CHIEF MASTER SERGEANT PAUL H. WESELOH Chief Master Sergeant Paul H. Weseloh is the Command Chief Master Sergeant of the 13th Air Force, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii. His primary duties are to advise the commander on matters influencing the health, morale, welfare, quality of life, and professional development of all assigned enlisted members. The 13th Air Force mission is to plan, command, control, execute, and assess air, space, and information operations in the United States Pacific Command's Area of Responsibility in support of Commander, United States Pacific Command's regional strategy. Chief Weseloh was born in Cleveland, Ohio and entered active duty in 1981. His background includes duties in security, law enforcement and intelligence at Joint, NATO and various levels of command. Chief Weseloh deployed to Operations Desert Shield, Northern Watch, and Enduring Freedom. EDUCATION 1984 NCO Preparatory Course, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio 1986 Honor Graduate, NCO Leadership School, Grissom Air Force Base, Indiana 1987 NCO Academy, Correspondence 1989 Associate Degree in Criminal Justice, Community College of the Air Force 1991 Distinguished Graduate, Mathies NCO Academy, R.A.F. Upwood, United Kingdom 1994 Distinguished Graduate, Intelligence Operations School, Goodfellow Air Force Base, TX 1995 SNCO Academy, Correspondence 1997 Associate Degree in Communications Applications, Community College of the Air Force 1999 Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Maxwell AFB, Al. 2005 Air Force Senior Leadership Course, Center For Creative Leadership, San Diego, CA 2006 Gettysburg Leadership Experience , Gettysburg, PA ASSIGNMENTS 1. August - September 1981, Basic Military Training at Lackland Air Force Base (AFB) Texas 2. October - December 1981, Law Enforcement Technical Training School , Lackland AFB 3. January 1982 - July 1983, Wing/Base Law Enforcement Gate Sentry, 3rd Law Enforcement Squadron, Clark Air Base, Republic of the Philippines 4. July 1983 - February 1986, NCOIC, Elite Gate Guards, 2750th Security Police Squadron (SPS), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio 5. March 1986 - March 1990, HQ Security NCO, HQ Allied Forces Southern Europe, Intelligence Division, Counterintelligence & Security Branch, Naples, Italy. 6. April 1990- April 1993, NCOIC Armament and Equipment and Group Resource Advisor, 100th Security Police Squadron, R.A.F. Mildenhall, United Kingdom. 7. April 1993 - January 1994, Superintendent, Standardization and Evaluation, 645th Security Police Squadron, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio 8. January- June 1994, student, Intelligence Operations School, Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas. 9. June 1994 - January 1997, Superintendent, Intelligence Operations, HQ National Air Intelligence Center (NAIC), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. 10. January 1997 - September 1999, Operations Superintendent, HQ Air Force Technical Applications Center, Patrick Air Force Base, Florida. Deployed February - June 1998, Air/Air Defense NCO, Operation Northern Watch, Incirlik Air Base, Turkey 11. September 1999 - July 2002, Operations Superintendent, Directorate of Operations, Joint Intelligence Center Pacific, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii 12. July 2002- October 2002, Superintendent & Intelligence Functional Manager, 547th Intelligence Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada 13. October 2002 - October 2003, Operations Superintendent, 57th Operations Group, 57th Wing, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada 14. October 2003 - September 2005, Command Chief Master Sergeant, 388th Fighter Wing, Hill Air Force Base, Utah. January-May 2005 - deployed, Command Chief Master Sergeant, 376th Air Expeditionary Wing, Manas Air Base, Kyrgyz Republic 15. September 2005 - Present, Command Chief Master Sergeant, 13th Air Force, Hickam AFB, Hawaii MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Defense Meritorious Service Medal with one oak leaf cluster Meritorious Service Medal with five oak leaf clusters Joint Service Commendation Medal Air Force Commendation Medal Joint Service Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters Air Force Achievement Medal with one oak leaf cluster. OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS 1984 Law Enforcement Specialist of the Year, Air Force Logistics Command (AFLC) 1985 AFLC Outstanding Airman of the Year 1985 NCO of the Year, 2750th SPS, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 1986 NCO of the Year, Headquarters Allied Forces Southern Europe, Naples, Italy 1991 Law Enforcement Specialist of the Year, 100th SPS, R.A.F. Mildenhall 1991 513th Airborne Command and Control Wing NCO of the Year, R.A.F. Mildenhall 1992 Resource Advisor of the Year, 100th Air Refueling Wing, R.A.F. Mildenhall 1998 AFTAC Outstanding SNCO of the Year, Air Force Intelligence Awards Program 2000 Joint Intelligence Center Pacific SNCO of the Year EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION Airman Basic 25 August 1981 Airman 26 February 1982 Airman First Class 26 August 1982 Senior Airman (BTZ) 1 March 1984 Sergeant 1 March 1985 Staff Sergeant 1 December 1985 Technical Sergeant 1 June 1990 Master Sergeant (STEP) 20 August 1992 Senior Master Sergeant 1 September 1998 Chief Master Sergeant 1 August 2002 (Current as of October 2006)