Chief Master Sergeant Daniel C. Simpson is the Command Chief Master Sergeant of the 93rd Air Ground Operations Wing, Moody Air Force Base, Georgia. The wing supports eight out of the ten U.S. Army Divisions and consists of three groups with more than 2,800 Airmen at twenty locations throughout the continental United States. Subordinate units are the 3d Air Support Operations Group at Fort Hood, TX, the 18th Air Support Operations Group at Fort Bragg, NC and the 820th Base Defense Group at Moody AFB, GA. The ASOGs provide Air, Space and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance expertise to plan, coordinate and execute the supported ground commander’s scheme of maneuver. The ASOGs also provide all Battlefield Weather support to Army units both in garrison and at deployed locations. The 820 BDG provides rapidly deployable, fully integrated, highly specialized forces for active internal and external base defense. His primary duties are to advise the commander on matters influencing the readiness, training, morale, welfare, quality of life, and professional development of all assigned members of the organization.
Chief Simpson grew up in St. Charles, MO and entered the Air Force in 1992 as a Security Policeman. In 1997, he retrained into the Civil Engineer Readiness (Emergency Management) career field where he held positions as Contingency Skills Instructor, Operations NCOIC, Flight NCOIC, Operational Test Project Manager, Superintendent, and Command IG Inspector. He has supported and deployed in Operations SOUTHERN WATCH, IRAQI FREEDOM, ENDURING FREEDOM, ACTIVE FENCE, and INHERENT RESOLVE.
Prior to assuming his current position, he served as the Superintendent, Air Force Basic Military Training and Airman’s Week, 737th Training Group, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, TX.
EDUCATION:
2000 Airman Leadership School, Lackland AFB, TX
2001 Basic Instructor Course, Lackland AFB, TX
2001 Associate of Arts, Emergency of Management, Community College of the Air Force
2002 Associate of Arts, Police Science, Community College of the Air Force
2004 Associate of Arts, Business Management, Wayland Baptist University
2004 Bachelor of Science, Criminal Justice (with honors), Wayland Baptist University
2005 Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Tyndall AFB, FL
2010 USAF SNCO Academy, Maxwell AFB-Gunter Annex, AL
2010 Professional Management Certification, Community College of the Air Force
2013 Master of Arts, Military History (with honors), American Military University
2014 Command Chief Master Sergeant Training Course, Joint Base San Antonio, TX
2015 Executive Leadership Seminar, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
ASSIGNMENTS:
1. November 1992 – February 1995, Close-In Sentry, Priority A Entry Controller, 48 SPS, RAF Lakenheath, UK
2. February 1995 – May 1997, Response Force Leader, Armorer, Combat Arms Training and Maintenance, 49 SFS, Holloman AFB, NM
3. July 1997 – November 1999, Readiness Journeyman, 49 CES, Holloman AFB, NM, (May 1999 – October 1999, Readiness Journeyman, 363 CES, Prince Sultan AB, Saudi Arabia)
4. November 1999 – June 2003, Contingency Skills Instructor, 737 TRSS, Lackland AFB, TX
5. June 2003 – February 2004, NCOIC, Readiness Operations and Plans, 37 CES, Lackland AFB, TX
6. February 2004 – February 2005, NCOIC, Readiness Flight, 8 CES, Kunsan AB, ROK
7. February 2005 – August 2008, Superintendent/Operational Testing Project Manager, Agile Combat Support Division, 29 TES, Eglin AFB, FL, (May 2007 – October 2007, Superintendent, Readiness and Emergency Management Flight, 332 ECES, Balad AB, Iraq)
8. August 2008 – August 2009, Superintendent, Readiness and Emergency Management Flight, 8 CES, Kunsan AB, ROK
9. August 2009 – September 2011, Superintendent, Mission Support Branch, Headquarters Air Force Special Operations Command, Inspector General Directorate, Hurlburt Field, FL
10. September 2011 – September 2012, Chief, Readiness and Emergency Management Flight, 51 CES, Osan AB, ROK
11. October 2012 – June 2013, Superintendent, 49 CES, Holloman AFB, NM
12. June 2013 – May 2014, Superintendent, 49 MSG, Holloman AFB, NM (November 2013 - April 2014, Superintendent, 466P PAES, Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan)
13 June 2014 – April 2015, Superintendent, 39 MSG, Incirlik AB, Turkey
14. May 2015 – May 2016, Command Chief Master Sergeant, 8 FW, Kunsan AB, ROK
15. June 2016 – August 2017, Superintendent, 737 TRG, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, TX
16. August 2017 – present, Command Chief Master Sergeant, 93 AGOW, Moody AFB, GA
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:
Legion of Merit
Bronze Start Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with seven oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Achievement Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Meritorious Unit Award
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with nine oak leaf clusters and valor device
National Defense Service Medal with one bronze star
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Afghanistan Campaign Medal with one bronze star
Iraq Campaign Medal with one bronze star
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Korean Defense Service Medal
Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service medal with N device
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS:
2002 Air Education and Training Command Master Instructor Badge
2006 NCO of the Year, 53d Wing, Eglin AFB, FL
2008 SNCO of the Year, 8th Fighter Wing, Kunsan AB, ROK
2010 Distinguished Graduate, USAF SNCO Academy
2010 SNCO of the Year, Headquarters Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, FL
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:
Chief Master Sergeant 1 December 2012
(Current as of Sep 2017)