CHIEF MASTER SERGEANT NEIL H. STOKLEY Chief Master Sergeant Neil H. Stokley is the Munitions Material Handling Equipment (MMHE) Focal Point Chief for the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Armament Directorate, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. In this position, Chief Stokley is responsible for leading five Air Force and fourteen civilian personnel in the development of MMHE improvement projects supporting over thirteen thousand Aircraft Armament and Munitions Systems personnel. Additionally, Chief Stokley serves as the Senior Enlisted Leader for the AFLCMC Armament Directorate. Chief Stokley is from Crawfordville, Florida and enlisted in the United States Air Force in April 1998. He graduated from the Aircraft Armament Specialist course at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas in September 1998. His background includes various duties in aircraft armament at the group and unit levels with special duty experience as a First Sergeant. His assignments have included bases at South Carolina, Germany, Republic of Korea and Georgia. Chief Stokley has deployed in support of Operations SOUTHERN WATCH, NORTHERN WATCH, ALLIED FORCE, IRAQI FREEDOM, ENDURING FREEDOM, UNIFIED PROTECTOR and INHERENT RESOLVE. Prior to his current position, Chief Master Sergeant Stokley was Wing Weapons Manager, Moody Air Force Base, Georgia. EDUCATION 1995 Associate in General Studies, Tallahassee Community College, Tallahassee, Florida 2002 Airman Leadership School, Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina 2009 Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Maxwell-Gunter AFB, Alabama 2013 Associate in Aircraft Armament Systems Technology, Community College of the Air Force 2013 Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Maxwell-Gunter AFB, Alabama, by correspondence 2015 Professional Management Certificate, Community College of the Air Force 2015 Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education, Maxwell-Gunter AFB, Alabama, by correspondence 2015 USAF First Sergeant Academy, Maxwell-Gunter AFB, Alabama 2016 Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Maxwell-Gunter AFB, Alabama 2016 Associate in Human Resource Management, Community College of the Air Force, Maxwell-Gunter AFB, Alabama 2017 Bachelor of Arts in Organizational Management, Ashford University, San Diego, California 2018 Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education II, Maxwell-Gunter AFB, Alabama, by correspondence 2021 Chief Leadership Course, Maxwell-Gunter AFB, Alabama ASSIGNMENTS 1. September 1998 – January 2003, Weapons Load Crew Member, 77th Fighter Squadron, Shaw AFB, South Carolina 2. January 2003 – February 2004, Squadron Load Crew Chief, 8th Maintenance Operations Squadron, Kunsan AB, Republic of Korea 3. February 2004 – February 2007, Weapons Load Crew Chief, 52nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Spangdahlem AB, Germany 4. February 2007 – April 2009, Weapons Expediter, 20th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Shaw AFB, South Carolina 5. April 2009 – May 2011, Quality Assurance Inspector, 20th Maintenance Group, Shaw AFB, South Carolina 6. May 2011 – June 2012, NCOIC, Weapons Maintenance, 20th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Shaw AFB, South Carolina 7. June 2012 – September 2014, Loading Standardization Crew Chief, 20th Maintenance Group, Shaw AFB, South Carolina 8. September 2014 – October 2015, F-16 Weapons Section Chief, 51st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Osan AB, Republic of Korea 9. November 2015 – September 2017, First Sergeant, 52d Combat Communications Squadron, Robins AFB, Georgia 10. September 2017 – September 2018, First Sergeant, HQ Air Force Reserve Command, Robins AFB, Georgia 11. September 2018 – November 2019, First Sergeant, 78th Operations Support Squadron, Robins AFB, Georgia 12. November 2019 – July 2022, Wing Weapons Manager, 23d Maintenance Group, Moody AFB, Georgia 13. July 2022 – Present, Chief, MMHE Focal Point, Armament Directorate, Eglin AFB, Florida MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Meritorious Service Medal, four oak leaf clusters Air Force Commendation Medal, two oak leaf clusters Air Force Achievement Medal, one oak leaf cluster OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS 2009 Distinguished Graduate, Noncommissioned Officer Academy 2012 20th Maintenance Operations Squadron, Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year 2012 20th Maintenance Operations Squadron, Lt. General Leo Marquez Award 2013 20th Maintenance Operations Squadron, Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year 2016 5th Combat Communications Group, First Sergeant of the Year 2018 78th Air Base Wing, First Sergeant of the Year EFFECTIVE DATE OF PROMOTION Chief Master Sergeant April 1, 2020 (Current as of August 2022)