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CHIEF MASTER SERGEANT JAMES A LAURENT
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Chief Master Sergeant James A. Laurent is the Command Chief
Master Sergeant, 35th Fighter Wing, Misawa Air Base, Japan.
He serves as the senior enlisted advisor to the 35th Fighter Wing
and Misawa Air Base installation commander on a 13,000-person
base supporting eight associate units representing all four
services and the Japan Air Self-Defense Force. He is
responsible for the health, welfare and morale of the enlisted
force on the installation which is comprised of two fighter
squadrons, 35 support agencies and more than 4,000 personnel.
Chief Laurent is the communications link between the installation
commander and the enlisted community, ensuring the
commander's programs and policies are understood and advising
the commander of important enlisted force issues and concerns.
He also provides critical interface with the senior enlisted
leadership of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force.
Chief Laurent entered the Air Force in June 1986. His
background includes various duties in Security Forces and as a
First Sergeant at the squadron, group, NAF, and MAJCOM
levels. His assignments include bases in Virginia, Ohio, and
South Carolina as well as overseas assignments in the
Philippines, Germany, Hawaii, and Japan. He has also deployed
to Turkey, Pakistan, and Kuwait in support of Operations
NORTHERN WATCH, ENDURING FREEDOM, and IRAQI
FREEDOM. Prior to assuming his current position, Chief Laurent
was the Commandant of the Erwin Professional Military
Education Center, Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan.
EDUCATION
1989 Noncommissioned Officer Preparatory Course, Langley Air Force Base, Virginia
1996 Associate of Applied Science Degree in Police Science, Community College of the Air Force
1997 United States Air Forces in Europe Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Kapaun Air Station, Germany
2000 United States Air Force First Sergeant Academy, Maxwell Air Force Base-Gunter Annex, Alabama
2001 Associate of Applied Science Degree in Management, Park University
2001 Associates of Applied Science Degree in Personal Administration/Human Resource Management,
Community College of the Air Force
2003 United States Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Maxwell Air Force Base-Gunter
Annex, Alabama
2004 Bachelors of Science Degree in Management/Human Resource Development, Park University
2009 Chief Master Sergeant Leadership Course, Maxwell Air Force Base-Gunter Annex, Alabama
2010 Leadership Enhancement Program, Center for Creative Leadership, Greenville, North Carolina
2011 USAF Enterprise Management Seminar, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia
ASSIGNMENTS
1. June 1986 - Aug 1986, trainee, Basic Military Training, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas
2. August 1986 - September 1986, Student, Law Enforcement Specialist Course, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas
3. September 1986 - September 1990, Desk Sergeant, 1st Security Police Squadron, Langley Air Force Base,
Virginia
4. September 1990 - October 1991, Security Specialist, 3rd Security Police Squadron, Clark Air Base, Republic of
the Philippines
5. October 1991 - October 1996, Flight Sergeant, Aerospace Guidance and Metrology Center, Newark Air Force
Base, Ohio
6. October 1996 - March 2000, Superintendent, Force Protection, 469th Air Base Group, Rhein-Main Air Base,
Germany
7. March 2000 - June 2005, First Sergeant, 20th Communications Squadron, 77th Fighter Squadron, 20th Civil
Engineer Squadron, and 20th Operations Group, Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina
-- Deployed: Feb 01 - Jun 01, First Sergeant, 77th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, Incirlik Air Base, Turkey
-- Deployed: Jul 02 - Sep 02, First Sergeant, 77th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, Incirlik Air Base, Turkey
-- Deployed: Sep 04 - Nov 04, First Sergeant, 438th Air Expeditionary Group, Shahbaz Air Base, Pakistan
-- Deployed: Nov 04 - Jan 05, First Sergeant, 386th Expeditionary Communications Squadron, Ali Al Salem Air
Base, Kuwait
8. June 2005 - May 2006, First Sergeant, 25th Air Support Operations Squadron, Wheeler Army Air Field,
Schofield Barracks, Hawaii
-- Deployed: Jan 06 - May 06, First Sergeant, 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, Ali Al Salem Air Base,
Kuwait
9. May 2006 - May 2010, First Sergeant, 15th Civil Engineer Squadron, Thirteenth Air Force/613th Air and Space
Operations Center, and Headquarters, Pacific Air Forces, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii
10. May 2010 - Jan 2012, Commandant, Erwin Professional Military Education Center, Kadena Air Base,
Okinawa, Japan
11. Jan 2012 - Present, Command Chief Master Sergeant, 35th Fighter Wing, Misawa Air Base, Japan
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Meritorious Service Medal with five oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal
Army Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal with six oak leaf clusters
Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Meritorious Unit Award
Outstanding Unit Award with Valor Device and five oak leaf clusters
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
Distinguished Graduate, NCO Academy 1997
Distinguished Graduate, USAF Senior NCO Academy 2003
Graduate - Magna Cum Laude, Park University 2004
First Sergeant of the Year, 20th Fighter Wing 2004
First Sergeant of the Year, 15th Airlift Wing 2006
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Staff Sergeant 1 July 1991
Technical Sergeant 9 May 1996 (STEP)
Master Sergeant 1 July 1999
Senior Master Sergeant 1 June 2005
Chief Master Sergeant 1 June 2009
(Current as of Jan 2012)
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