CHIEF MASTER SERGEANT RODNEY J. MCKINLEY

Chief Master Sergeant Rodney J. McKinley is the Command Chief Master Sergeant for more than 55,000 Airmen in Pacific Air Forces; he is stationed at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii. In this position, he serves as the principal adviser to the PACAF commander on all enlisted issues. His responsibilities include keeping the commander appraised of all matters affecting the health, morale and welfare of assigned enlisted people; and, coordinating with headquarters staff agencies, commanders and senior enlisted personnel on matters of administration and implementation of command policy.

Chief McKinley was born in Georgetown, Ohio, and is a 1974 graduate of Western Brown High School. He entered the Air Force in July 1974. After his first enlistment, he took a break from the service in 1977 and attended college. Chief McKinley re-entered the Air Force in 1982 and his wide dynamic experiences have spanned the medical, aircraft maintenance, and first sergeant career fields. Before assuming his current position, Chief McKinley served as the Command Chief for Eleventh Air Force and as the primary enlisted advisor to the Commander, Alaskan Command, Alaskan NORAD Region at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska.

Chief McKinley has significant combat experience in support of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom serving as the Command Chief for the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, which supported 6,200 Air Force, National Guard, Reserve, Army, Navy, Australian and British forces from February 2003 to June 2003 while helping generate 4,052 sorties while striking 5,178 targets against the enemy.

EDUCATION
1984 Tactical Air Command NCO Leadership School, Myrtle Beach Air Force Base, SC
1986 Associates of Arts Degree, Saint Leo College, FL
1986 Associates Degree, Aircraft Maintenance Tech., Community College of the Air Force
1986 Bachelors Degree, Human Resource Management, Saint Leo College, FL
1987 Tactical Air Command Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Tyndall Air Force Base, FL
1991 U.S. Air Force First Sergeant Academy, Keesler Air Force Base, MS
1996 U.S. Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL
1998 Associates Degree, Personnel Management, Community College of the Air Force
1999 Masters degree, Human Relations, University of Oklahoma, OK
2004 USAF Senior Leadership Course, Center for Creative Leadership, San Diego, CA
2004 USAF Senior Leadership Course, Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, PA

ASSIGNMENTS
1. July 1974 - August 1974, student, basic military training, Lackland Air Force, TX
2. August 1974 - November 1974, medical service specialist technical training, Sheppard Air Force Base, TX
3. November 1974 - August 1977, emergency room technician, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, NC
4. August 1977 - April 1982, separated from the Air Force
5. April 1982 - June 1982, aircraft maintenance technology technical training, Sheppard Air Force Base, TX
6. June 1982 - June 1987, phase dock inspector, maintenance instructor, quality assurance inspector, noncommissioned officer in charge of aircraft weight and balance and functional check flights, 354th Tactical Fighter Wing, Myrtle Beach Air Force Base, SC
7. June 1987 - June 1991, dedicated crew chief, quality assurance inspector, noncommissioned officer in charge aircraft weight and balance and functional check flights, chief inspector of quality assurance, 3d Tactical Fighter Wing, Clark Air Base, Republic of Philippines
8. June 1991 - June 1992, first sergeant 354th Communications and Services squadrons, 354th Tactical Fighter Wing, Myrtle Beach Air Force Base, SC
9. June 1992 - January 1994, first sergeant 401st Munitions Support Squadron, Ghedi Air Base, Italy
10. January 1994 - July 2000, first sergeant 3d Combat Communications Support Squadron, 965th Airborne Air Control Squadron, 552d Equipment Maintenance Squadron, and 552d Aircraft Generation Squadron, 552d Air Control Wing, Tinker Air Force Base, OK
11. July 2000 - July 2001, first sergeant 723d Air Mobility Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany
12. August 2001 - September 2002, Command Chief Master Sergeant, 86th Airlift Wing, Ramstein Air Base, Germany
13. September 2002 - June 2004, Command Chief Master Sergeant, 1st Fighter Wing, Langley Air Force Base, VA
14. February 2003- June 2003, deployed Command Chief Master Sergeant, 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, Al Udeid, Qatar
15. June 2004 - March 2005, Command Chief Master Sergeant, Eleventh Air Force, Elmendorf Air Force Base, AK
16. March 2005 - Present, Command Chief Master Sergeant, Pacific Air Forces, Hickam Air Force Base, HI

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Bronze Star
Meritorious Service Medal with seven oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Achievement Medal
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Valor and eight oak leaf clusters
John Levitow and Espirit de Corps winner NCO Leadership School 1984
354th Tactical Fighter Wing Maintenance Professional of the Year for Quality Assurance 1985
3d Tactical Fighter Wing Maintenance Professional of the Year 1990
3d Combat Communications Group First Sergeant of the Year 1994
12th Air Force First Sergeant of the Year 1994
552d Air Control Wing First Sergeant of the Year 1996
Tinker AFB First Sergeant of the Year 1996

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Master Sergeant 1 May 1991
Senior Master Sergeant 1 Dec 1996
Chief Master Sergeant 1 Oct 2000