CMSgt CHIEF MASTER SERGEANT W. SHANE ROSE

Chief Master Sergeant William Shane Rose is the Command Chief Master Sergeant, 33d Fighter Wing, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. He provides enlisted leadership to over 1,500 military, civilian and contractor personnel in support of the F-35 Lightning II for the Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps and eight coalition partners, training graduate pilots, air battle managers and intelligence personnel to utilize this fifth generation weapons system. The command chief is the principal advisor to the commander on all enlisted matters to include mission effectiveness, professional development, military readiness, training, utilization, health, morale and welfare.

 

Chief Rose enlisted in the Air Force in 1993 as a Communications Cable & Antenna Systems technician. He has deployed with the Army in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM and as the 438^th Air Expeditionary Advisory Group Superintendent, supporting Operation FREEDOM’S SENTINEL and NATO’s Resolute Support mission.  He has served in special duty positions as a Cable & Antenna Special Maintenance Team member, Military Training Instructor, Major Command Inspector General Inspector and Manager, Career Field Manager & Chief Enlisted Manager of the USAF Honor Guard, and as an Advanced Air Advisor.

 

Prior to his current position, Chief Rose served as the Superintendent of the 633d Mission Support Group, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, VA

1997 Airman Leadership School (John L. Levitow Award)

2004 Air Force NCO Academy (Distinguished Graduate Award)

2006 Air Force Senior NCO Academy, Course 12

2006 Air Force Military Training Instructor School (Commandant’s Award)

2008 Associate of Applied Science Degree, Electronic Systems Technology

2008 Associate of Applied Science Degree, Instructor of Technology & Military Science

2010 Air Force Senior NCO Academy

2011 Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education

2016 Professional Management Certification

2017 Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education II

2017 Chief Master Sergeant Leadership Course

2020 Command Chief Master Sergeant Training Course

2020 Senior Enlisted Legal Orientation Course, Judge Advocate General’s School

2020 Bachelors in Management, American Military University

1. August - September 1993, trainee, student leader, Lackland AFB, Texas
2. September 1993 – February 1994, student, student leader, Sheppard AFB, Texas
3. February 1994 - August 1999, Cable Maintenance Team Member, 12^th Communications Squadron, Randolph AFB, Texas
4. August 1999 - August 2000, Cable & Antenna Maintenance Team Member, 51^st Communications Squadron, Osan Air Base, Korea
5. September 2000 - September 2003, NCOIC of  Cable  & Antenna Maintenance, 15^th Communications Squadron, Hickam AFB, Hawaii
6. September 2003 – September 2006, NCOIC of  Cable & Antenna Section, 1^st Communications Maintenance Squadron, Kapaun  AS, Germany
7. September 2006 – January 2010, MTI & Section Supervisor, 320^th Training Squadron, Lackland AFB, Texas
8. November 2006 – July 2014, Inspection Manager, Headquarters Air Force Space Command Inspector General Team, Peterson AFB, Colorado
9. July 2013 – July 2016, CFM/CEM, The USAF Honor Guard, Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, DC
10. May 2018 – July 2018, Interim 633^d ABW Command Chief, Joint Base Langley-Eustis
11. Oct 2018 – Oct 2019, Group Superintendent, 438^th Air Expeditionary Advisory Group, FOB Oqab, Kabul, Afghanistan
12. July 2016 – August 2020, Squadron Superintendent, 633^d Communications Squadron, Joint Base Langley-Eustis
13. August 2020 – January 2021, Group Superintendent, 633^d Mission Support Group, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, VA
14. January 2021-Present, Command Chief, 33d Fighter Wing, Eglin AFB, Florida