Chief Eudy is the Command Chief Master Sergeant, 353d Special Operations Wing, Kadena Air Base, Japan. He serves as principal advisor to the commander on all matters regarding the morale, welfare, professional development, and combat readiness of 1,000 Air Force Special Operations Force Airmen. The wing contains seven squadrons at Kadena and Yokota Air Bases that provide Special Tactics Teams, MC-130J Commando II & CV-22B Osprey aircraft, and mission support personnel that deliver special operations aviation effects throughout U.S. Indo-Pacific Command's area of responsibility.
Chief Eudy grew up in Littleton, Colorado and entered the Air Force in August 2004. His background includes various roles across the Special Operations Weather Team (SOWT) and Special Reconnaissance (SR) fields at all command echelons including SOF special duty positions – focusing on force utility, employment, and professional military education. Additionally, he served on the Air Force’s Great Power Competition Reoptimization ‘Develop People’ team, championing Warrior Ethos, Force Development & Mission Focus.
His assignments include bases in Germany, Florida, Washington D.C., and California. Prior to his current assignment, he served as Commandant of the Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy (AFSNCOA) at Maxwell Air Force Base, Gunter-Annex, Alabama - where he oversaw USAF Enlisted Professional Military Education for 1,800 Senior Enlisted Leaders and Staff Senior Non-Commissioned Officer Students annually across the Total Force, Sister Services, and International Partners. In this position he prepared graduates for armed forces leadership roles within integrated deterrence operations and enduring campaigning for strategic competition. He has deployed in support of OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM.
EDUCATION
2007 Combat Weather Team Operations Course, Keesler AFB MS 2008 Special Tactics Advanced Skills Training, Hurlburt Field, FL
2008 U.S. Army Ranger Assault Breacher Course, Hurlburt Field, FL 2010 Airmen Leadership School, Hurlburt Field, FL
2011 DoD Recovery Care Coordinator Course, Washington, DC 2014 Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Tyndall AFB, FL
2014 Senior Enlisted JPME I, Joint Forces Staff College
2014 Associate in Applied Science, Meteorology, Community College of the Air Force
2014 Bachelor of Science, Human Resource Development, Southwestern College, KS 2016 Professional Managers Certification, Community College of the Air Force
2017 SOF Enterprise Management Course (CEP2), JSOU, MacDill AFB, FL
2017 Building Partnership Aviation Capacity Seminar, USAFSOS, Hurlburt Field, FL 2018 Senior Enlisted JPME II, Joint Staff J-7
2019 Master of Science, Defense Analysis, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA
2019 Executive Certificate(s), Change Management & Leadership, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 2020 Joint Special Operations Forces Senior Enlisted Academy (JSOFSEA), MacDill AFB, FL 2021 Certificate, Diversity, Equity, & Workplace Inclusion, University of South FL, Tampa, FL 2021 Space Executive Course, National Security Space Institute, USSOCOM HQ, MacDill AFB, FL 2022 Joint and Combined Warfighting School (JPMEII), Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk, VA 2024 USSOCOM Summit (CEP4) Course, JSOU, MacDill AFB, FL
ASSIGNMENTS
1. Aug 2004 - Sep 2004, Trainee, Basic Military Training, Lackland AFB,TX
2. Sep 2004 - May 2005, Weather Apprentice Course, 335th Military Training Flt, Keesler AFB, MS
3. May 2005 - Feb 2008, Weather Forecaster, 21st Operational Weather Sq, Sembach AB, Germany
4. Feb 2008 - Mar 2011, SOWT Journeyman/A4 NCOIC, 10th Combat Weather Sq, Hurlburt Fld, FL (Nov 2008 - Jan 2009, Team Member, Marine Special Operations Team, OEF-A)
5. Mar 2011 - May 2016, SOF Wounded Warrior Liaison, OL-A HQ AFSOC, USSOCOM Care Coalition, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center- Bethesda, MD
(Jan 2012 - Jul 2012, USSOCOM Care Coalition, JSOTF Liaison, OEF-A)
(Aug 2012 - Aug 2014 Voting Member, SECDEF Recovering Warrior Task Force, CONUS)
6. May 2016 - Dec 2017, SOWT Superintendent, 720th OSS, Hurlburt Fld, FL
7. Dec 2017 - Jul 2019, Student, Naval Postgraduate School, Naval Support Activity, Monterey,CA
8. Aug 2019 - Nov 2021, Instructor & Enlisted Academy Chief of Academics, JSOU, MacDill AFB,FL
9. Nov 2021 - Mar 2023, Senior Enlisted Leader, A5/8 Directorate, HQ AFSOC, Hurlburt Fld, FL
10. Mar 2023 – Jun 2024, Commandant, AFSNCOA, Maxwell AFB, Gunter Annex, AL
11. Jun 2024 – Present, Command Chief, 353d SOW, Kadena AB, Okinawa, Japan
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Purple Heart
Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster Air Force Achievement Medal
Air Force Combat Action Medal
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
2007 3rd Air Force Airman of the Year 2007 Senior Airman Below-the-Zone
2010 Commandant Award & Distinguished Graduate, Airmen Leadership School 2012 SECDEF Nominee USAF/USSOCOM Rep, DOD Recovering Warrior Task Force
2014 Certificate of Appreciation, Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness. 2014 Commandant Award, Noncommissioned Officer Academy
2017 DoD Warrior Games, Team USSOCOM Participant, Silver Medalist
2017 Department of the Air Force Outstanding Service Member with a Disability, HQ DoD 2017 SOWT SNCO of the Year, AFSOC
2020 Honor Graduate (Distinguished Graduate Equivalent), JSOFSEA 2021 Senior Instructor Rating, JSOU
PUBLICATIONS
2019 "SNCOs: Mentor Future Commanders!," AF.MIL - Commentary, June 2019
2019 "Senior Non-commissioned Officers: A Developmental Analysis," NPS, June 2019
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Chief Master Sergeant December 1, 2021
(Current as of June 2024)