Chief Master Sergeant Jayson A. Feilmeier is the Senior Enlisted Leader of the 55th Communications Group, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. He advises the commander on all issues affecting the health, morale, quality of life, readiness, management, effective utilization and professional development of 384 military and civilian personnel. Chief Feilmeier is the Functional Manager for Offutt's Cyber professionals providing a wide array of base communications and technology support for the 55th Wing and 49 associate units, including the 557th Weather Wing and Headquarters, United States Strategic Command.
Chief Feilmeier entered the Air Force in August of 1994 as an Aircraft Armament Systems Apprentice on the F-15E Eagle. In September of 1998, Chief Feilmeier retrained into the Ground Radio Maintenance specialty. He has served in various assignments as a weapons load crew member, weapons load crew evaluator, unit training manager, air traffic control communications technician, communications planner, branch chief, flight chief and squadron superintendent. His assignments include locations in Idaho, North Carolina, the Republic of Korea, the United Kingdom, Maryland, Hawaii and Arizona. Prior to his current assignment, he served as the Squadron Superintendent of the 606th Air Control Squadron at Aviano Air Base in Italy. In addition, he has deployed in support of Operations SOUTHERN WATCH, ENDURING FREEDOM, INHERENT RESOLVE and FREEDOM'S SENTINEL.
EDUCATION
1994 Basic Military Training, Lackland AFB, Texas
1994 Aircraft Armament Systems Apprentice School, Shepard AFB, Texas
1999 Ground Radio Maintenance Apprentice School, Keesler AFB, Miss.
2000 Airman Leadership School, Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C.
2002 Associates in Aircraft Armament Systems Technology, Community College of the Air Force
2004 Associates in Electronic Systems Technology, Community College of the Air Force
2007 Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2008 Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy by correspondence
2009 Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education, Joint Force Staff College
2012 Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Maxwell AFB Ala.
2012 Professional Managers Certification, Community College of the Air Force
2014 Air and Space Operations Center Communications Course, Hurlburt Field Fla.
2017 Chief Leadership Course, Maxwell AFB Ala.
2018 Project Management Professional Certification, Project Management Institute
2018 Bachelor of Science in Business: Project Management, Regis University, Denver, Col. Summa Cum Laude
2019 Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education II, Joint Force Staff College
2019 Cyber Operations Fundamentals Course
2021 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Workplace Certification, University of South Fla., Tampa, Fla.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. August 1994-October 1994, Trainee, Basic Military Training, 322 TRS, Lackland Air Force Base (AFB), Texas
2. October 1994-March 1995, Trainee, Aircraft Armament Systems Apprentice School, 363 TRS, Sheppard AFB, Texas
3. March 1995-December 1996, Weapons Load Crew Member, 391 FS, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho
4. January 1997-August 1998, Weapons Load Crew Evaluator, 366 OG, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho (March 1997-June 1997, Weapons Load Crew Member 391 FS Provisional, Prince Sultan AB, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)
5. September 1998-June 1999, Trainee, Ground Radio Maintenance Apprentice School, 338 TRS, Keesler AFB, Miss.
6. June 1999-April 2000, Air Traffic Control Radio Maintenance Apprentice, 4 CS, Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C.
7. April 2000-January 2002, Unit Training Manager, 4 CS, Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C.
8. January 2002-October 2002, Air Traffic Control Radio Maintainer, 4 CS, Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C. (January 2002-April 2002, Ground Radio Technician, 376 ECS, Manas AB, Kyrgyzstan)
9. October 2002-October 2003, Ground Radio Maintenance Journeyman, 604 ASOS, Camp Red Cloud, Republic of Korea
10. October 2003-October 2006, Assistant Noncommissioned Officer In Charge (NCOIC), Ground Radio Maintenance, 100 CS, Royal Air Force (RAF) Mildenhall, United Kingdom
11. October 2006-September 2009, NCOIC, Network Systems and Component Repair, 70 ISS, Fort George G. Meade, Md.
12. September 2009-December 2010, Branch Chief, Deployable Communications, 7 CS, Fort George G. Meade, Md.
13. December 2010-December 2013, Lead Communications Planner and Spectrum Manager, Special Operations Command-Pacific, Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii
14. December 2013-February 2016, SCQ Flight Chief, 612 ACOMS, Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz.
15. February 2016-September 2016, C4I Systems Flight Chief, 612 ACOMS, Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz.
16. September 2016-August 2020, Superintendent, 612 ACOMS, Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz. (April 2019-October 2019, Superintendent, 380 ECS, Al Dhafra AB, United Arab Emirates)
17. August 2020-August 2021, Superintendent, 31 CS, Aviano AB, Italy (January 2021-July 2021, Superintendent, 386 ECS, Ali Al Salem AB, Kuwait)
18. August 2021-October 2022, Senior Enlisted Leader, 606 ACS, Aviano AB, Italy
19. Oct 2022-Present, Senior Enlisted Leader, 55 CG, Offutt AFB, Neb
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Meritorious Service Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Meritorious Service Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Air Force Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Joint Service Achievement Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Air Force Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
2013 - Special Operations Command-Pacific Communicator of the Year
2012 - Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy Distinguished Graduate Award
2012 - Special Operations Command-Pacific Air Force SNCO of the Year
2009 - 70 ISR Wing Communication and Information SNCO of the Year
2007 - Noncommissioned Officer Academy Distinguished Graduate Award
2007 - Air Force ISR Agency Sensor Olympics Gold Medalist
2005 - 100 Air Refueling Wing Lt Gen Leo Marquez Supervisor of the Year
2000 - Airman Leadership School John L. Levitow Award and Academic Achievement Award
(Current as of November 2022)