Chief Master Sergeant John T. Salzman is the Command Chief Master Sergeant, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo. He advises the Superintendent and senior staff on matters of military readiness, morale, quality of life and professional development of more than 6,000 personnel at the Academy. The Chief also serves as the Superintendent's enlisted representative on numerous committees, councils and boards. The Academy provides a highly structured four-year regimen of military training, academics, athletic and character development programs to develop outstanding young men and women to become Air Force officers motivated to lead American Airmen in the world's greatest air, space and cyberspace force.
Chief Salzman graduated from Cabot High School in Cabot, Ark., in 1981 and entered the Air Force in December 1982, as an administrative support specialist. In 1986 he cross-trained and became a KC-135 Stratotanker In-flight Refueling Specialist. Chief Salzman has accumulated more than 2,800 flying hours in the KC-135A/Q/R and 150 combat support hours supporting Operations Desert Shield, Desert Storm, Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom.
EDUCATION
1984 NCO Preparatory Course, Barksdale Air Force Base, La.
1987 NCO Leadership School, Bergstrom AFB, Texas
1992 NCO Academy, Goodfellow AFB, Texas
1993 Associate degree, Information Management, Community College of the Air Force
1993 Associate degree, Aircrew Operations, Community College of the Air Force
1997 Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, University of Southern Colorado
2000 USAF Senior NCO Academy, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2001 Master of Arts in Human Resource Management/Training & Management, Webster University
2005 U.S. Air Force Senior Leadership Course, Center for Creative Leadership, San Diego
2007 Keystone Command Senior Enlisted Leader Course, National Defense University, Washington, D.C.
2008 Gettysburg Leadership Experience, Gettysburg, Pa.
2009 USAF Enterprise Management Seminar, Kenan-Flager Business School, University of North Carolina
ASSIGNMENTS
1. December 1982 - January 1983, Basic Military Training School, Lackland AFB, Texas.
2. January 1983 - March 1983, student, Administrative Support Specialist Technical Training School, Keesler AFB, Miss.
3. March 1983 - June 1986, Administrative Support Specialist, Headquarters 8th Air Force, Barksdale AFB, La.
4. June 1986 - November 1986, student, 4017th Combat Crew Training School, Castle AFB, Calif.
5. November 1986 - March 1991, Instructor/evaluator In-flight Refueling Operator, 917th Air Refueling Squadron, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas and Instructor/evaluator In-flight Refueling Operator, 8044th Air Refueling Wing (Provisional), Incirlik Air Base, Turkey
6. March 1991 - October 1993, KC-135 Mission Developer, and Chief, Alert Facility Management, 96th Operations Group, Dyess AFB, Texas.
8. October 1993 - October 1994, Flight Superintendent/Instructor, 93rd Air Refueling Squadron, Castle AFB, Calif.
9. October 1994 - April 1998, Flight Superintendent/Instructor/Evaluator, 55th Air Refueling Squadron, Altus AFB, Okla.
10. April 1998 - August 2001, Superintendent, Current Operations Directorate, Tanker Airlift Control Center, Scott Air Force Base, Ill.
11. August 2001 - June 2004, MAJCOM KC-135 In-flight Refueling Operator Flight Examiner and Numbered Air Force, Enlisted Training Manager, Headquarters 19th Air Force, Randolph AFB, Texas
12. June 2004 - October 2005, Operations Group Superintendent, 22nd Operations Group, McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas and Operations Group Superintendent, 306th Operations Group, Southwest Asia
13. October 2005 - May 2007, Command Chief, 22nd Air Refueling Wing, McConnell AFB, Kan.
14. June 2007 - June 2009, Command Chief, 13th Air Force, Hickam AFB, Hawaii
15. June 2009 - present, Command Chief Master Sergeant, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo.
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Meritorious Service Medal with one silver oak leaf cluster
Air Medal
Aerial Achievement Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Air Force Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Airman First Class Dec. 1, 1982
Senior Airman Sept. 15, 1984
Sergeant Sept. 1, 1985
Staff Sergeant Jan. 1, 1987
Technical Sergeant Dec. 18, 1991
Master Sergeant Jan. 1, 1997
Senior Master Sergeant March 1, 2000
Chief Master Sergeant May 1, 2004
(Current as of June 2009)