Chief Master Sgt. Shane R. Wagner is the Command Chief Master Sergeant, 633d Air Base Wing, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va. He is the primary advisor to the Commander for all matters pertaining to training, operations, maintenance, and force development for over 18,000 Air Force and Army personnel. The 633d Air Base Wing provides installation support to more than 100,000 military, civilian, retiree and family members. The wing’s two Mission Support Groups and Medical Group ensure base support for a multitude of units to include Air Combat Command, United States Army Training and Doctrine Command, four operational wings, eight Army Brigades, and 47 major associate units.
Chief Master Sgt. Wagner enlisted in the Air Force in 1993 as an Aircraft Armament Journeyman. Chief Wagner cross-trained into Air Force Weather in 1997 and has worked with the 6th Battalion, Republic of Korea, 7th Sustainment Brigade (TRADOC), 82nd Airborne Division, Joint Special Operations Command, and Air Force Special Operations Command. He has multiple combat deployments to Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Afghanistan, Kuwait and numerous classified locations in support of the Global War on Terrorism. Prior to assuming his current assignment, Chief Wagner served as Command Chief, 4th Fighter Wing and Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air, Afghanistan. His qualifications include, Basic Static Line Parachutist, Military Freefall, Air Advisor, and Army Pathfinder.
EDUCATION
1998 Airman Leadership School, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas. (Levitow Leadership Award)
1998 Community College of the Air Force Degree, Aircraft Armament Systems
2000 Community College of the Air Force Degree, Weather System Technology
2005 Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Gunter Annex, Maxwell AFB, AL
2008 Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education, Correspondence
2009 USAF Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Gunter Annex, Maxwell AFB, AL
2010 Baccalaureate of Science, Information Technology Management, AMU
2012 Masters of Business Administration, Strategic Leadership, Trident University
2014 Joint Special Operations Forces Senior Enlisted Academy, MacDill AFB, FL
2014 Professional Manager Certification, Community College of the Air Force
2015 Command Chief Master Sergeant Training Course, Randolph AFB, TX
2015 Senior Enlisted Legal Orientation, Maxwell AFB, AL
2016 Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education II (E8-E9), Correspondence
2016 Continuous Process Improvement for Executives, Institute for Defense & Business, Chapel Hill, NC
2016 Leadership Enhancement/Development Program, Center for Creative Leadership, Greensboro, NC
2017 Air Advisory Academy, United States Air Force Expeditionary Center, Joint Base McGuire Dix- Lakehurst, NJ
ASSIGNMENTS
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Sep 1993 - Nov 1993, Trainee, Basic Military Training, Lackland AFB, TX
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Nov 1993 - Feb 1994, Aircraft Armament Student, Lowry AFB, CO
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Feb 1994 - Feb 1997, F-15 Armament Journeyman, 94th Fighter Squadron, Langley AFB, VA
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Feb 1997 - Aug 1997, Weather Observing Student, Keesler AFB, MS
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Aug 1997 - Aug 1998, Weather Observer, Randolph AFB, TX
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Aug 1998 - Mar 1999, Weather Forecasting Student, Keesler AFB, MS
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Mar 1999 - Jan 2001, Weather Forecaster, 1st Fighter Wing, Langley AFB, VA
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Jan 2001 - Jan 2001, NCOIC Combat Weather, 607 Weather Squadron, Camp Humphreys, Republic Of Korea
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Jan 2001 - Apr 2004, Flight Chief, Detachment 1, 18th Weather Squadron, Ft. Eustis, VA
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Apr 2004 - Jun 2008, NCOIC 82nd ABN Division Combat Aviation Brigade Combat Weather Team, Fort Bragg, NC
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Jun 2008 - Jun 2012, Superintendent, Weather and Intelligence, Aviation Tactics Evaluation Group, Joint Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, NC
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Jun 2012 - May 2014, Squadron Superintendent, 10th Combat Weather Squadron, Hurlburt Field, FL
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Jun 14 - Jul 15, Superintendent, 387th Air Expeditionary Group, Southwest Asia
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Jun 15 - Jan 16, Superintendent, 4th Operations Group, Seymour Johnson AFB, NC
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Jan 16 – May 17, Command Chief, 4th Fighter Wing, Seymour Johnson AFB, NC
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May 17 – May 18, Command Chief Master Sergeant, Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air and the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing, FOB Oqab, Kabul, Afghanistan
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Jul 18 – Present, Command Chief, 633rd Air Base Wing, JBLE, VA
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit (combat device and oak leave cluster)
Bronze Star
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Air Force Meritorious Service Medal (four oak leaf clusters)
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal (one oak leaf cluster)
Army Commendation Medal (three oak leaf clusters)
Joint Service Achievement Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal (two oak leaf clusters)
Army Achievement Medal
Presidential Unit Citation
Naval Presidential Citation
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
2000 7th AF Noncommissioned Officer of the Year
2001 PACAF Pierce Award
2005 18 ASOG Noncommissioned Officer of the Year
2005 Distinguished Graduate, Noncommissioned Officer Academy
2007 18 ASOG Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year
2008 Air Force Battlefield Weather Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year
2009 SOCOM 12 Outstanding Airman of the Year, Senior Noncommissioned Officer
2009 Distinguished Graduate, Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy
2010 SOCOM Battlefield Weather Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year
2011 SOCOM Lance P. Sijan Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year
2014 Distinguished Graduate, Joint Special Operations Forces Senior Enlisted Academy
EFFECTIVE DATE OF PROMOTION
Chief Master Sergeant August 2012
(Current as of May 2018)