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CHIEF MASTER SGT KEVIN J. LAMBING

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Chief Master Sergeant Kevin J. Lambing is the Chief, Medical Enlisted Force (CMEF) and Enlisted Corps Chief, Office of the Surgeon General, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. Chief Lambing is the personal advisor to the USAF Surgeon General on all issues regarding the welfare, readiness, morale, and proper utilization and progression for the 34,000 Total Force medical enlisted community. As such, he defines, shapes, and executes health care policy in support of 45,000 personnel at 75 medical treatment facilities with a $6.3B budget. He ensures a cost effective, patient-centered and prevention based healthcare continuum for 2.6M beneficiaries worldwide. He builds strategic partnerships with senior enlisted leaders at DoD/ASD (Health Affairs), VA, federal agencies, academia and allied medical services.

Chief Lambing entered the Air Force in 1984. His background includes diverse duties in the Aerospace Medical Service Technician career field. He most recently served as the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Commandant, Medical Education and Training Campus, Fort Sam Houston, Texas where he acted as the principal advisor to the commandant of the DoD's largest Joint Medical Enlisted Training platform. He has an extensive background in Critical Care and Hemodialysis units. Chief Lambing was the Air Force's Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Program manager where he served as the EMS/HAZMAT consultant to the Air Force Surgeon General and served on the Board of Directors for the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians.

Chief Lambing has served as an enlisted leader at the element, flight, squadron, group, and MAJCOM levels. His assignments include bases in Germany, Japan, Mississippi, Texas, Pentagon and Washington.


EDUCATION
1987 USAFE NCO Prep Course, Lindsey Air Station, West Germany
1999 AETC NCO Academy, Keesler AFB, Mississippi
1999 Associate Degree in Allied Health Sciences, Community College of the Air Force
2001 Bachelor's Degree in Occupational Education/Healthcare Administration Major, Wayland
Baptist University
2004 U.S. Air Force SNCO Academy, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
2005 Intermediate Executive Skills Course, Sheppard AFB, Texas
2006 Master's Degree in Business Administration, Webster University
2007 Chief Master Sergeant Leadership Course, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
2010 Strategic Communication Course, US Naval Post-Graduate School, Monterey, California
2010 AFSO 21 Executive Leadership Course, University of Tennessee
2010 Enterprise Management Seminar, Darden School of Business, University of Virginia
2011 Keystone Executive Leadership Course, National Defense University, Suffolk, Virginia
2012 Gettysburg Leadership Experience, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

ASSIGNMENTS
1. July 1984 - Sep 1984, trainee, Basic Military Training, Lackland AFB, Texas
2. Sep 1984 - Nov 1984, student, Medical Service Specialist course, Sheppard AFB, Texas
3. Nov 1984 - Nov 1988, Medical Service Specialist, Wiesbaden Regional Medical Center,
Wiesbaden, West Germany
4. Nov 1988 - Feb 1993, Medical Service Specialist, Asst NCOIC, Coronary Care Unit, 81st
Medical Group, Keesler AFB, Mississippi
5. Feb 1993 - Nov 1993, NCOIC, Coronary Care Unit, 81st Medical Group, Keesler AFB,
Mississippi
6. Nov 1993 - Oct 1994, Enlisted Education Coordinator, Critical Care Element, 81st Medical
Group, Keesler AFB, Mississippi
7. Nov 1994 - May 1998, NCOIC, Hemodialysis Unit, 81st Medical Group, Keesler AFB,
Mississippi
8. May 1998 - Sep 1999, NCOIC, Executive Administration, 81st Medical Group, Keesler AFB,
Mississippi
9. Sep 1999 - Oct 2002, NCOIC, Medical Services Flight, 12th Medical Operations Squadron,
Randolph AFB, Texas
10. Oct 2002 - Aug 2005, USAF Emergency Medical Services Program Manager, Sheppard AFB,
Texas
11. Aug 2005 - Feb 2007, Supt, 18th Medical Operations Squadron, Kadena AB, Japan
12. Mar 2007 - May 2008, Supt, 62d Medical Group, McChord AFB, Washington
13. Jun 2008 - Jan 2010, Chief of the Medical Enlisted Force, HQ AETC, Randolph AFB, Texas
14. Jan 2010 - May 2012 Command Chief, Medical Education and Training Campus, Fort Sam
Houston, Texas
15. May 2012 - Present, Chief, Medical Enlisted Force, Office of the Air Force Surgeon General, Pentagon, VA

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Meritorious Service Medal with five oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
CMSgt Aug 2007

(Current as of May 2012)





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