Chief Master Sergeant Sonia T. Lee is the Command Chief of the 28th Bomb Wing, Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota. Chief Lee leads the wing's enlisted force and serves as the primary advisor to the commander on matters concerning the morale, welfare, war-fighting effectiveness, operational utilization and professional development for more than 3,100 enlisted Airmen who support the largest B-1 combat wing in the U.S. Air Force.
Chief Lee is from Union, South Carolina and entered the Air Force in August 1992. Her background includes various duties in personnel management at the unit and major command levels. Throughout her career, she has filled a myriad of roles including additional-duty first sergeant and interim command chief. Her assignments include bases in Texas, South Carolina, Florida, Utah, Guam, Germany and deployments in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. Prior to assuming her current position, she served as the Chief Enlisted Manager and Personnel Functional Manager for the Personnel Division, Directorate of Manpower, Personnel and Services, Headquarters United States Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa, Ramstein Air Base, Germany.
EDUCATION
1997 Airman Leadership School, Sheppard AFB, Texas
2001 Associate in Human Resource Management/Personnel Administration, Community College of the
Air Force
2004 Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Lackland AFB, Texas
2005 Bachelor of Science in Occupational Education specializing in Human Services, Wayland Baptist
University, Plainview, Texas
2006 Senior NCO Academy Correspondence Course
2008 Associate in Applied Science in Instructor of Technology and Military Science, Community College
of the Air Force
2009 Senior NCO Academy, Maxwell AFB-Gunter Annex, Ala.
2011 Professional Manager Certification, Community College of the Air Force
2012 Chief Leadership Orientation, Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio
2012 Master of Science in Psychology specializing in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Capella
University, Minneapolis, Minn.
2013 Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education Correspondence Course
2015 Enterprise Leadership Seminar, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, N.C.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. August 1992 - September 1992, Trainee, Basic Military Training, Lackland AFB, Texas
2. October 1992 - December 1992, Student, Personnel Specialist, Keesler AFB, Miss.
3. December 1992 - October 1995, Unit Personnel Office Clerk, 384th Training Squadron, Sheppard AFB, Texas
4. November 1995 - October 1996, Customer Service Specialist, 82nd Mission Support Squadron, Sheppard AFB, Texas
5. November 1996 - October 1997, Personnel Employment Journeyman, 82nd Mission Support Squadron, Sheppard AFB, Texas
6. December 1997 - October 1998, Assistant Team Leader, Personnel Employment, 20th Mission Support Squadron, Shaw AFB, S.C.
7. November 1998 - September 2000, NCOIC, Assignments, 20th Mission Support Squadron, Shaw AFB, S.C.
8. August - November 1999, Deployed, Reception Control Center, Operation Bright Star, Cairo, Egypt
9. October 2000 - October 2002, NCOIC, Retirements and Separations, 36th Mission Support Squadron, Andersen AFB, Guam
10. October 2002 - November 2003, NCOIC, Operations and Logistics Instructor Assignments, Headquarters Air Education and Training Command, Randolph AFB, Texas
11. November 2003 - March 2005, NCOIC, Instructor and Special Duty Assignments, Headquarters Air Education and Training Command, Randolph AFB, Texas
12. March 2005 - October 2005, NCOIC, Enlisted Support Assignments Branch, Headquarters Air Education and Training Command, Randolph AFB, Texas
13. November 2005 - August 2007, Superintendent, Satellite Personnel Agency, Detachment 1, 325th Fighter Wing, Corry Station, Pensacola, Fla. (August 2006 - November 2006, Deployed, Superintendent, Personnel, 557th Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron, Balad Air Base, Iraq)
14. August 2007 - July 2010, Commandant, Airman Leadership School, 1st Special Operations Force Support Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
15. August 2010 - May 2012, Superintendent, Military Personnel Section, 75th Force Support Squadron, Hill AFB, Utah
16. May 2012 - March 2013, Superintendent, 75th Force Support Squadron, Hill AFB, Utah
17. August 2012 - September 2012, Interim Command Chief, 75th Air Base Wing, Hill AFB, Utah
18. March 2013 - July 2015, Chief Enlisted Manager Personnel Division/Personnel Functional Manager, Headquarters United States Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa, Ramstein AB, Germany
19. August 2015 - Present, Command Chief, 28th Bomb Wing, Ellsworth AFB, S.D.
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Meritorious Service Medal with one silver cluster
Air Force Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
1993 Sheppard AFB Air Force Sergeants Association First Term Airman of the Year
1997 Leadership Award, Airman Leadership School
1996 Sheppard AFB Personnel Manager of the Year
1997 Shaw AFB Airman of the Year
1998 Shaw AFB Personnel Manager of the Year
2000 Shaw AFB Outstanding Woman of the Year
2001 Andersen AFB Personnel Manager of the Year
2004 Distinguished Graduate, Noncommissioned Officer Academy
2004 HQ AETC Personnel Technician of the Year
2004 HQ AETC Director of Manpower and Personnel NCO of the Year
2006 Detachment 1, Corry Station, SNCO of the Year
2008 AFSOC ALS Commandant of the Year
2009 AFSOC ALS Commandant of the Year
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Chief Master Sergeant Aug. 1, 2012
(Current as of August 2015)