STAFF SERGEANT PAUL OGLETREE

STAFF SERGEANT PAUL OGLETREE

Staff Sergeant Paul Ogletree is the United States F-35A Lightning II Demonstration Team member, 56th Fighter Wing, Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. As an F-35A Demonstration Team member, he is responsible for representing Air Education and Training Command, Air Combat Command, United States Air Force, Department of Defense, and the United States of America. He is one of nine enlisted members of the F-35A Demonstration Team and performs maintenance actions on the Lockheed Martin-produced F-35. By doing so, he ensures demonstration pilots are equipped with a safe and effective jet to execute their mission of showcasing the Air Force’s premier fifth-generation aircraft for millions of spectators each year.

SSgt Ogletree was born at Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station, North Carolina. He attended Merritt Island High School in Merritt Island, Florida, graduating in 2011. He enlisted into the United States Air Force in January 2012. After basic training and technical school, he was assigned to maintain the C-130 Hercules in Little Rock Air Force Base for 5 years. He was then assigned to Luke AFB to maintain the F-35A Lightning II where he is a Dedicated Crew Chief.

EDUCATION
2011 - Merritt Island High School, Merritt Island, Florida
2017 - Airman Leadership School, Luke Air Force Base
2019 - AAS Aircraft Maintenance Technology, Community College of the Air Force

ASSIGNMENTS
2011 – 2016, 314th AMXS – Assistant Dedicated Crew Chief, Little Rock AFB, AR
2016 – Present, 56th AMXS – F-35 Dedicated Crew Chief, Luke AFB, AZ

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
National Defense Service Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Air Force Good Conduct Medal

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Airman 1st Class: 1 Apr 2015
Senior Airman: 1 Dec 2016
Staff Sergeant: 1 July 2018

(Current as of February 20, 2018)