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CHIEF MASTER SERGEANT THOMAS C. ZWELLING JR.
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Chief Master Sgt. Thomas Zwelling is the Command Chief Master Sergeant, Air Force Reserve Command Recruiting Service (AFRC/RS), Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command, Robins Air Force Base, Ga. As the senior enlisted leader, he is responsible for executing all enlisted matters and enabling the development of the war fighting maturation of all Airmen on behalf of the recruiting service commander. He is also the principal advisor to the commander on health, morale, welfare and discipline of the 440 enlisted men and women assigned to Headquarters AFRC/RS, its four recruiting squadrons and 43 main operating locations worldwide.
Chief Zwelling grew up in Niagara Falls, NY, and he enlisted as an active duty Airman in Aug 1984. He spent six years serving in Civil Engineering, mastering his position as a construction equipment operator. His duty assignments include Keesler AFB, Miss. and Spangdahlem AB, Germany before transferring into the Air Force Reserve in 1990, where he continued to serve as a construction equipment operator. In 1999, Chief Zwelling was selected into the Air Force Reserve Recruiting Service, where he has excelled in a variety of positions, to include Line, In Service, Lead and Senior Recruiter. Chief Zwelling is married to Rebecca Zwelling.
EDUCATION
1987 Noncommissioned Officer Preparatory Course, Spangdahlem AB, Germany
1993 Associates in Applied Science, General studies, Jefferson Davis College, Gulfport, Miss.
1996 Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Correspondence
1999 Recruiting Technical School, Lackland AFB, Texas
2000 Associates in Applied Science, Construction Technology, CCAF, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2002 Associates in Applied Science, Personal Administration, CCAF, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2009 Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education Course, Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va.
2009 USAF Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2010 Chiefs Leadership Course, Robins AFB, Ga.
ASSIGNMENTS
January 1985 - June 1986, Construction Equipment Operator, 3380th ABG, Keesler, Miss.
June 1986 - August 1990, Construction Equipment Operator, 55nd FW, Spangdahlem AB, Germany
November 1990 - October 1993, Construction Equipment Operator, 403rd AW, Keesler, Miss.
October 1994 - May 1999, Construction Equipment Operator, 914th AW, Niagara Falls ARS, N.Y.
May 1999 - September 2004, Line/Lead Recruiter, 914th AW, Niagara Falls ARS, N.Y.
September 2004 - April 2006, In Service/Lead/Assistant Senior Recruiter, 445th AW, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
April 2006 - August 2008, Senior Recruiter, 914th AW, Niagara Falls ARS, N.Y.
August 2008 - August 2010, AFRC/RS Career Program Manager, HQ AFRC/RS, Robins AFB, Ga.
August 2010 - January 2013, Senior Recruiter, 349th AMW, Travis AFB, Calif.
January 2013 - present, Command Chief Master Sergeant, HQ AFRC/RS, Robins AFB
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Air Force Achievement medal with four oak leaf clusters
Army Achievement medal
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Chief Master Sergeant April 1, 2011
(Current as of May 2013)
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