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Command Chief Master Sergeant Sidney A. Brown
Command Chief Master Sergeant Sidney A. Brown is the State Command Chief of the Idaho Air National Guard, Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho. Chief Brown is the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Assistant Adjutant General (Air).
Chief Brown enlisted in the Air Force in August 1986. He graduated weapons system maintenance technical school at Lowry Air Force Base, Colorado in January 1987 and has served four and half years active duty in aircraft armament and twenty six years in the Idaho ANG in aircraft armament and numerous leadership positions in the aircraft maintenance career field. His career accomplishments include expeditionary tours to Operations NORTHERN and SOUTHERN WATCH, IRAQI FREEDOM and ENDURING FREEDOM. Prior to his selection as State Command Chief, Chief Brown served as the 124th Maintenance Group Superintendent and was responsible for the professional development of 420 enlisted personnel in the Maintenance Group and the quality maintenance and generation of 21 assigned A-10C aircraft, which perform an average of more than 4,600 combat flight training hours annually.
EDUCATION:
1986 USAF Basic Military Training, Lackland AFB, TX
1987 Aircraft Armament Apprentice Course, , Lowry Air Force Base, Colorado
1989 NCO Prep Course, Kapaun Air Station, West Germany
1994 Air Force NCO Academy (Non-residence)
1996 Education & Training Apprentice Course, Sheppard AFB, TX
1999 U.S. Air Force Senior NCO Course (Non-residence)
2015 Chiefs Executive Course, Andrews AFB, MD
2017 Contemporary Base Initiatives Course, Boise, ID
ASSIGNMENTS:
January 1987 – May 1987, F-16C Weapons Systems Trainee, Lowry Air Force Base, Colorado
June 1987 – April1989, F-16C Weapons Load Crew Member,86th Aircraft Generation Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany
May 1989 – May 1991, F-16C Weapons Squadron Lead Crew Member, 86th Aircraft Generation Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany
June 1991 – March 1996, F-4G Weapons Load Standardization Crew Member, 124th Aircraft Generation Squadron, Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho
March 1996 – October 1998, Maintenance Training Manager, 124th Logistics Support Flight, Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho
November 1998 – January 2011, Aircraft Armament Systems Supervisor, 124th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho
February 2011 – November 2012, Superintendent, 124th Maintenance Operations Flight, Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho
December 2012 – Sep 2017, 124th Maintenance Group Superintendent, Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho
October 2017—Pres, State Command Chief, Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:
Meritorious Service Medal with one device
Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Joint Meritorious Unit Award
AF Outstanding Unit Award with Valor Device and oak leaf cluster
AF Good Conduct Medal with seven devices
Air Reserve Forces Meritorious Service Medal with six oak leaf clusters
National Defense Service Medal with one device
Southwest Asia Service Medal with one device
Global War On Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
AF Overseas Ribbon Short
AF Overseas Ribbon Long
Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with Gold Border
AF Longevity Service with six oak leaf clusters
Armed Forces Reserve Medal with two ‘M’ Devices and one device
Kuwait Liberation Medal Government of Kuwait
STATE AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Idaho Governor’s Outstanding Unit Citation with one device
Idaho Reenlistment Ribbon with one device
Idaho Service Ribbon with two devices
EFFECTIVE DATE OF PROMOTION:
Airman First Class, Sept. 17, 1987
Senior Airman, May 17, 1989
Staff Sergeant, Feb. 01, 1992
Technical Sergeant, Oct. 02, 1993
Master Sergeant, Jul. 13, 1996
Senior Master Sergeant, Sep. 11, 2004
Chief Master Sergeant Apr. 16, 2011
(Current as of Dec 2017)