Chief
Master Sergeant David R. Staton is the Command Chief Master Sergeant, Air
Education and Training Command, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. The
command includes the Air Force Recruiting Service, a numbered air force and Air
University. AETC trains more than 293,000 students per year and consists of 12
bases, more than 67,900 active-duty, Reserve, Guard, civilians and contractors,
and 1,369 trainer, fighter and mobility aircraft. Chief Staton advises AETC
commanders, directors, and staff on the current and future training and educational
methods used by the more than 600,000 total force Airmen. The chief is a key
advisor to the command's corporate structure for budgeting, transformation, and
execution of the AETC mission.
Chief
Staton grew up in Gentry, Arkansas, and entered the Air Force in June 1988. His
diverse career includes various duties as an Information Manager, Military
Training Instructor and first sergeant at bases in Michigan, Texas, Arkansas,
Colorado, Arizona, and Japan, with deployments to Southwest Asia and Afghanistan.
Chief Staton was the Command Chief Master Sergeant, 10th Air Base Wing, U.S.
Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado and Command Chief Master
Sergeant, 56th Fighter Wing, Luke AFB, Arizona. Before assuming his current
position, he served as Command Chief Master Sergeant, Second Air Force, Keesler
AFB, Mississippi.
EDUCATION
1991
NCO Preparatory Course (Levitow Award), Wurtsmith AFB, Michigan
1991
Distinguished Graduate, Military Training Instructor School, Lackland AFB,
Texas
1993
Airman Leadership School (Levitow Award), Lackland AFB, Texas
1995
Basic Instructor Course, Lackland AFB, Texas
1995
Associate degree in instructor of technology and military science, Community
College of the Air Force
1996
Occupational Instructor Certification, Community College of the Air Force
1998
NCO Academy, (Distinguished Graduate) Lackland AFB, Texas
1998
Associate degree in information management, Community College of the Air Force
2002
First Sergeant Academy (Distinguished Graduate), Maxwell AFB, Alabama
2002
Associate degree in human resource management, Community College of the Air
Force
2005
Senior NCO Academy, Maxwell AFB-Gunter Annex, Alabama
2009
Chiefs Leadership Course, Maxwell AFB-Gunter Annex, Alabama
2010
Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education Correspondence Course
2011
Air Force Smart Operations Level 1 Certification, University of Tennessee
2011
Enterprise Management Seminar, Darden Executive Education, University of
Virginia
2012
Gettysburg Leadership Experience, Gettysburg University, Pennsylvania
2012
Leadership Enhancement Program, Center for Creative Leadership, Greensboro,
North Carolina
2013
Professional Manager Certification, Community College of the Air Force
2014
Keystone Command Senior Enlisted Leadership Course, National Defense
University, Washington, D.C.
2015
Bachelor of Science degree in business administration, Trident University
International, Cypress, Calif.
2015
Air Force Forces Senior Staff Course, Hurlburt Field, Florida
ASSIGNMENTS
1.
June 1988 - July 1988, Trainee, Basic Military Training, Lackland AFB, Texas
2.
July 1988 - September 1988, Student, Information Management School, Keesler
AFB, Mississippi
3.
September 1988 - October 1991, Information Manager, Wurtsmith AFB, Michigan
4.
November 1991 - April 1995, Master Military Training Instructor, Lackland AFB,
Texas
5.
April 1995 - January 1997, Senior Instructor, Military Training Instructor
School, Lackland AFB, Texas
6.
January 1997 - July 1998, NCO-in-charge, Information Management, 68th
Intelligence Squadron, Brooks AFB, Texas (August 1997 - November 1997,
NCO-in-charge, Information Management, 4416th Intelligence Squadron
(Provisional), Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia)
7.
July 1998 - November 1999, Master Military Training Instructor / NCO-in-charge,
Military Drill and Ceremonies, 321st Training Squadron, Lackland AFB, Texas
8.
November 1999 - September 2000, Stan Eval Instructor/NCO in Charge, Military
Drill and Ceremonies, 737th Training Group, Lackland AFB, Texas
9.
September 2000 - February 2002, Section Supervisor, 331st Training Squadron,
Lackland AFB, Texas
10.
February 2002 - February 2004, First Sergeant, Little Rock AFB, Arkansas
11.
February 2004 - February 2008, First Sergeant, Misawa Air Base, Japan (May -
August 2005, First Sergeant, 763rd Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron,
Southwest Asia)
12.
February 2008 - January 2009, Training Superintendent, 323rd Training Squadron,
Lackland AFB, Texas
13.
January 2009 - January 2010, Superintendent, 319th Training Squadron, Lackland
AFB, Texas
14.
January 2010 - January 2011, Superintendent, 738th Air Expeditionary Advisory
Group, Kandahar Afghanistan
15.
January 2011 - August 2012, Command Chief Master Sergeant, 10th Air Base Wing,
U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado
16.
August 2012 - September 2013, Command Chief Master Sergeant, 56th Fighter Wing,
Luke AFB, Arizona
17.
October 2013 – January 2016, Command Chief Master Sergeant, Second Air Force,
Keesler AFB, Mississippi
18.
January 2016 - present, Command Chief Master Sergeant, Air Education and
Training Command, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Bronze
Star Medal
Meritorious
Service Medal with six oak leaf clusters
Air
Force Commendation Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Air
Force Achievement Medal with four oak leaf clusters
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
1990
Airman of the Year, 379th Bomb Wing, Wurtsmith AFB, Michigan, and 8th Air Force
1990
and 1991 Information Manager of the Year, 379th Bomb Wing, Wurtsmith AFB,
Michigan
1993
Airman of the Year, 37th Training Wing, Lackland AFB, Texas, and Second Air
Force
1994
Air Force Master Military Training Instructor of the Year
2003
First Sergeant of the Year, 314th Airlift Wing, Little Rock AFB, Arkansas
2005
First Sergeant of the Year, 70th Intelligence Wing, Fort George G. Meade,
Maryland
2005
First Sergeant of the Year, Misawa AB, Japan
EFFECTIVE DATE OF PROMOTION
Chief
Master Sergeant Nov. 1, 2009
(Current
as of January 2016)