Chief Master Sgt. Charles M. Holt is the Command Chief for the 307th Bomb Wing, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. As the command chief, he advises the commander on all matters relating to readiness, training, professional development, force utilization, operations tempo, health, morale, welfare, and leadership of over 2,000 members of the wing. He provides leadership, management, and guidance for enlisted members in organizing, equipping, training and mobilizing to meet home station and expeditionary mission requirements. Holt serves as the functional manager for the group senior enlisted leaders and the first sergeants within the wing. He also serves as the commander’s representative on councils, boards, and selected events within the military and civilian communities.
Holt enlisted in the Air Force in 1992. Following basic training, he attended the Communication/Navigation System Apprentice Course at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. He spent the next eleven years in the avionics maintenance career field until he became a first sergeant in 2004. He served as the first sergeant for the 459th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron for four years, with follow-on first sergeant assignments with the 459th Civil Engineer Squadron at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, and the 35th Aerial Port and 714th Aircraft Maintenance Squadrons at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey. Holt has also served as an active member of the Air Force Association Reserve Council developing legislative and policy recommendations addressing issues that impact the Air Force Reserve.
EDUCATION
1993 Basic Military Training, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas
1993 Communication/Navigation System Apprentice Technical School, Keesler AFB, Miss.
1997 AFRC NCO Leadership and Development Course (ALS), by correspondence
1997 Applied Associate in Science, Avionics System Technology, Community College Air Force, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2000 NCO Preparation Course, Andrews AFB, Md.
2001 Bachelor of Science, Computer Networking, Strayer University
2002 Air Force NCO Academy, by correspondence
2004 Air Force Senior NCO Academy, by correspondence
2005 First Sergeant Academy, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2007 Masters of Science, Information Systems, Strayer University
2009 Senior Enlisted Joint PME
2010 Associate in Science, Human Resource Management, Community College Air Force, Maxwell AFB, Als.
2014 Leadership and Mentoring Workshop, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J.
2014 AFRC Senior NCO Leadership Course, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J.
2015 Project Management Professional, Project Management Institute
2018 AFRC Enlisted Facilitator Selection Course, Robins AFB, Ga.
2018 AFRC Chief Master Sergeant Orientation Course, Robins AFB, Ga.
2020 National Defense University Reserve Components National Security Course, Fort McNair, D.C.
ASSIGNMENTS
- February 1993 – March 1993, trainee, Basic Military Training, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas
- March 1993 – November 1993, student, Communication/Navigation Technical Training, Keesler AFB, Miss
- November 1993 – October 1996, Avionics System Apprentice, 459th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Andrews Air Force Base, Md
- October 1996 - November 1999, Avionics System Journeyman, 459th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Andrews Air Force Base, Md.
- November 1999 – November 2004, Avionics System Craftsman, 459th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Andrews Air Force Base, MD (Deployed 2004, Avionics System Craftsman, 744th Air Expeditionary Squadron, Sigonella Naval Air Station, Italy)
- November 2004 – November 2008, First Sergeant, 459th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Joint Base Andrews, Md.
- November 2008 - January 2011, First Sergeant, 459th Civil Engineer Squadron, Joint Base Andrews, Md.
- January 2011 – June 2015, First Sergeant, 35th Aerial Port Squadron, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J.
- July 2015 – April 2018, First Sergeant, 714th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J.
- May 2018 – November 2022, Senior Enlister Leader, 514th Mission Support Group, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J
- December 2022 – present, Command Chief, 307th Bomb Wing, Barksdale AFB, La.
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Air Force Achievement Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Air Reserve Forces Meritorious Service Medal with eight oak leaf clusters
National Defense Service Medal with one service star
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal with M device and gold hourglass
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Airman, December 1992
Airman 1st Class, July 1993
Senior Airman, May 1994
Staff Sergeant, March 1997
Technical Sergeant, January 2000
Master Sergeant, October 2003
Senior Master Sergeant, March 2011
Chief Master Sergeant, October 2018
Current as of December 2023