CMSgt Tomio P. Brown, Sr is the Command Chief Master Sergeant at the 43d Air Mobility Operations Group, Pope Army Airfield, Fort Liberty, North Carolina. He is the senior enlisted advisor to the Commander on all issues affecting readiness, morale, welfare, safety, training, and professional development of the group’s eight squadrons and over 750 personnel. The 43d AMOG provides support to the XVIII Airborne Corps, 82d Airborne Division, Joint Special Operations Command, and the 2,900 Airmen and civilians from four Major Commands assigned to Pope Army Airfield. The Group is prepared to meet short-notice, humanitarian, and worldwide mobility taskings to secure national objectives and executes over 30 percent of all Joint Airborne and Air Transportability Training missions flown by Air Mobility Command in support of the United States Army. Furthermore, the Group provides combatant commanders with Airborne Joint Forcible Entry, combat airlift, aerial port, command and control, as well as other enabling capabilities.
CMSgt Brown hails from the U.S. territory of American Samoa. He entered the Air Force in January 1998 as an Aerospace Ground Equipment apprentice. He later retrained as a C-130E/H Flight Engineer in 2006. He is a Chief Enlisted Aircrew member with more than 3,300 flying hours, including 1,430 combat hours while occupying both instructor and evaluator roles. He has led at the flight, squadron, and group levels and has deployed in support of numerous contingencies to include Operations SOUTHERN WATCH, ENDURING FREEDOM, IRAQI FREEDOM, COMBINED JOINT TASK FORCE-Horn of Africa, NEW DAWN, CORONET OAK, FREEDOM’S SENTINEL, RESOLUTE SUPPORT, and JOINT TASKED FORCE-INDOPACOM.
Prior to assuming his current position, he served as the Senior Enlisted Leader for an Air Force Special Operations Command Geographically Separated Unit.
EDUCATION
2002 Airman Leadership School, Littlerock Air Force Base, Ark.
2007 Associate in applied science, AGE Technology, Community College of the Air Force, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2008 Associate in applied science, Aviation Operations, CCAF, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2009 Noncommissioned Officer’s Academy, Lackland AFB, Texas
2009 Air Mobility Command Phoenix Stripe Course, Scott AFB, Ill.
2011 USAF First Sergeant Academy Additional Duty Seminar, Maxwell-Gunter Annex, Ala.
2011 Quality Assurance for Training Systems Course, Lackland AFB, Texas
2013 Flight Engineer Turbo Propeller Powered License, Federal Aviation Administration
2013 Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education Course, National Defense University, Washington, D.C.
2013 Senior Noncommissioned Officer’s Academy, by correspondence, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2015 Enterprise Management Course, Joint Special Operations University, MacDill AFB, Fla.
2016 Professional Manager Certification, CCAF, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2017 Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education I, NDU, Washington, D.C.
2018 Joint Special Operations Forces Senior Enlisted Academy, JSOU, MacDill AFB, Fla.
2018 Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education II, NDU, Washington, D.C.
2019 Bachelor of Science, Business Administration & Management (Magna cum laude), University of Management & Technology, Arlington, Va.
2021 Chief Master Sergeant Leadership Course, Maxwell-Gunter Annex, Ala.
2023 Senior Enlisted Legal Orientation Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2023 Group Senior Enlisted Leader Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2023 Summit Course, JSOU, MacDill AFB, Fla.
2023 Continuous Improvement & Innovation Executive Course, Institute for Defense & Business, Durham, NC
2024 Wing Command Team Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
ASSIGNMENTS OR CAREER CHRONOLOGY
1. September 1998 – September 2000, AGE Journeyman, 100th Maintenance Squadron, Royal Air Force Mildenhall, United Kingdom
2. September 2000 – January 2004, AGE Craftsman, 314th MXS, Littlerock AFB, Ark.
3. February 2004 – February 2005, AGE War Reserve Materiel Manager, 8th MXS, Kunsan AB, Korea
4. March 2005 – December 2006, AGE Craftsman, 9th MXS, Beale AFB, Calif.
5. December 2006 – December 2010, C-130E/H Lead Instructor/Evaluator FE, 39th Airlift Squadron, Dyess AFB, Texas
6. December 2010 – August 2012, Flight Engineer Training Superintendent/Additional Duty First Sergeant, 317th Operations Support Squadron, Dyess AFB, Texas
7. September 2012 – August 2013, Training Superintendent, AFSOC Geographically Separated Unit
8. September 2013 – May 2014, Requirements, Research & Development Superintendent, AFSOC GSU
9. June 2014 – September 2015, Flight Engineer Superintendent, AFSOC GSU
10. October 2015 – March 2016, Standardization & Evaluations Superintendent, AFSOC GSU
11. April 2016 – July 2017, Squadron Superintendent, AFSOC GSU
12. July 2017 – January 2021, Group Staff Superintendent, AFSOC GSU
13. January 2021 – August 2022, Chief Enlisted Manager, Operations Group Standardization & Evaluations, 1st Special Operations Group, Hurlburt Field, Fla
14. September 2022 – June 2023, Interim SEL, 1st Special Operations Group, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
15. June 2023 – June 2024, Senior Enlisted Leader, Special Operations Group, AFSOC GSU
16. July 2024 – Present, Command Chief, 43d Air Mobility Operations Group, Pope Army Airfield, Fort Liberty, N.C.
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Bronze Star
Defense Meritorious Service Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air Medal with eleven oak leaf clusters
Aerial Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Air Force Achievement Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Afghanistan Campaign Medal
Iraq Campaign Medal with device
Korean Defense Service Medal
NATO Medal
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
2000 Senior Airman Below-the-Zone Promotion
2006 Distinguished Graduate, Basic Flight Engineer Course
2010 317thAirlift Group General Robert “Dutch” Huyser Award
2010 317th Airlift Group Instructor of the Year
2013 AFSOC GSU Flight Engineer of the Year
2014 AFSOC GSU General Robert “Dutch” Huyser Award
2015 Honor Graduate, Enterprise Management Course
2015 AFSOC GSU SSgt Henry E. “Red” Erwin Enlisted Aviator of the Year
(Current as of July 2024)