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14th Chief Master Sergeant of the US Air Force.
Gerald R. Murray
Murray c. 2002
Born (1956-01-18) January 18, 1956 (age 68)
Boiling Springs, North Carolina, US
Service / branchUnited States Air Force
Years of service1977–2006
RankChief Master Sergeant of the Air Force
Battles / warsGulf War
Operation Southern Watch
AwardsAir Force Distinguished Service Medal
Bronze Star Medal
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (4)
Air Force Commendation Medal (2)
Air Force Achievement Medal

Gerald R. Murray (born January 18, 1956) is a retired airman of the United States Air Force who served as the 14th Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force from 2002 to 2006.

Military career

Murray grew up in Boiling Springs, North Carolina, and entered the United States Air Force in October 1977. His background includes various duties in aircraft maintenance and as a Command Chief Master Sergeant at wing, numbered air force and major command levels. His assignments include bases in Florida, South Carolina, Washington and Georgia. Murray also served overseas in Turkey and Japan, and deployed in support of operations Desert Storm and Southern Watch. Before becoming Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, he served as Command Chief Master Sergeant, Pacific Air Forces, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii.

Murray was appointed to the position of Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force on July 1, 2002. In this position, he represented the highest enlisted level of leadership, and as such, provides direction for the enlisted corps and represents their interests, as appropriate, to the American public, and to those in all levels of government. He serves as the personal adviser to the Chief of Staff and the Secretary of the Air Force on all issues regarding the welfare, readiness, morale, and proper utilization and progress of the enlisted force.

Murray retired on October 1, 2006, after 29 years of service.

Post military career

Murray served as Chairman of the Board of the Air & Space Forces Association.

Education

Assignments

  1. October 1977 – December 1977, trainee, Basic Military Training, Lackland AFB, Texas
  2. December 1977 – February 1978, student, Aircraft Maintenance Technology Course, Sheppard AFB, Texas
  3. February 1978 – October 1981, aircraft crew chief, 13th Fighter Squadron, 56th Tactical Fighter Wing, MacDill AFB, Fla.
  4. October 1981 – April 1984, aircraft maintenance instructor, 363rd Tactical Fighter Wing, Shaw AFB, S.C.
  5. April 1984 – May 1986, senior F-16 Fighting Falcon crew chief, 39th Consolidated Maintenance Squadron, Incirlik Air Base, Turkey
  6. May 1986 – July 1992, aircraft production superintendent, 353rd Aircraft Maintenance Unit, 354th Fighter Wing, Myrtle Beach AFB, S.C. (August 1990 March 1991, production superintendent, 354th Wing , King Fahd International Airport and King Khalid Military City, Saudi Arabia)
  7. July 1992 – December 1994, Superintendent, Maintenance Flight, 354th Fighter Squadron, McChord AFB, Wash.
  8. December 1994 – April 1996, Maintenance Superintendent, 70th Fighter Squadron, 347th Wing, Moody AFB, Ga. (December 1995 March 1996, Maintenance Superintendent, 70th Fighter Squadron, Al Jaber AB, Kuwait)
  9. April 1996 – August 1999, Command Chief Master Sergeant, 347th Wing, Moody AFB, Ga. (November 1997 March 1998, Command Chief Master Sergeant, 347th Wing (Provisional) Sheikh Isa AB, Bahrain)
  10. September 1999 – August 2001, Command Chief Master Sergeant, U.S. Forces Japan and 5th Air Force, Yokota AB, Japan
  11. August 2001 – June 2002, Command Chief Master Sergeant, Pacific Air Forces, Hickam AFB, Hawaii
  12. July 2002 – June 2006, Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, The Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

Awards and decorations

Master Maintenance Badge
Air Force Distinguished Service Medal
Width-44 scarlet ribbon with width-4 ultramarine blue stripe at center, surrounded by width-1 white stripes. Width-1 white stripes are at the edges. Bronze Star Medal
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Bronze oak leaf clusterBronze oak leaf clusterBronze oak leaf clusterWidth-44 crimson ribbon with two width-8 white stripes at distance 4 from the edges. Meritorious Service Medal with three bronze oak leaf clusters
Bronze oak leaf cluster Air Force Commendation Medal with bronze oak leaf cluster
Air Force Achievement Medal
VSilver oak leaf cluster Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Valor device and silver oak leaf cluster
Silver oak leaf clusterBronze oak leaf clusterBronze oak leaf clusterBronze oak leaf cluster Air Force Good Conduct Medal with silver and three bronze oak leaf clusters
Air Force Recognition Ribbon
Bronze starWidth=44 scarlet ribbon with a central width-4 golden yellow stripe, flanked by pairs of width-1 scarlet, white, Old Glory blue, and white stripes National Defense Service Medal with bronze service star
Bronze star Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal with bronze service star
Bronze starBronze starWidth-44 ribbon with the following stripes, arranged symmetrically from the edges to the center: width-2 black, width-4 chamois, width-2 Old Glory blue, width-2 white, width-2 Old Glory red, width-6 chamouis, width-3 myrtle green up to a central width-2 black stripe Southwest Asia Service Medal with two bronze service stars
Bronze oak leaf cluster Air Force Overseas Short Tour Service Ribbon with bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster Air Force Overseas Long Tour Service Ribbon with bronze oak leaf cluster
Silver oak leaf clusterBronze oak leaf cluster Air Force Longevity Service Award with silver and bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf clusterBronze oak leaf cluster NCO Professional Military Education Graduate Ribbon with two bronze oak leaf clusters
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon
Air Force Training Ribbon
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia)
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)

Other Achievements

  • 1983 Honor graduate and Communicative Skills Award, Noncommissioned Officer Leadership School
  • 1985 Distinguished graduate, Noncommissioned Officer Academy
  • 1991 Air Force General Lew Allen Trophy, for outstanding performance in aircraft sortie generation.
  • 1993 Distinguished graduate, Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy

References

  1. ^ "CHIEF MASTER SERGEANT OF THE AIR FORCE GERALD R. MURRAY". U.S. Air Force Biographies. United States Air Force. Retrieved 26 September 2017.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Military offices
Preceded byFrederick J. Finch Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force
2002–2006 		Succeeded byRodney J. McKinley
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