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CHIEF MASTER SERGEANT DAVID R. STATON
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Chief Master Sergeant David R. Staton is the Command Chief Master Sergeant, 56th Fighter Wing, Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. He is responsible for the morale, welfare, training, management and professional growth of 5,000 enlisted personnel assigned to the Air Force's largest fighter wing. The wing's mission is to train F-16 pilots and maintainers while deploying mission-ready warfighters. As part of Air Education and Training Command, and home to more than 138 F-16 aircraft and 24 squadrons, the 56th is the largest fighter wing in the U.S. Air Force and graduates more than 300 F-16 pilots and 500 crew chiefs annually. The wing oversees the Gila Bend Air Force Auxiliary Field and is steward of the Barry M. Goldwater Range, a military training range spanning more than 1.7 million acres of Sonoran desert.
Chief Staton grew up in Gentry, Ark., and entered the Air Force in June 1988. His diverse career includes various duties as an Information Manager, Master Military Training Instructor and First Sergeant at bases in Michigan, Texas, Arkansas, Colorado and Japan, with deployments to Southwest Asia and Afghanistan. He previously served as Superintendent of the 319th Training Squadron, Lackland AFB, Texas, and 738th Air Expeditionary Advisory Group, Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan.
Prior to his current assignment, Chief Staton was the Command Chief Master Sergeant, 10th Air Base Wing, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo. He advised the commander and senior staff on matters of military readiness, morale, quality of life and professional development of more than 3,000 military, civilian and contract personnel assigned to the Air Base Wing.
EDUCATION
1991 NCO Preparatory Course, Wurtsmith AFB, Mich.
1991 Distinguished graduate, Military Instructor School, Lackland AFB, Texas
1993 Airman Leadership School, Lackland AFB, Texas
1995 Basic Instructor Course, Lackland AFB, Texas
1995 Associate degree in instructor of technology and military science, Community College of the Air Force, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
1998 Distinguished graduate, NCO Academy, Lackland AFB, Texas
1998 Associate degree in information management, Community College of the Air Force, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2002 Distinguished graduate, First Sergeant Academy, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2002 Associate degree in human resource management, Community College of the Air Force, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2005 Senior NCO Academy, Maxwell AFB-Gunter Annex, Ala.
2009 Chiefs Leadership Course, Maxwell AFB-Gunter Annex, Ala.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. June 1988 - July 1988, student, Basic Military Training, Lackland AFB, Texas
2. July 1988 - September 1988, student, Information Management School, Keesler AFB, Miss.
3. September 1988 - October 1991, Information Manager, 379th Bombardment Wing, Wurtsmith AFB, Mich.
4. November 1991 - April 1995, Military Training Instructor and Master Military Training Instructor, Lackland AFB, Texas
5. April 1995 - January 1997, Senior Instructor, Military Training Instructor School, Lackland AFB, Texas
6. January 1997 - July 1998, NCO-in-charge, Information Management, 68th Intelligence Squadron, Brooks AFB, Texas (August 1997 - November 1997, NCO-in-charge, Information Management, 4416th Intelligence Squadron (Provisional), Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia)
7. July 1998 - November 1999, Master Military Training Instructor / NCO-in-charge, Military Drill and Ceremonies, 321st Training Squadron, Lackland AFB, Texas
8. November 1999 - September 2000, Stan Eval Instructor / NCO-in-charge, Military Drill and Ceremonies, 737th Training Group, Lackland AFB, Texas
9. September 2000 - February 2002, Section Supervisor, 331st Training Squadron, Lackland AFB, Texas
10. February 2002 - February 2004, First Sergeant, 314th Maintenance Operations Squadron, Little Rock AFB, Ark.
11. February 2004 - August 2005, First Sergeant, 373rd Support Squadron, Misawa Air Base, Japan (May 2005 - August 2005, First Sergeant, 763rd Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron, Southwest Asia)
12. August 2005 - September 2006, First Sergeant, 301st Intelligence Squadron, Misawa AB, Japan
13. September 2006 - February 2008, First Sergeant, 35th Medical Group, Misawa AB, Japan
14. February 2008 - January 2009, Training Superintendent, 323rd Training Squadron, Lackland AFB, Texas
15. January 2009 - January 2010, Superintendent, 319th Training Squadron, Lackland AFB, Texas
16. January 2010 - January 2011, Superintendent, 738th Air Expeditionary Advisory Group, Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan
17. January 2011 - July 2012, Command Chief Master Sergeant, 10th Air Base Wing, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
18. July 2012 - present, Command Chief Master Sergeant, 56th Fighter Wing, Luke AFB, Ariz.
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with silver oak leaf cluster
Air Force Commendation Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Air Force Achievement Medal with four oak leaf clusters
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
1990 Airman of the Year, 379th Bombardment Wing, Wurtsmith AFB, Mich., and 8th Air Force
1990 Information Manager of the Year, 379th Bombardment Wing, Wurtsmith AFB, Mich.
1991 Information Manager of the Year, 379th Bombardment Wing, Wurtsmith AFB, Mich.
1991 John L. Levitow Award, NCO Preparatory Course, Wurtsmith AFB, Mich.
1993 John L. Levitow Award, Airman Leadership School, Lackland AFB, Texas
1993 Airman of the Year, 37th Training Wing, Lackland AFB, Texas, and 2nd Air Force
1994 Air Force Master Military Training Instructor (Blue Rope) of the Year
2003 First Sergeant of the Year, 314th Airlift Wing, Little Rock AFB, Ark.
2005 First Sergeant of the Year, 70th Intelligence Wing, Fort George G. Meade, Md.
2005 First Sergeant of the Year, Misawa AB, Japan
EFFECTIVE DATE OF PROMOTION
Chief Master Sergeant Nov. 1, 2009
(Current as of July 2012)
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