Chief Master Sergeant Stephen Jeffers is the Command Chief of the 104th Fighter Wing, Barnes Air National Guard Base, Mass. He is the principal enlisted advisor to the Wing commander on the effective utilization, professional development, training, readiness, and welfare of the wing’s force and families.
Chief Jeffers began his service to the Air National Guard in 2004. His career includes assignments in the 104th Fighter Wing, Massachusetts Air National Guard, and the National Guard Bureau. Additionally, he has held key national leadership positions throughout all aspects of domestic operations, to include orchestrating response to Hurricane MARIA, multiple national level responses to civil disturbance, and exercise planning. Additionally, he has led modernization efforts in support of not only domestic operations, but also contingency wartime capabilities. Throughout this period, he has held decisive leadership positions at the team, flight, squadron, group and Headquarters Air Force levels. Chief Jeffers has numerous combat deployments in support of Operations IRAQI FREEDOM, FREEDOMS SENTINEL, and the Resolute Support Mission. He has been activated on multiple deployments serving the citizens of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Prior to assuming his current position, Chief Jeffers served as the Senior Enlisted Leader, 104th Mission Support Group.
EDUCATION:
2006 Airman Leadership School, by correspondence
2011 Non-commissioned Officer Academy, Tyndall AFB, Florida
2014 Contingency Wartime Planning Course, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
2015 Senior Non-commissioned Officer Academy, by correspondence
2015 Associate's Degree, Criminal Justice, Political Science, Community College of the Air Force
2016 Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education, Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Virginia
2016 Contemporary Base Issues, NGB/JA, Savannah CRTC, Georgia
2017 NGB/J1 Domestic Operations Course, Joint-Base Cape Cod, Massachusetts
2018 Anti-Terrorism Level II, March ARB, California
2021 ANG Chief Master Sergeants Orientation Course, Joint-Base Andrews, Maryland
2022 ANG Command Chief Master Sergeant Orientation Course, Joint-Base San Antonio - Lackland
ASSIGNMENTS:
May 2004 – January 2006, Security Forces Apprentice, 104th Security Forces Squadron, Barnes ANGB, MA
February 2006 – January 2008, Fire Team Leader, 104th Security Forces Squadron, Barnes ANGB, MA
February 2008 – October 2008, Security Forces S4, 447th Air Expeditionary Group, Camp Sather, Iraq
June 2009 – August 2013, Flight Chief, 104th Security Forces Squadron, Barnes ANGB, MA
September 2013 – September 2014, Requirements Manager, NGB/A7S, JB Andrews, MD
September 2014 – August 2016, Domestic Operations Manager, NGB/A4S, JB Andrews, MD
August 2016 – September 2018, Security Forces Superintendent, 104th Security Forces Squadron, Barnes ANGB, MA
October 2018 – May 2019, Senior Enlisted Leader, 451st Expeditionary Support Squadron, Kandahar Airfield, AFG
June 2019 – February 2021, Security Forces Manager, 104th Security Forces Squadron, Barnes ANGB, MA
March 2021 – April 2022, Senior Enlisted Leader, 104th Mission Support Group, Barnes ANGB, MA
May 2022 – Present, Command Chief, 104th Fighter Wing, Barnes Air National Guard Base, MA
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:
Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (three oak leaf clusters)
Air Force Commendation Medal (one oak leaf cluster)
Air Force Achievement Medal
Meritorious Unit Award (one oak leaf cluster) Massachusetts Medal of Merit
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:
Chief Master Sergeant 27 March 2020
(Current as of June 2022)