Chief Master Sergeant Jeffry D. Helm
Enlisted Advisor to Commanding General

Chief Master Sergeant Jeffry D. Helm is the Senior Enlisted Leader to the Commanding General, Army and Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES), headquartered in Dallas, Texas.  AAFES is the 41st largest retail company in the World, with annual revenue of $9.9B.  It employs more than 43,000 civilians and provides department stores, convenience stores, gas stations, restaurants, theaters, vending and other businesses on military installations in 50 States and 30+ Countries.  His primary responsibility is to act as the focal point for communications between the commander and the 12.2M U.S. Army & Air Force active duty, guard, reserve, family members and retired customers.  In addition, Chief Helm travels to Army and Air Force installations worldwide to present updates on AAFES activities and to provide the commander with feedback on issues affecting AAFES' customers.

Chief Helm was born in Baltimore, Maryland.  He joined the Air Force in July 1982 and has held various positions throughout his Air Force career to include Fuels Technician, Enlisted Recruiter, Officer Training School Recruiter, an instructor at the Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, and the Command Chief at the United States Air Force Expeditionary Center, Fort Dix, NJ.  He assumed his current position in September 2008.

EDUCATION

1982     Fuels Specialist Technical Training, Chanute AFB, IL.

1983     Fuels Quality Control Course, Chanute AFB, IL.

1986     Air Force Recruiting School, Lackland AFB, TX.

1991     Noncommissioned Officer Leadership School, Keesler AFB, MS.

1993     Air Transportable Hydrant System School, MacDill AFB, FL.

1995     Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Kapaun AB, Germany

1997     Community College of the Air Force Degree in Logistics Management

2000     Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, MAFB-Gunter Annex, AL.

2001     Academic Instructor Course, Maxwell AFB, AL.

2002     Community College of the Air Force Degree in Instructor of Technology & Military Studies

2003     Additional Duty First Sergeant School, Eglin AFB, FL

2007     Senior Mobility Leaders Course, Scott AFB, IL

2007     USAF Senior Leadership Course-Center for Creative Learning, Greensboro, NC

2009     USAF Enterprise Management Seminar, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, NC

2009     Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century Executive Leadership Course, Mesa, AZ

2009     Serv-Safe Certification, Corporate University; Dallas, TX

 

ASSIGNMENTS

  1. Jul 82-Aug 82; Trainee, Basic Military Training, Lackland Air Force Base, TX.

  2. Aug 82-Oct 82; Student, Technical Training, Chanute AFB, IL.

  3. Oct 82-Oct 86; Fuels Specialist, 92nd Supply Squadron, Fairchild AFB, WA.

  4. Oct 86-Oct 89; Non-prior Service Recruiter, 3535th USAFRSq, BelAir, MD.

  5. Oct 89-Oct 92; OTS Recruiter, 3536th USAFRSq, Tallahassee, FL.

  6. Oct 92-Jan 95; Fuels Supervisor, 5th Supply Squadron, Minot AFB, ND.

  7. Jan 95-Aug 97; NCOIC Fuels Accounting/Administration, 39th Supply Squadron, Incirlik AB, Turkey

  8. Aug 97 - Apr 01; Fuels Operations Superintendent, 43rd Supply Squadron, Pope AFB, NC.

  9. Apr 01 - Jun 04; Instructor & Director, Resources/Programs, AFSNCOA, Maxwell-Gunter AFB, AL.

  10. Jun 04 - Jun 06; Chief, Fuels Management Flight, 27th Logistics Readiness Sq, Cannon AFB, NM.

  11. Jun 06 – Dec 06; Chief, Fuels Management Flight, 305th Logistics Readiness Sq, McGuire AFB, NJ.

  12. Dec 06 – Mar 07; Command Chief, Air Mobility Warfare Center, Fort Dix, NJ

  13. Mar 07 – Sep 08; Command Chief, USAF Expeditionary Center, Fort Dix, NJ

  14. Sep 08-Present; Enlisted Advisor to the Commanding General, Army and Air Force Exchange Service, Dallas, Texas

 

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS

Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air Force Achievement Medal with two oak left clusters
Air Force Recognition Ribbon
Southwest Asia Service Medal with one bronze star
Kosovo Campaign Medal

 

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS

Honor Graduate, Air Force Recruiting School, Lackland AFB, TX, 1986
Distinguished Graduate, Noncommissioned Officer Leadership School, Keesler AFB, MS, 1991
Six Consecutive Senior (Silver) Recruiting Badges, 1987-1992
Distinguished Graduate, Air Transportable Hydrant System School, MacDill AFB, FL, 1993
Distinguished Graduate, Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Kapaun AB, Germany, 1995
39th Airlift Wing Noncommissioned Officer of the Year, 1996
16th Air Force Noncommissioned Officer of the Year, 1996
43rd Airlift Wing Fuels Superintendent of the Year, 1998 and 1999
43rd Supply Squadron Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year, 1999
CMSgt Billy R. Hunter Award, AFSNCOA Instructor of the Year, 2002

 

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION

Senior Airman – 2 January 1985 (Below-the Zone)
Staff Sergeant – 1 July 1986
Technical Sergeant – 1 December 1993
Master Sergeant – 1 July 1997
Senior Master Sergeant – 1 March 2001
Chief Master Sergeant – 1 September 2004

(Current as of  September 2008)
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