Chief Master Sgt. Justin G. Stoltzfus serves as the Command Chief for the 412th Test Wing, Edwards Air Force Base, California. As the Command Chief, he is the principal enlisted advisor to the wing commander on all matters concerning readiness, training, education, and resiliency of the wing’s 19,500 active duty, reserve, civil service, and defense industrial base contractors on the second largest base in the U.S. Air Force. He also represents the enlisted force at a multitude of meetings, committees, boards, and steering councils supporting the wing’s personnel across 56 organizational developmental test and evaluation units to advance multiple Department of Defense programs valued at $1.4 billion dollars. These test/programs include KC-46, KC-135, KC-10, C-17, C-5, F-35, F-22, F-16, B-21, B-1, B-2, B-52, eT-7A, RQ-4 and emerging technologies.
Chief Stoltzfus entered the Air Force in December of 1997 and graduated from the Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, Refrigeration maintenance course at Sheppard AFB, Texas in August 1998. Since then, he has held a variety of leadership positions at the squadron and group levels, including First Sergeant duty from March 2014 through November 2017. Prior to assuming his current position, Chief Stoltzfus was the Command Chief Master Sergeant, 39th Air Base Wing, Incirlik Air Base (AB), Turkey.
EDUCATION
2002 Airmen Leadership School, Kadena AB, Okinawa, Japan
2010 Non-commissioned Officer Academy, Kadena AB, Okinawa, Japan
2013 Associate Degree, Mechanical/Electrical Technology, Community College of the Air Force
2013 Air Force Senior Non-commissioned Officer (SNCO) Course 14, by correspondence
2013 Marine Corps SNCO Academy, Kadena AB, Okinawa, Japan
2014 First Sergeant Academy, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2015 Associate Degree, Human Resource Management, Community College of the Air Force
2017 Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education, Course II, by correspondence
2017 Bachelor of Science, University of Management and Technology (Cum-Laude), Arlington, Va.
2020 Chief Leadership Course, by correspondence
2021 Group Superintendent's Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2021 Enterprise Perspective Seminar, Alan L. Freed Associates, Washington D.C.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. December 1997 – August 1998, Student, Basic Military Training, Lackland AFB, Texas
2. August 1998 – September 2001, Apprentice, 60th Civil Engineer Squadron, Travis AFB, Calif.
3. September 2001 – September 2007, Journeyman, 18th Civil Engineer Squadron, Kadena AB, Okinawa, Japan
4. September 2007 – November 2010, HVAC/R NCOIC, 436th Civil Engineer Squadron, Dover AFB, Del.
5. November 2010 – January 2012, HVAC/R Section Chief, 18th Civil Engineer Squadron, Kadena AB, Okinawa, Japan
6. October 2013 – May 2015, First Sergeant, 18th Maintenance Group, Kadena AB, Okinawa, Japan
7. May 2015 – May 2016, First Sergeant, 18th Munitions Squadron, Kadena AB, Okinawa, Japan
8. May 2016 – November 2017, First Sergeant, 18th Medical Group, Kadena AB, Okinawa, Japan
9. November 2017 – June 2020, Superintendent, 5th Civil Engineer Squadron, Minot AFB, N.D.
10. July 2020 – June 2022, Senior Enlisted Leader, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Space Base, Calif.
11. June 2022 – June 2023, Command Chief, 39th Air Base Wing, Incirlik AB, Turkey
12. July 2023 – Present, Command Chief, 412th Test Wing, Edwards AFB, Calif.
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Army Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Meritorious Unit Award
Air Force Recognition Ribbon
Afghanistan Campaign Medal with one bronze star
Iraq Campaign Medal with one bronze star
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with Gold Border
Non-Article 5 North Atlantic Treaty Organization Medal - International Security Assistance Force
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
2000 Below the Zone, 60th Mission Support Group, Travis AFB, Calif.
2005 NCO of the Year, 18th Civil Engineer Group, Kadena AB, Japan
2006 Major General Eugene Lupia Outstanding Military Technician, NCO Category, Pacific Air Forces
2007 Commander in Chief Installation Excellence, Individual Award Winner, Department of Defense
2013 Outstanding Information Assurance Program Manager, Headquarters United Air Forces in Europe/A6
2011 NCO of the Year, 18th Civil Engineer Group, Kadena AB, Japan
2012 Lance P. Sijan Nominee, 18th Wing, Kadena AB, Japan
2013 Marine Corps SNCO Academy, Commandant Award, Camp Hansen, Okinawa Japan
2014 First Sergeant of the Year, 5th Air Force, Yokota AB, Japan
2018 Lance P. Sijan Nominee, 5th Bomb Wing, Minot AFB, N.D.
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Airman Basic Dec. 17, 1997
Airman June 17, 1998
Airman First Class April 17, 1999
Senior Airman June 17, 2000
Staff Sergeant April 14, 2007
Technical Sergeant July 01, 2010
Master Sergeant July 01, 2013
Senior Master Sergeant Feb. 01, 2017
Chief Master Sergeant Nov. 01, 2019
(Current as of September 2024)