CHIEF MASTER SERGEANT BRIAN JENSENIUS Chief Brian Jensenius is the Command Chief Master Sergeant of the 434th Air Refueling Wing, Grissom Air Reserve Base, Indiana. Chief Jensenius is the primary adviser to the commander on all enlisted issues including the health, welfare, morale, mission effectiveness and proper utilization of more than 1,900 men and women. The 434 ARW is the largest KC-135R Stratotanker unit in the Air Force Reserve Command with two flying squadrons operating 16 aircraft. The 434 ARW also has a unique role supporting both the Single Integrated Operational Plan and conventional tanker missions.Chief Jensenius entered the Air Force in January 1996 and graduated from the Communication/Navigation Systems maintenance course at Keesler AFB, Miss., in July 1996. Chief Jensenius has held many positions executing flight line and back shop operations to include Crew Chief, Shift Supervisor, Expeditor, Avionics Flight Chief, Accessories Flight Chief, AMU Superintendent and Maintenance Superintendent. His assignments include bases in New Jersey and North Carolina. Prior to his current position, the Chief was the Squadron Senior Enlisted Leader, 714th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Joint Base McGuire Dix Lakehurst, N.J.Chief Jensenius has deployed numerous times to bases in Germany, Diego Garcia, Spain and the United Arab Emirates in support of Operations DESERT FOX, ALLIED FORCE, SOUTHERN WATCH, ENDURING FREEDOM, IRAQI FREEDOM, FREEDOM’S SENTIEL and ALLIES WELCOME.EDUCATION2003 Airman Leadership School, by distance learning2005 Noncommissioned Officer Academy, McGuire Air Force Base (AFB), N.J.2008 Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, by distance learning2009 Senior Noncommissioned Officer Joint PME, by distance learning2011 Associate Degree, Avionic Systems Technology, Community College of the Air Force, Maxwell AFB, Ala2012 Associate Degree, Aircraft Maintenance Technology, Community College of the Air Force, Maxwell AFB, Ala2014 United States Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Academy, Training Center Petaluma, Petaluma, Calif.2016 Bachelor of Science, Business Administration, Thomas Edison State University, Trenton, N.J.2017 Chief Master Sergeant Orientation Course, Robins AFB, Ga.2018 Senior Enlisted Joint PME II, by distance learning2019 Chief Leadership Course, Maxwell-Gunter AFB, Ala2021 Transnational Issues, Alan L. Freed Associates, Inc.2022 Senior Enlisted Legal Orientation Course, The Air Force JAG School, Maxwell AFB, Ala2022 Reserve Component National Security Course, Fort McNair, Washington D.C.ASSIGNMENTS 1. August 1996 – January 2000, Communication/Navigation Systems, 605th Aircraft Generation Squadron, McGuire Air Force Base (AFB), N.J.(Deployed Jan – May 1997, Communication/Navigation System Technician, 605th Aircraft Generation Squadron)(Deployed Sep – Oct 1998, Communication/Navigation System Technician, 605th Aircraft Generation Squadron)(Deployed Nov – Dec 1998, Communication/Navigation System Technician, 605th Aircraft Generation Squadron)(Deployed Jan – May 1999, Communication/Navigation System Technician, 605th Aircraft Generation Squadron)2. August 2002 – December 2010, Communication/Navigation Systems/Shift Supervisor, 714th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Joint Base McGuire Dix Lakehurst, N.J.(Deployed September – October 2004, Communication/Navigation System Technician, 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron)(Deployed September – October 2006, Expediter, 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron)3. December 2010 – March 2015, Avionics Flight Chief, 514th Maintenance Squadron, Joint Base McGuire Dix Lakehurst, N.J.4. March 2015 – March 2016, Accessories Flight Chief, 514th Maintenance Squadron, Joint Base McGuire Dix Lakehurst, N.J. 5. March 2016 – April 2017, Maintenance Superintendent, 414th Maintenance Squadron, Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C.6. April 2017 – July 2017, AMU Superintendent, 414th Maintenance Squadron, Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C.7. July 2017 – April 2019, Squadron Superintendent, 414th Maintenance Squadron, Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C.8. April 2019 – October 2022, Senior Enlisted Leader, 714th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Joint Base McGuire Dix Lakehurst, N.J.(Deployed December 2020 – April 2021, Extender AMU Superintendent, 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron)(Deployed September 2021, Group Superintendent, 335th Air Expeditionary Group, Task Force Liberty)9. November 2022 – Present, Command Chief, 434th Air Refueling Wing, Grissom Air Reserve Base, Ind.MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONSMeritorious Service Medal with silver and bronze oak leaf clustersAir Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf clusterAir Force Achievement Medal with oak leaf clusterOTHER ACHIEVEMENTS1998 Airmen of the Quarter, Hawk Flight, 605th Aircraft Generation Squadron2008 Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year, 714th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron2010 Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year, 714th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron2014 Lt. Gen Leo Marquez Supervisor Manager, 514th Maintenance Group2014 STEP II Promotion to Senior Master SergeantEFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION Airman Jan. 10, 1996Airman First Class Nov. 10, 1996Senior Airman Jan. 10, 1999Staff Sergeant Nov. 1, 2003Technical Sergeant May 1, 2005Master Sergeant May 1, 2007Senior Master Sergeant Oct. 1, 2014Chief Master Sergeant Feb. 1, 2017(CURRENT AS OF OCTOBER 2022)