Chief Master Sergeant ANTHONY W. GREEN Chief Master Sergeant Anthony Green is the Command Chief Master Sergeant at Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, FL. The command is a major command of the U.S. Air Force and the Air Force component to U.S. Special Operations Command. The command has approximately 21,000 Total Force Airmen across ten operational Wings and two Special Operations Groups. Chief Green advises the Commander on the readiness, training, education, and resiliency of the enlisted force. He has held leadership positions at the Squadron, Group, Wing, Major Command and Combatant Command levels Chief Green entered the Air Force in September 1995. His background includes positions as an instructor and maintenance technician on the C-130 and various other non-standard aircraft. Throughout his career he has filled numerous roles including Flying Crew Chief, Combat Aviation Advisor, Maintenance Superintendent, and Senior Enlisted Advisor. His assignments include North Carolina, Germany, Florida, Delaware, New Jersey, and various other locations. Chief Green has taken part in multiple humanitarian operations and has deployed in support of numerous contingency and combat operations in Africa, Balkans, Southwest Asia, Middle East, and the Pacific regions. EDUCATION 2000 Airman Leadership School, Kapaun Air Station, Germany 2003 Associates Degree in Aircraft Maintenance Technology, Community College of the Air Force 2005 Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Kapaun Air Station, Germany 2005 Associates in Applied Science, Instructor in Technology, Community College of the Air Force 2005 Associates in Applied Science, Instructor in Technology, Community College of the Air Force 2007 Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence 2007 Air Frame and Powerplant License, Federal Aviation Administration/Georgia Technical Institute, Eastman, Ga. 2008 Arabic Language Course, Defense Language Institute, Hurlburt Field, Fla. 2009 Professional Manager Certification, Community College of the Air Force 2010 Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education, National Defense University, Washington D.C. 2011 USAF Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 2012 Special Operations Forces Senior Enlisted Academy, Coronado Naval Station, Calif. 2014 Joint Special Operations Senior Enlisted Academy, Joint Special Operations University, Tampa, Fla. 2015 Special Operations Command Summit Course, Joint Special Operations University, Tampa, Fla. 2017 Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education II, Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va. 2017 Continuous Process Improvement for Executives, Institute for Defense Business, Durham, N.C. 2018 Gettysburg Leadership Experience, Gettysburg College, Pa. 2020 Keystone, Command Senior Enlisted Course, National Defense University, Washington D.C. 2021 National and International Security Leadership Seminar, Alan L. Freed Associates, Inc., Washington D.C. 2021 Transnational Issues, Alan L. Freed Associates, Inc., Washington D.C. ASSIGNMENTS 1. June 1996 – August 2000, Isochronal Inspector/Aerospace Repair Maintenance Technician, 43 MXS, Pope Air Force Base, N.C. 2. August 2000 – October 2003, Repair and Reclamation Craftsman, 86 MXS, Ramstein AB, Germany 3. October 2003 – June 2004, Flying Crew Chief, 86 AMXS, Ramstein AB, Germany 4. June 2004 – June 2007, Aerospace Maintenance Instructor, 372 TRS Det 17A, Ramstein AB, Germany 5. June 2007 – July 2011, Flight Chief/Combat Aviation Advisor, 6 SOS, Hurlburt Field, Fla. 6. July 2011 – July 2015, Senior Enlisted Advisor/Mx Superintendent, Location Data Masked 7. August 2015 – May 2017, Chief Enlisted Manager, AFSOAWC/IW, Duke Field, Fla. 8. May 2017 – March 2018, 492d Special Operations Group Superintendent, Duke Field, Fla. 9. March 2018 – July 2019, Command Chief Master Sergeant, 436th Airlift Wing, Dover AFB, Del. 10. July 2019 – November 2020, Command Chief Master Sergeant, 6th Air Refueling Wing, MacDill AFB, Fla. 11. November 2020 – July 2022, Command Chief Master Sergeant, USAF Expeditionary Center, Joint Base McGuire-Dix- Lakehurst, N.J. 12. July 2022 – April 2023, Senior Enlisted Leader, Force Structure, Requirements, Resources and Strategic Assessments, U.S. Special Operations Command, MacDill AFB, Fla. 13. May 2023 – Present, Command Chief, Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Fla. MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters Defense Meritorious Service Medal Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters Joint Service Commendation Medal Air Force Commendation Medal with four oak leaf clusters Joint Service Achievement Medal Air Force Achievement Medal with four oak leaf clusters Gallant Unit Citation Meritorious Unit Award Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with “V” device and eight oak leaf clusters Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal Afghanistan Campaign Medal Humanitarian Service Medal NATO Medal OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS 1998 Below the Zone Promotion 2005 Distinguished Graduate, Noncommissioned Officer Academy 2011 Lieutenant General Leo Marquez Award, Higher Headquarters 2012 General Lew Allen Jr Trophy Winner, Higher Headquarters (Current as of May 2023)