1. UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
COMMAND CHIEF MASTER SERGEANT DAVID A O'HARA
Chief Master Sergeant David A. O'Hara is the Command
Chief Master Sergeant for the 48 Fighter Wing, Royal Air
Force Lakenheath, England. As the wing's Senior Enlisted
Leader, Chief O’Hara serves as the primary advisor to the
commander on matters concerning the mission effectiveness,
readiness, training, health, welfare and morale of more than
5,000 active duty military members and 2,000 British and U.S.
civilians.
Chief O'Hara entered the Air Force in August 1987 and has
served in both Maintenance and Operations Groups. His
background includes various duties in F-4, B-1, KC-135, C-9,
C-130, C-141, KC-10, C-5 and C-17 aircraft maintenance. He
is also an Evaluator Flight Engineer with more than 11 years
operational experience in the C-5 Galaxy. His assignments
include bases in Kansas, Delaware, California, North Dakota
and New Jersey as well as 2 assignments overseas. He has
deployed numerous times in support of Operations
SOUTHERN WATCH, NORTHERN WATCH, ENDURING FREEDOM, IRAQI FREEDOM, NEW
DAWN, and most recently in Southwest Asia as the 380th EOG Superintendent leading over 1,100
Airmen and 13 Airframes across 35 AFSCs in 5 locations.
Prior to assuming his current position, he served as the Command Chief Master Sergeant, 621st
Contingency Response Wing, headquartered at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey.
EDUCATION
1987 Aircraft Fuel Systems Technical Training, Chanute AFB, IL
1994 Airman Leadership School, McConnell AFB, KS
1998 Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Kapaun AS, GE
2002 Associate of Science, Aircraft Maintenance Technology, Community College of the Air Force
2005 Associate of Science, Aviation Operations, Community College of the Air Force
2007 Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Maxwell AFB, AL
2011 Chief's Leadership Course, Maxwell AFB, AL
2011 CCAF Manager's Certification
2013 Nuclear Fundamentals Management, Course 200, Kirtland AFB, NM
2013 Advanced Nuclear Concepts, Course 300, Kirtland AFB, NM
2013 Command Chief Candidate's Course, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland
2014 AFSO 21 Executive Course, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
2014 Enterprise Leadership Seminar, UNC's Kenan-Flagler Business School, Chapel Hill, North
Carolina
2016 Bachelor of Science, Strategic Leadership, Southwestern College
ASSIGNMENTS

2. 1. August 1987 - October 1987, Student, Basic Military Training, Lackland AFB, TX
2. October 1987 - November 1987, Student, Aircraft Fuel Systems Course, Chanute AFB, IL
3. November 1987 - December 1990, Aircraft Fuel Systems Specialist, Zweibrucken AB, GE
4. January 1991 - November 1996, Aircraft Fuel Systems Mechanic, McConnell AFB, KS
5. November 1996 - November 2000, Aircraft Fuel Systems Assistant Section Chief, Ramstein AB, GE
6. November 2000 - October 2002, Assistant NCOIC and Sq Production Supervisor, Dover AFB, DE
7. October 2002 - July 2003, C-5 Flight Engineer Initial Qualification training, Altus, OK
8. August 2003 - June 2009 C-5 Evaluator Flight Engineer, Readiness Superintendent, Engineer
Superintendent and Squadron Superintendent, 9th Airlift Squadron, Dover AFB DE
9. July 2009 - August 2012, C-5 Instructor Flight Engineer, Squadron CEM, Travis AFB CA
10. August 2012 - April 2014, 5 OG Superintendent, Minot AFB, ND (April 2013 - October 2013,
Superintendent, 380th Expeditionary Operations Group, Southwest Asia)
11. April 2014 - Command Chief, 621st Contingency Response Wing, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-
Lakehurst, New Jersey
12. December 2015- Present, Command Chief Master Sergeant, 48th
Fighter Wing, RAF Lakenheath,
England
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Air Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Aerial Achievement Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Achievement Medal with one silver oak leaf cluster
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with two silver and one bronze oak leaf clusters
Air Force Recognition Ribbon
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Iraq Campaign Medal with one service star
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with Gold Border and two bronze oak leaf clusters
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon with bronze star
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
1994 Distinguished Graduate, Airman Leadership School
1998 Distinguished Graduate, Noncommissioned Officer Academy
EFFECTIVE DATE OF PROMOTION
Chief Master Sergeant June 2011
(Current as of Aug 2016)