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CMSAF Joanne S. Bass, Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, And Department of the Air Force Presentation Before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Quality of Life in the Military Witness Statements of CMSAF JoAnne S. Bass Chief Master Sergeant of the U.S. Air Force CMSSF Roger A. Towberman Chief Master Sergeant of the U.S. Space Force May 18, 2021 Not for publication until released by the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Quality of Life in the Military May 18, 2021 UNITED STATES AIR FORCE CHIEF MASTER SERGEANT OF THE AIR FORCE JOANNE S. BASS Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass represents the highest enlisted level of leadership, and as such, provides direction for the enlisted force and represents their interests, as appropriate, to the American public and to those in all levels of government. She serves as the personal adviser to the Chief of Staff and the Secretary of the Air Force on all issues regarding the welfare, readiness, morale, and proper utilization and progress of more than 600,000 Total Force Airmen. Chief Bass is the 19th chief master sergeant appointed to the highest noncommissioned officer position. Chief Bass was raised as an Army dependent, living in several overseas and stateside locations, prior to entering the Air Force in 1993. Throughout her career, she has held a variety of leadership positions serving at the squadron, group, wing and major command levels. She has significant joint service and special operations experience and has participated in several operations and exercises as well as deployments in direct support of Operations SOUTHERN WATCH, ENDURING FREEDOM, and IRAQI FREEDOM. Prior to this assignment, she served as the Command Chief Master Sergeant, Second Air Force, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. EDUCATION 1997 Airman Leadership School, Pope Air Force Base (AFB), N.C. 2000 Associate Degree, Airport Resource Management, Community College of the Air Force 2004 Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Kapaun Air Station, Germany 2005 Bachelor of Science in Professional Aeronautics, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University 2006 Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Course 12, by distance learning 2007 Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education, by distance learning Page 2 Quality of Life in the Military May 18, 2021 2009 Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 2013 Air Mobility Command Leadership Challenge Program, Ramstein Air Base (AB), Germany 2013 Chief Master Sergeant Leadership Seminar, Ramstein AB, Germany 2015 AFSO21 Executive Leadership Seminar, University of Tennessee, Nashville 2015 USAF Enterprise Leadership Seminar, Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 2016 Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education II, by distance learning 2017 Keystone Command Senior Enlisted Leader Course, National Defense University, Washington, D.C. 2018 Leading Strategically, Center for Creative Leadership, Colorado Spring, Colo. 2018 Coaching for Greater Effectiveness, Center for Creative Leadership, Greensboro, N.C. ASSIGNMENTS 1. June 1993 – June 1996, Operations System Management Journeyman, 74th Fighter Squadron, Pope Air Force Base (AFB), N.C. 2. June 1996 – July 1998, Range Scheduling Specialist, 43rd Operations Support Squadron, Pope AFB, N.C. 3. July 1998 – November 2000, Noncommissioned Officer in Charge, Current Operations Scheduler, 24th Special Tactics Squadron, Fort Bragg, N.C. 4. November 2000 – March 2001, Current Operations Scheduler, 86th Operations Support Squadron, Ramstein Air Base (AB), Germany 5. March 2001 – January 2004, Noncommissioned Officer in Charge, Special Airlift Operations, Air Mobility Operations Control Center, Ramstein AB, Germany 6. January 2004 – November 2005, Noncommissioned Officer in Charge, Host Aviation Resource Management, 86th Operations Support Squadron, Ramstein AB, Germany 7. November 2005 – August 2010, Superintendent, Host Aviation Resource Management, Group Career Field Functional Manager, (Data Masked) 8. August 2010 – September 2012, Superintendent, Host Aviation Resource Management and Superintendent, 86th Operations Support Squadron, Ramstein AB, Germany 9. September 2012 – May 2015, Superintendent, 86th Operations Group, Ramstein AB, Germany 10. May 2015 – September 2016, Command Chief Master Sergeant, 17th Training Wing, Goodfellow AFB, Texas 11. September 2016 – July 2018, Chief, Air Force Enlisted Developmental Education, Pentagon, Washington, D.C. 12. July 2018 – August 2020, Command Chief Master Sergeant, Second Air Force, Keesler AFB, Miss. 13. August 2020 – Present, Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, Pentagon, Washington D.C. Page 3 Quality of Life in the Military May 18, 2021 MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Legion of Merit Defense Meritorious Service Medal Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters Joint Service Commendation Medal Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters Air Force Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS 1995 Airman of the Year, 74th Fighter Squadron 1997 John L. Levitow Award, Airman Leadership School 2004 Distinguished Graduate, Noncommissioned Officer Academy 2009 Distinguished Graduate, Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy 2010 USAFE Senior Noncommissioned Officer Aviation Resource Manager of the Year 2011 Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year, 86th Operations Group EFFECTIVE DATE OF PROMOTION Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force August 2020 (Current as of August 2020) Page 4 Quality of Life in the Military May 18, 2021 UNITED STATES SPACE FORCE CHIEF MASTER SERGEANT OF THE SPACE FORCE ROGER A. TOWBERMAN Chief Master Sergeant Roger A. Towberman serves at the highest enlisted level of leadership, and as such, provides direction for the enlisted force and represents their interests, as appropriate, to the American public and to those in all levels of government. He acts as the personal adviser to the Chief of Space Operations and the Secretary of the Air Force on all issues regarding the welfare, readiness, morale, proper utilization and development of the U.S. Space Force. Chief Towberman is the first chief master sergeant appointed to the highest noncommissioned officer position. Chief Towberman entered the Air Force in September 1990 and his career has included various duties as a ground and airborne cryptologic language and intelligence analyst. Throughout his career, he filled myriad leadership roles at the squadron, group, wing, Numbered Air Force, Major Command and Combatant Command level, while stateside, overseas and deployed. His deployments included supporting Operations Joint Forge, Allied Force, Northern Watch, Southern Watch, Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom and Unified Protector. As a Career Enlisted Aviator, he logged more than 4,500 flying hours. He entered the United States Space Force on April 3, 2020. EDUCATION 1995 Pacific Air Forces Airman Leadership School, Hickam AFB, Hawaii 2002 U.S. Air Forces in Europe Non-Commissioned Officer Academy, Kapaun AB, Germany 2002 Joint Advanced Tactical Signals Intelligence Training Program, Naval Strike, Air Warfare Center, Fallon, Nev. 2004 Associate in Communications Application Technology degree, Community College of the Air Force Page 5 Quality of Life in the Military May 18, 2021 2006 U.S. Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 2009 U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sergeant Leadership Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 2014 Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tenn. 2014 Enterprise Leadership Seminar, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C. ASSIGNMENTS 1. May 1992-March 1997, Systems Operator and Collection Manager, Wheeler Army Airfield, Hawaii 2. March 1997-March 1999, C2 Network Analyst, Kelly AFB, Texas 3. March 1999-August 2007, Superintendent, Standardization and Evaluations, Flight Chief Airborne Operations, 488th Intelligence Squadron, RAF, Mildenhall, United Kingdom 4. August 2007-October 2009, Operations Superintendent, 338th Combat Training Sq, Offutt AFB, Neb. 5. October 2009-July 2010, Operations Superintendent, 488th Intelligence Sq, RAF Mildenhall, United Kingdom 6. July 2010-August 2011, Superintendent, 488th Intelligence Sq, RAF Mildenhall, United Kingdom 7. August 2011-May 2013, Superintendent, 55th Electronic Combat Group, Davis- Monthan AFB, Ariz. (April 2012- November 2012, Superintendent, 455th Expeditionary Operations Group, Bagram, Afghanistan) 8. May 2013-September 2014, Command Chief Master Sergeant, 480th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing, Joint Base Langley- Eustis, Va. 9. September 2014-August 2017, Command Chief Master Sergeant, 25th Air Force, Joint Base San Antonio- Lackland, Texas 10. August 2017-November 2018, Senior Enlisted Advisor, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Manpower and Reserve Affairs), Pentagon, Washington D.C. 11. November 2018-December 2019, Command Chief, Air Force Space Command, Peterson AFB, Colo. 12. August 2019-August 2020, Command Senior Enlisted Leader, U.S. Space Command, Peterson AFB, Colo. 13. April 2020- Present, Senior Enlisted Advisor of the U.S. Space Force, U.S. Space Force, Pentagon, Arlington, Va. MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit Bronze Star Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters Page 6 Quality of Life in the Military May 18, 2021 Air Medal with ten oak leaf clusters Aerial Achievement Medal with seven oak leaf clusters Joint
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