U N I T E D S T A T E S A I R F O R C E

CHIEF MASTER SERGEANT LATASHA S. MITCHELL

Chief Master Sergeant LaTasha S. Mitchell is the Senior Enlisted Leader of the Texas Air National Guard, Camp Mabry, Austin, Texas. She is the principal enlisted advisor to the Deputy Adjutant General - Air for more than 2800 assigned enlisted personnel. Her responsibilities include advising the Deputy Adjutant General on all matters affecting the readiness, training, professional development and effective utilization of assigned enlisted personnel and coordinating with the headquarters staff, commanders, and senior personnel on administration and implementation of command policy.

Chief Mitchell began her military career in the Colorado Air National Guard in 1997 as a Personnel Craftsman in the Mission Support Flight. As a traditional guardsman, she attended school full-time and worked as a civilian with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. In May of 2002, Chief Mitchell accepted an Active Guard/Reserve (AGR) positon with the Mission Support Flight as the Career Development NCOIC. During the period of May 2002 to Feb 2011, Chief Mitchell worked in many different sections within the Military Personnel Flight. She also supported Operations NOBLE EAGLE, IRAQ FREEDOM and ENDURING FREEDOM.

In 2011, Chief Mitchell was accepted into the Air National Guard Statutory Program and was assigned to Headquarters, Air Reserve Personnel Center in Denver, Colorado as an ANG Separations team lead eventually transitioning to the Superintendent for Reserve and ANG Separations while still in the Stat tour program. In 2013, Chief Mitchell left the statutory tour program and entered back into the state AGR program as the Military Personnel Management Superintendent in the Colorado Air National Guard with Joint Force Headquarters. In 2015, Chief Mitchell was selected to be the Force Support Squadron Superintendent with the 136th Force Support Squadron in Fort Worth, Texas. Prior to assuming her current position, Chief Mitchell served as the Command Chief for the 136th Airlift Wing.

EDUCATION 1998 Basic Military Training, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas 1998 Personnel Craftsman Course, Kessler Air Force Base, Miss. 2002 Airman Leadership School, Buckley Air Force Base, Colo. 2004 Bachelor of Science, Health Care Administration, Metropolitan State College of Denver, Colo. 2005 Non-Commissioned Officer Academy, Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. 2005 Associates Degree, Human Resources, Community College of the Air Force 2006 Master of Business Administration, University of Phoenix, Colo. 2007 Senior Non-Commissioned Officer Academy, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence 2012 Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education I, by correspondence 2015 ANG Chief’s Executive Course, Joint Base Andrews Air Force, Md. EDUCATION Cont. 2019 ANG Command Chief Orientation Course, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas

ASSIGNMENTS 1. Sep 1997 - Mar 2000, Personnel Helper, 140th Mission Support Squadron, Buckley Air National Guard Base, Aurora, Colo. 2. Mar 2000 - May 2002, Information Manager, 140th Mission Support Group, Buckley Air Force Base, Colo. 3. May 2002 - Dec 2004, Personnel Journeyman, 140th Mission Support Squadron, Buckley Air Force Base, Colo. 4. Dec 2004 - Oct 2007, Personnel Systems Manager, 140th Mission Support Squadron, Buckley Air Force Base, Colo. 5. Oct 2007 - Feb 2011, NCOIC, Force Sustainment, 140th Mission Support Squadron, Buckley Air Force Base, Colo. 6. Feb 2011 - Aug 2012, NCOIC, ANG Separations Team, HQ Air Reserve Personnel Center, Denver, Colo. 7. Aug 2012 - Feb 2013, Superintendent, Transitions, HQ Air Reserve Personnel Center, Buckley Air Force Base, Colo. 8. Mar 2013 - Mar 2015, Military Personnel Management Superintendent, Buckley Air Force Base, Colo. 9. Mar 2015 - Jan 2019, Superintendent, Force Support Squadron, 136th Force Support Squadron, NAS Fort Worth JRB, Texas 10. Feb 2019 - Feb 2021, Wing Command Chief, 136th Airlift Wing, NAS Fort Worth JRB, Texas 11. Mar 2021 - Present, Senior Enlisted Leader, Texas Air National Guard, Camp Mabry, Austin, Texas

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Meritorious Service Medal with 3 oak leaf clusters Air Force Commendation Medal Air Force Achievement Medal with one oak leaf cluster Air Force Outstanding Unit Award

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS National Guard Association of Texas, 2015 to Present

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION Airman Basic Sep. 4, 1997 Airman Aug. 16, 1998 Airman First Class Mar. 7, 1999 Senior Airman Sep. 12, 1999 Staff Sergeant Apr. 7, 2002 Technical Sergeant Apr. 7, 2004 Master Sergeant Mar. 18, 2007 Senior Master Sergeant Aug. 13, 2012 Chief Master Sergeant Mar. 7, 2015

(Current as of March 2021)