, CO September 2019 – November 2020, College of Space Warfare Flight Chief, NSSI, Peterson SFB, CO November 2020 – June 2021, Senior Enlisted Leader, NSSI, Peterson SFB, CO June 2021 – Present, Operations Superintendent, 16 EWS, Peterson SFB, CO Promotions 02 Jul 2002 - Airman First Class (A1C) 02 Nov 2004 - Senior Airman (SrA) 01 Jul 2006 - Staff Sergeant (SSgt) 01 Oct 2013 - Technical Sergeant (TSgt) 01 Jan 2018 - Master Sergeant (MSgt)
Major James E. Webber was born and raised in Leavenworth, Kansas, where he graduated with honors from Leavenworth Senior High School in 1968. After four years in the Air Force ROTC program at Washburn University in Topeka, he graduated in 1972 with a Bachelor’s degree in Biology and was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant as a Minuteman Nuclear Missile Launch Officer at F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Cheyenne Wyoming. Major Webber achieved instructor status in Minuteman I and Minuteman III Missile systems as well as Missile Combat Crew Commander in Minuteman III culminating in the award of the Combat Crew Excellence Award in 1976. This award is earned by only the top 10 percent of the entire missile crew force. After his four year tour in missile operations, Major Webber transitioned into the relatively unknown career field of Space Systems Operations. For the next 16 years, Major Webber became a pioneer in the development, testing, and operational training of large phased array strategic warning radar systems. In 1981, Major Webber earned the 15th Air Force, Space Operator of the Year Award for sustained superior performance and was in the initial cadre of personnel who formed Air Force Space Command. He earned a Master of Arts Degree in Space Systems Management from Webster University and taught courses in Natural Science and the Fundamentals of Space Flight as an adjunct professor for the University of Alaska, Pikes Peak Community College, and Webster University. Major Webber and his wife of 51 years, Suzy, raised two wonderful sons, Trey and Taran.
Col John Cornett is Deputy Director, Inspections Directorate and Inspection Team Chief, The Inspection Agency, Department of the Air Force. The Inspections Directorate provides inspections and reporting for Department-level Field Operating Agencies, Direct Reporting Units, oversight inspections of Major Commands, and special inspections as directed by The Inspector General and Secretary of the Air Force. Col Cornett received his commission following graduation from the University of Kentucky in 2000. He has operational experience in nuclear and conventional operations in the continental United States, at Andersen AFB, Guam as part of the Continuous Bomber Presence, Diego Garcia in Operation Enduring Freedom, and at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar supporting the fight against ISIS and other terrorist networks. Col Cornett has served in a variety of assignments as a B-52H instructor electronic warfare officer and weapons officer at Barksdale AFB, Louisiana and Minot AFB, North Dakota. He held a staff assignment at Joint Chief of Staff J-33 in the Pentagon as a Presidential Strike Advisor and Bomber Planner. Additionally, he served as the Director of Operations for the 69th Bomb Squadron, where he led a successful deployment to Al Udeid, which was followed by commanding the 5th Operations Support Squadorn in Minot AFB.