David A. Flosi

David A. Flosi is the 20th chief master sergeant of the Air Force.

From October 2021 to February 2024, Flosi was the command chief master sergeant of Air Force Materiel Command at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio.

Flosi joined the Air Force in May 1996 as a nuclear weapons specialist. His career includes deployments for Operation Southern Watch, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Inherent Resolve, and Operation Freedom's Sentinel.

Education
2000 Airman Leadership School, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany

2001 Associate of Applied Science, Munitions Systems Tech, Community College of the Air Force

2003 Bachelor of Science, Professional Aeronautics, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Worldwide Campus

2007 U.S. Air Force Europe Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Kapaun Air Station, Germany

2010 Master of Science, Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT), Ohio

2011 Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Maxwell AFB, Alabama

2013 Professional Manager Certification, Community College of the Air Force

2016 Personnel Recovery Planning, Joint Personnel Recovery Education and Training Center

2016 Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education I, by distance learning

2017 Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education II, by distance learning

2018 Leading Strategically, Center for Creative Leadership, Colorado Springs, Colorado

2018 Keystone Command Senior Enlisted Leader Course, National Defense University, Washington, D.C.

2020 USAF Enterprise Leadership Seminar, Kenan-Flager Business School, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

2021 National and International Security Leadership Seminar, Alan L. Freed Associates, Washington D.C.

Assignments

 * 1) May 1996 – June 1996, Student, Basic Military Training, Lackland AFB, Texas
 * 2) June 1996 – September 1996, Student, Nuclear Weapons Technician Course, Sheppard AFB, Texas
 * 3) September 1996 – November 1999, Munitions Maintenance Team Member, 898th Munitions Squadron, Kirtland AFB, New Mexico
 * 4) November 1999 – October 2003, Team Chief, 852nd Munitions Support Squadron, Büchel AB, Germany (February 2003 – June 2003, Noncommissioned Officer in Charge, Escort Control Center, 363rd Expeditionary Civil Engineering Squadron, Prince Sultan AB, Saudi Arabia)
 * 5) October 2003 – June 2006, Command Weapons Storage and Security System Program Manager, Headquarters USAFE, Ramstein AB, Germany
 * 6) June 2006 – August 2008, Noncommissioned Officer in Charge, Munitions Maintenance, 704th Munitions Support Squadron, Ghendi AB, Italy
 * 7) August 2008 – March 2010, Student, Graduate School of Engineering and Management, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
 * 8) March 2010 – December 2012, Special Weapons Flight Chief, Superintendent, 898th Munitions Squadron, Kirtland AFB, New Mexico
 * 9) December 2012 – April 2015, Integrated Maintenance Superintendent, 705th Munitions Squadron, Minot AFB, North Dakota
 * 10) April 2015 – December 2015, Superintendent, 341st Munitions Squadron, Malmstrom AFB, Montana
 * 11) December 2015 – June 2017, Superintendent, 341st Maintenance Group, Malmstrom AFB, Montana (March 2016 – October 2016, Superintendent, 1st Expeditionary Rescue Group, Diyarbakir, Turkey and Erbil, Iraq)
 * 12) June 2017 – April 2019, Command Chief Master Sergeant, DATA MASKED
 * 13) April 2019 – February 2020, Command Chief Master Sergeant, NATO Train Advise Assist Command-Air and 438th Air Expeditionary Wing, Forward Operating Base Oqab, Afghanistan
 * 14) March 2020 – September 2021, Command Chief Master Sergeant, Air Force Sustainment Center, Tinker AFB, Oklahoma
 * 15) October 2021 – February 2024, Command Chief Master Sergeant, Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
 * 16) March 2024, Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, The Pentagon, Virginia

Major Awards and Decorations

 * Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster
 * Bronze Star
 * Meritorious Service Medal with five oak leaf clusters
 * Air and Space Commendation Medal
 * Air and Space Achievement Medal with three oak leaf clusters

Other Achievements

 * 2000 John L. Levitow Award, Airman Leadership School
 * 2007 John L. Levitow Award, USAFE Noncommissioned Officer Academy
 * 2010 Sigma Iota Epsilon Professional Management Fraternity Inductee
 * 2011 Distinguished Graduate, Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy
 * 2014 Air Force Global Strike Command’s Maintenance Effectiveness Award, 705th Munitions Squadron (Unit award)
 * 2016 Secretary of Defense Outstanding Field Level Maintenance Award, 341st Maintenance Group (Unit award)