Chief Master Sergeant Charles W. Powers is the Senior
Enlisted Leader of Manpower, Personnel, Recruiting, and
Services Directorate, Air National Guard Readiness Center,
Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. Responsible for the morale
and welfare of over 400 military and civilian personnel,
spanning geographical locations across the globe. Advises the
Director on comprehensive plans and policies covering all life
cycles of personnel management, which includes advocacy at
higher headquarters, end strength management, education
and training, resource allocation, and the services program
on behalf of over 108,100 Airmen.
Chief Master Sergeant Powers entered the United States Air
Force on active duty as a Civil Engineer Operations Manager
in 2000. He has served in various operational and staff
assignments around the globe and has deployed numerous
times. He deployed on three separate occasions in support of
OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, two deployments in
support of OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM and once to support
OPERATION DEEP FREEZE.
While serving in staff positions Chief Powers was responsible
for the mobilization of over 5,000 Civil Engineers in response
to contingency operations and natural disasters. On staff he
also served as the Special Assistant to the Director of the Air National Guard at the Pentagon, Washington D.C. In this Position he
directly supported the Director of the Air National Guard and Senior Leader engagements affecting more than 105,500 Air
National Guard members. Chief Powers served in Squadron and Group Senior Enlisted Leader positions. Prior to achieving his
current position, He served as the Legislative Liaison, Office of Legislative Liaison, Chief of the National Guard Bureau, Pentagon,
Washington D.C. Chief Powers advised the Senior Leaders on all congressional interest programs that relate to personnel and
readiness, force structure and manpower.
EDUCATION
2009 Non-Commissioned Officer Academy (Non-residence), Maxwell AFB, Ala
2012 Deliberate and Crisis Action Planning and Execution, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va
2012 Senior Non-Commissioned Officer Enhancement Seminar, Joint Base Andrews, Md
2013 Senior Non-Commissioned Officer Academy, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2013 Associates of Art, Maintenance Production Management, Air University College, Ala.
2014 Contingency Wartime Planning Course, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va
2015 Reserve Component National Security Course, National Defense University, Washington D.C.
2015 Joint Senior Non-Commissioned Officer Academy, National Defense University, Washington, D.C.
2016 Bachelor of Science, Computer Information Systems, University of Maryland University College.
2019 Joint Senior Non-Commissioned Officer Academy II, National Defense University, Washington, D.C.
2019 ANG Chiefs Executive Course, Joint Base Andrews, Md.
2020 Chief Leadership Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala
2021 Masters of Science, Data Analytics, Colorado State University, Denver2021 NGB Senior Leader Executive Writing Course, Arlington, Va.
2022 Enterprise Perspective Seminar, Allan L. Freed Associates (National Security), Washington, D.C.
2022 Comprehensive Health and Wellness Executive Leaders Course, Arlington, Va.
2022 Continuous Process Improvement for Executives, Duke University, Durham, N.C.
2023 Enlisted Leadership Seminar, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C.
2024 Pre-Command Team Training, Maxwell AFB, Ala
2024 Senior Enlisted Legal Orientation, Maxwell AFB, Ala
ASSIGNMENTS
1. May 2001 - September 2004, Operations Management, 319th Civil Engineer Squadron, Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D.
(May 2002 – September 2002, Operations, Work Control Craftsmen, 321st Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, Masirah
Island Air Base, Oman) (November 2003 – March 2004, Operations Management Journeyman, 386th Expeditionary Civil
Engineer Squadron, Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait)
2. September 2004- August 2005, Operations Management, 51st Civil Engineer Squadron, Osan Air Base, Korea
3. January 2006 – March 2011, Production Control, 109th Civil Engineer Squadron, Stratton Air National Guard Base,
Schenectady N.Y. (September 2006 – March 2007, Operations Management NCOIC, 407th Expeditionary Civil Engineer
Squadron, Ali Base, Iraq) (May 2008 – September 2008, Operations Management NCOIC, 447th Expeditionary Civile Engineer
Squadron, Sather AB, Iraq) (November 2009 – January 2010, Operation Support NCOIC, 13 Air Expeditionary Group,
McMurdo Station, Antarctica) (July 2010 – January 2011, Operations Management Superintendent, 455th Expeditionary Civil
Engineer Squadron, Bagram AB, Afghanistan)
4. March 2011 – August 2013, Civil Engineer Deployment Manager, NGB/A7, Joint Base Andrews, Md.
5. August 2013 – April 2014, Corporate Process and Program Integration Manager, NGB/A8, JB Andrews, Md.
6. April 2014 – September 2017, Civil Engineer Operations and Deployments Section Chief, NGB/A4, JB Andrews, Md.
7. September 2017 - January 2019, Special Assistant to the Director of the ANG, NGB/CF, Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
8. January 2019 - January 2020, Chief Enlisted Manager, 140th Civil Engineer Squadron, Buckley AFB, Colo.
9. January 2020 – June 2021, Group Senior Enlisted Leader, 140th Maintenance Group, Buckley AFB, Colo.
10. July 2021 – Dec 2023, Senior Enlisted Leader Integration Division and Legislative Liaison, Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
11. Dec 2023 – Present, Senior Enlisted Leader Manpower, Personnel, Recruiting, and Services, JB Andrews, Md.
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with five oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with one oak leaf clusters
Air Force Achievement Medal with three oak leaf clusters