Chief Master Sergeant MARIA L. CHEW

CMSgt Maria Chew is the Senior Enlisted Leader for the Combat Readiness Training Center (CRTC), Volk Field Air National Guard Base, Camp Douglas, Wisconsin. She advises the Commander of trends affecting the enlisted force and oversees the health, morale, welfare, discipline, and fitness of 309 Airmen assigned to CRTC, 128th Air Control Squadron, and 126th Weather Flight.

Chief Chew first enlisted in February 1999; she began her military career in the Wisconsin Army National Guard as an Administrative Specialist and later transferred into Army Aviation as a UH-60 Helicopter Crew Chief and Standardization Instructor. In 2010, she enlisted in the Wisconsin Air National Guard as a Personnel Apprentice. Her background encompasses a myriad of positions and assignments as the Administration Base Functional Manager, Manpower and Personnel Superintendent, and Security Forces Manager.

Prior to her current position, Chief Chew was the Mission Support Group Senior Enlisted Leader with the 115th Mission Support Group, 115th Fighter Wing, Truax Field, Madison, Wisconsin. Chief Chew has deployed in support of Operation New Horizons, Bright Star, and Enduring Freedom.

EDUCATION
1999 Basic Military Training, Fort Jackson, S.C.
1999 Administrative Specialist Advanced Individual Training, Fort Jackson, S.C.
2004 UH-60 Helicopter Repairer, Fort Eustis, Va.
2005 UH-60 Helicopter Flight Instructor, Fort Indiantown Gap, Ind.
2011 Airmen Leadership School, McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base, Tenn.
2014 Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas
2016 Bachelor of Science, Management, Cardinal Stritch University, Madison, Wis.
2017 Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Maxwell Air Force Base – Gunter Annex, Ala.
2019 Security Forces Apprentice Course, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas
2023 Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education I, Joint Knowledge Online, by correspondence
2023 Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education II, Joint Knowledge Online, by correspondence
2023 Chief Master Sergeant Orientation Course, Joint Base Andrews, Md.

ASSIGNMENTS
1. February 1999 – September 2003, Administrative Specialist, 264th Engineer Group, Chippewa Falls, Wis.
2. September 2003 – March 2009, UH-60 Helicopter Standardization Instructor, 1-147th Aviation Regiment, Madison, Wis.
3. April 2010 – January 2016, Personnel Craftsman, 115th Force Support Squadron, Truax Field, Wis.
4. January 2016 – November 2017, Administration Superintendent, 115th Fighter Wing, Truax Field, Wis.
5. November 2017 – August 2019, Manpower and Personnel Superintendent, 115th Force Support Squadron, Truax Field, Wis.
6. August 2019 – September 2022, Security Forces Manager, 115th Security Forces Squadron, Truax Field, Wis.
7. October 2022 – January 2023, Force Support Senior Enlisted Leader, 115th Force Support Squadron, Truax Field, Wis.
8. February 2023 – February 2024, Security Forces Senior Enlisted Leader, 115th Security Forces Squadron, Truax Field, Wis.
9. March 2024 – February 2025, Mission Support Group Senior Enlisted Leader, 115th Mission Support Group, Truax Field, Wis.
10. March 2025 – Present, Volk Field Senior Enlisted Leader, Combat Readiness Training Center, Volk Field, Wis.

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air and Space Commendation Medal
Army Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air and Space Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Army Achievement Medal with four oak leaf clusters