CHIEF MASTER SGT. WILLIAM D. JONES Chief Master Sergeant William D. Jones is the Command Chief, 688th Information Operations Wing, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. In this capacity, Chief Jones is the principal advisor to the commander on all matters of morale, welfare, training, safety, effective utilization, progression and development of 1,200 military, civilian and contractor personnel charged with developing, training, and exercising information operations tactics, techniques and procedures; analyzing and mitigating U.S. cyber vulnerabilities; integrating emerging information dominance capabilities in support of national, Department of Defense, joint and Air Force warfighters; engineering, deploying, and delivering survivable and resilient cyber infrastructure (deployed and in-garrison); and integrating communications and computer systems designed to increase combat effectiveness and the United States military. Chief Jones hales from Sweetwater, Tennessee, and Dalton, Georgia. He graduated from Southeast Whitfield County High School and entered the Air Force in December 1987 as a Communications-Computer Systems Operator. He's a former Airman Leadership School and Communications-Computer Systems technical training instructor and an honor graduate from Basic Military Training and a distinguished graduate from every level of Professional Military Education including the recipient of the John L. Levitow Award from the Lackland Air Force Base Noncommissioned Officers Academy. His assignments include bases in New Mexico, Korea, Hawaii, Mississippi, Arizona, Diego Garcia and Colorado. He has also deployed in support of Operations ALLIED FORCE, NOBLE EAGLE, IRAQI FREEDOM, ENDURING FREEDOM and NEW DAWN. Before assuming his current position, he served as Superintendent, 49th Mission Support Group, Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, where he was principle advisor to the commander leading 2,200 military and civilian personnel charged with providing world-class, combat-ready support to over 6,700 members of the 49th Wing. Chief Jones was appointed to his current position in April, 2012. EDUCATION 1988 Communications-Computer Systems Apprentice Course, Keesler AFB, MS 1991 Noncommissioned Officer Preparatory Course, Hickam AFB, HI 1993 Liberal Arts, Associate in Arts, Chaminade University, Honolulu, HI (Magna cum Laud) 1996 Academic Instructor School, Maxwell AFB, AL 1997 Information Systems Management, Associate in Science, CCAF 2000 Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Lackland AFB, TX 2000 Basic Instructor Course, Keesler AFB, MS 2002 Instructor of Technology and Military Science, Associate in Science, CCAF 2004 Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, correspondence course 2005 Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Maxwell-Gunter Annex, AL 2007 Joint Senior Enlisted PME, National Defense Univ., Joint Forces Staff College, correspondence course 2009 Chief Leadership Course, Maxwell-Gunter Annex, AL 2010 Cyber Operations X-course, correspondence course 2011 Command Chief Orientation, Lackland AFB, TX ASSIGNMENTS 1. Dec 1987 - Jan 1988, Basic Trainee, 3706th Basic Military Training Squadron, Lackland AFB, TX 2. Jan - Apr 1988, Communications-Computer Systems Apprentice Course, Keelser AFB, MS 3. Apr 1988 - Apr 1989, Computer Operator, 2146th Communications Squadron, Osan AB, ROK 4. Apr 1989 - Apr 1993, Computer Operator, 1854th Command & Control Intelligence Supt Sq, Hickam AFB, HI 5. Apr 1993 - Sept 1996, Supervisor, Core Processing, 721st Comm Squadron, Cheyenne Mountain AS, CO 6. Sept 1996 - Jan 1999, Instructor, Keesler Airman Leadership School, Keesler AFB, MS 7. Jan1999 - Dec 2000, NCOIC, Command and Control Information Processing System, 612th Air Communications Squadron, Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ (Dec 1999 - Mar 2000, NCOIC, Contingency Theater Automated Planning System, Balkan CAOC, Vicenza, Italy, Operation ALLIED FORCE) 8. Dec 2000 - May 2003, Instructor, 336th Training Squadron, Keesler AFB, MS 9. Jun 2003 - Jun 2004, Chief, Network Operations, Det 1, 13AF, Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory 10. Jun 2004 - Sept 2005, NCOIC, Secure Networks, Air Force Space Command, Network Operation and Security Center, Peterson AFB, CO 11. Sept 2005 - Dec 2006, Assistant 3C Functional Mgr, Air Force Space Command, Peterson AFB, CO 12. Dec 2006 - Aug 2007, 3C Functional Manager, Air Force Space Command, Peterson AFB, CO (June - Sept 2006, Superintendent, Information Systems Flight, SEADS, Tyndall AFB, FL, Operation NOBLE EAGLE) 13. Aug 2007 - Jun 2008, Comm and Info Deployment Manager, HQ Air Force Space Command, Peterson AFB, CO (Sept 2007 - Jan 2008, Superintendent, Operations Flight, 379th Expeditionary Communications Squadron, Southwest Asia, Operations IRAQI FREEDOM and ENDURING FREEDOM) 14. Jun 2008 - Jun 2009, Operations Flight Chief, Det 1, 694th Intelligence Group, Osan AB, ROK 15. Jun 2009 - Sept 2010, Superintendent, 49th Communications Squadron, Holloman AFB, NM 16. Sept 2010 - Apr 2012, Superintendent, 49th Mission Support Group, Holloman AFB, NM (Mar 2011 - Oct 2011, United States Air Forces Central Forward, A6 Superintendent, CAOC, Southwest Asia, Operations ENDURING FREEDOM, NEW DAWN and UNIFIED PROTECTOR) 17. Apr 2012 - present, Command Chief, 688th Information Operations Wing, Lackland AFB, TX MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Meritorious Service Medal with five oak leaf clusters Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters Air Force Achievement Medal Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS 1988 Honor Graduate, Basic Military Training, Lackland AFB, TX 1991 Distinguished Graduate, Noncommissioned Officers Preparatory Course, Hickam AFB, HI 1993 Airman of the Year, 1854th Command and Control Intel Support Squadron, Hickam AFB, HI 2000 John L. Levitow Award, Noncommissioned Officers Academy, Lackland AFB, TX 2004 Academic Excellence, Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, correspondence course 2005 Distinguished Graduate, Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Maxwell-Gunter Annex, AL 2006 Senior NCO of the Year, HQ Air Force Space Command Plans and Resources Div, Peterson AFB, CO 2007 Senior NCO of the Year, HQ Air Force Space Command Comm and Logistics, Peterson AFB, CO 2007 Comm and Information Senior NCO of the Year, HQ Air Force Space Command, Peterson AFB, CO EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION Airman Basic Dec 14, 1987 Airman Jun 14, 1988 Airman First Class Apr 14, 1989 Senior Airman Jun 14, 1990 (Below the Zone) Staff Sergeant Jul 1, 1993 Technical Sergeant Mar 1, 2000 Master Sergeant May 1, 2003 Senior Master Sergeant Feb 1, 2007 Chief Master Sergeant Dec 1, 2009 Current as of Apr 2012