CHIEF MASTER SERGEANT DANA L. CAPALDI
Chief Master Sergeant Dana L. Capaldi is currently assigned to the 514th Air Mobility Wing, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, where she serves as the Command Chief Master Sergeant. In this capacity, she is the Senior Enlisted Leader for approximately 2,000 enlisted personnel assigned to the wing. Chief Capaldi advises the 514th Air Mobility Wing Commander and senior staff on matters of health, welfare, and morale of the Airmen. Previously, Chief Capaldi served as the A3 Chief Enlisted Manager responsible for over 5000 Airmen across AFRC. Chief Capaldi also was the Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command Aircrew Flight Equipment Functional Manager, responsible for managing Aircrew Flight Equipment resources, long-range programming and procurement, equipment maintenance, and program sustainment processes. Chief Capaldi determined current and future Aircrew Flight Equipment manning requirements for flying units at wing, group, and squadron locations throughout the command, meeting combat objectives. She established and evaluated appropriate skill qualifications for both war and peacetime standards. Chief Capaldi was responsible for analyzing funding support rates and execution trends throughout the career field.
Chief Capaldi entered the United States Air Force in August 1990. She has deployed numerous times in support of Operations DESERT STORM, DENY FLIGHT, IRAQI FREEDOM, and ENDURING FREEDOM. She has worked a variety of positions and duties. Chief Capaldi served as NCOIC and superintendent at the squadron, group, and MAJCOM level before becoming the Headquarters, AFRC Aircrew Flight Equipment Functional Manager.
EDUCATION
1995 Airman Leadership School, Resident, McConnell Air Force Base, KS
1998 Associates Degree in Survival and Rescue, Community College of the Air Force
1998 Associates Degree in Science, Butler County Community College, Eldorado, KS, Cum Laude
2001 Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Resident, McGee Tyson ANG, TN 2006 Bachelor of Arts, Southwestern University, Winfield, Kansas, Magna Cum Laude
2010 USAF Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Resident, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL
2011 Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education Correspondence Course
2016 Chief Orientation Course, Robins Air Force Base, GA
2016 Reserve Components National Security Course, Washington, D.C.
2017 Contingency Wartime Planners Course, Maxwell Air Force, AL
2018 Chief Leadership Course, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL
2018 Master of Arts, Liberty University, Lynchburg, VA
2019 Enterprise Leadership Seminar, University of North Carolina, Durham NC
2019 Enterprise Perspective Seminar, Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C.
2020 National and International Security Leadership Seminar, Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. Aug 1990-Sept 1990, Trainee, 3703rd Training Squadron, Basic Military Training, Lackland AFB, Texas
2. Sept 1990-Oct 1990, Student, 3372nd Technical Training Squadron, Aircrew Life Support, Chanute AFB, Illinois
3. Oct 1990-July 1993, Aircrew Life Support, 305th Air Refueling Wing, Grissom AFB, Indiana (Deployed Jul-Oct 1991, 4404 Wing [Provisional])
4. Jul 1993-Aug 1994, Aircrew Life Support, 380th Air Refueling Wing, Plattsburgh AFB, New York
5. Aug 1994-Dec 1995, Assistant NCOIC, Aircrew Life Support, 22nd Air Refueling Wing, McConnell AFB, Kansas (Deployed January-April 1995, 22nd Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron)
6. Dec 1995-Oct 2001, Lead Trainer, Aircrew Life Support, 184th Bomb Wing, McConnell AFB, Kansas
7. Oct 2001-Dec 2003, Aircrew Life Support, 126th Air Refueling Wing, Scott AFB, Illinois (Deployed April-July 2003, 126 Expeditionary Wing)
8. Dec 2003-Sept 2007, NCOIC Aircrew Life Support, 931st Air Refueling Group, McConnell AFB, Kansas (Deployed Apr-Jun 2004, 380th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron) (Deployed Aug-Oct 2004, 22nd Air Expeditionary Air Refueling Wing)
9. Sep 2007-Oct 2010, Superintendent, Aircrew Flight Equipment, 916th Air Refueling Wing, Seymour Johnson AFB, North Carolina (Deployed Sept-Nov 2008, 22nd Air Expeditionary Air Refueling Wing)
10. Oct 2010-May 2016, Superintendent, Aircrew Flight Equipment, 413th Flight Test Group, Robins AFB, Georgia
11. May 2016-Feb 2018; Superintendent, Aircrew Flight Equipment; Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command, Robins AFB, Georgia
12. Feb 2018-Sep 2018, Functional Manager, Aircrew Flight Equipment; Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command, Robins AFB, Georgia
13. May 2018-Sep 2018, A3 Chief Enlisted Manger, Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command, Robins AFB, Georgia
14. Sep 2018-Present, Command Chief, 514th Air Mobility Wing, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Meritorious Service Medal with silver oak leaf cluster
Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster and silver oak leaf cluster
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
2014 HQ Air Force Air Reserve Component Aircrew Flight Equipment SNCO of the Year
2011 Twenty Second Air Force Aircrew Flight Equipment SNCO of the Year
2010 Superintendent of 4th Air Force and AFRC Aircrew Flight Equipment Program of the Year
2009 HQ Air Force Air Reserve Component Aircrew Flight Equipment SNCO of the Year
2008 916 Air Refueling Wing Senior Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year
2008 Superintendent of Fourth Air Force and AFRC Aircrew Flight Equipment Program of the Year
2004 Air Force Reserve Command Aircrew Life Support Senior Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year
EFFECTIVE DATE OF PROMOTION
Chief Master Sergeant 1 July 2016
(Current as of October 2020)