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COMMAND CHIEF MASTER SERGEANT KATHLEEN R. BUCKNER
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Chief Master Sergeant Kathleen R. Buckner is the Command Chief Master Sergeant for Air Force Reserve Command, Robins Air Force Base, Ga. She represents the highest level of enlisted leadership in the command, advising the commander on all matters concerning the health, morale, welfare and effective management of more than 76,000 active duty and reserve enlisted members among three numbered air forces, 34 wings, three flying groups and 620 mission support units. Chief Buckner provides leadership and guidance as the commander's representative to numerous committees, councils, boards, military and civilian functions worldwide.
Chief Buckner enlisted in the United States Air Force in 1987. Her active duty background includes various duties in Operations Resource Management as well as an Airman Leadership School Instructor. Chief Buckner joined the Air Force Reserve in January 1997, where she has served as a Traditional Reservist, Air Reserve Technician and an Individual Mobilization Augmentee. Her assignments include bases in California, Utah, Indiana and Georgia. The chief has served overseas in Spain, the Netherlands and deployed to Southwest Asia, working with coalition partners. As a citizen Airman, the chief has also been employed by the United States Navy.
EDUCATION
1990 Noncommissioned Officer Preparatory Course, Torrejon Air Base, Spain
1991 Noncommissioned Officer Leadership School, Zaragoza AB, Spain
2001 Noncommissioned Officer Academy, correspondence
2002 Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, correspondence
2003 First Sergeants' Academy, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2005 Associate of Arts, Human Resource Management, Community College of the Air Force
2005 Bachelor of Arts, Management, American Military University, Va.
2006 Associate of Arts, Aviation Management, Community College of the Air Force
2006 Communication Strategies & Executive Writing Seminar, University of Notre Dame
2008 AFRC Chief's Orientation Course, Robins AFB, Ga.
2008 Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education Course, correspondence
2010 USAF Command Chief Orientation Course, Lackland AFB, Texas
2011 Gettysburg Leadership Experience, Gettysburg, Pa.
2012 Keystone Leadership Experience, National Defense University, Washington, D.C.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. August 1987 - December 1988, Operations Resource Manager, 20th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron, George AFB, Calif.
2. December 1988 - July 1993, Operations Resource Manager, 612th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Torrejon AB, Spain
3. July 1993 - August 1993, Airmen Leadership School Instructor, 401st Tactical Fighter Wing, Torrejon AB, Spain
4. August 1993 - December 1994, Operations Resource Manager, 32nd Operations Support Squadron, the Netherlands
5. December 1994 - January 1996, Operations Resource Manager, 6th Air Refueling Squadron, March AFB, Calif.
6. January 1996 - January 1997, Operations Resource Manager, 4th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Hill AFB, Utah.
7. January 1997 - September 1997, Aircrew Operations, 434th Operation Support Squadron, Grissom Air Reserve Base, Ind.
8. September 1997 - August 1999, Aircrew Operations, 730th Airlift Squadron, March Air Reserve Base, Calif.
9. August 1999 - January 2003, Command Post Control, 452nd Air Mobility Wing, March ARB, Calif.
10. January 2003 - March 2006, First Sergeant, 452nd Mission Support Squadron, March ARB, Calif.
11. March 2006 - October 2006, First Sergeant, 452nd Maintenance Operations Squadron, March ARB, Calif.
12. October 2006 - May 2008, First Sergeant, 452nd Maintenance Squadron, March ARB, Calif.
13. May 2008 - May 2009, IMA to the AFRC Command Chief, Headquarters AFRC, Robins AFB, Ga.
14. May 2009 - Dec 2011, Command Chief Master Sergeant, 349th Air Mobility Wing, Travis AFB, Calif.
15. Dec 2011 - present, Command Chief Master Sergeant, Air Force Reserve Command, Robins AFB, Ga.
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air Force Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
Exemplary Civilian Service Award
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
Exemplary Civilian Service Award
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Airman First Class September 1988
Senior Airman November 1989
Sergeant November 1992
Staff Sergeant July 1997
Technical Sergeant November 1999
Master Sergeant November 2001
Senior Master Sergeant October 2005
Chief Master Sergeant July 2008
(Current as of January 2013)
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