SENIOR MASTER SERGEANT SAMUEL A. GRAHAM, JR.

SUPERINTENDENT, 82D TRW COMPETITIVE SOURCING OFFICE

 

Senior Master Sergeant Samuel A. Graham, Jr. is Superintendent, Competitive Sourcing Office, 82d Training Wing.  As element chief, he is responsible for all activities related to planning and integration of communications-computer systems, deployment planning for communications systems and personnel, project implementation management, communications budget and financial management, and plans and agreement management for Sheppard Air Force Base and Frederick Municipal Airport, Oklahoma.  His element’s mission is to understand the needs of the people they serve, translate and develop those needs into well-defined and validated requirements, and fulfill those requirements by identifying, obtaining, and implementing integrated and interoperable communications systems.

 

Sergeant Graham enlisted in the United States Air Force on 7 Feb 1974.

 

 

 

EDUCATION:

 

1972:  Graduate, Rio Linda Sr. High School, Rio Linda,  CA

1974:  Graduate, 3ABR272X0, Air Traffic Control Operators Course, Keesler AFB, MS

1979:  Graduate, Air Force Communications Command, Noncommissioned Officer Leadership School, Keesler AFB, MS

1988:  Graduate, Air Force Communications Command, Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Tempelhof Central Airport, Berlin, GE

1988:  Bachelor of Professional Aeronautics degree,  Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, FL

1989:  Associate of Applied Airway Science degree, Community College of the Air Force  

1996:  Graduate, Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Gunter Annex, AL

1997:  Graduate, 3C371, Advanced Course, Keesler AFB, MS

 

ASSIGNMENTS:

 

1. February 1974 – March 1974,  Airman, Lackland Technical Training Center, TX

2. March 1974 – September 1974, student, Air Traffic Control Operators Course, Keesler AFB, MS

3. September 1974 – December 1981, Air Traffic Control Operator, Beale AFB, CA

4. December 1981 – June 1985, Air Traffic Control, Technical Training Instructor, Keesler AFB, MS

5. June 1985 – July 1988, Chief, Air Traffic Control Radar Operations, Berlin Air Route Traffic Control Center, Templehof Central Airport, West Berlin, GE

6. July 1988 – November 1995, Chief, Standards and Evaluation; Assistant Chief Controller; Chief, Air Traffic Control Radar Operations, Sheppard Air Force Base, TX

7. November 1995 – September 1999, Chief, Planning, Implementation and Resources, Sheppard AFB, TX

8. September 1999-present, Superintendent, Competitive Sourcing Office

 

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

 

Meritorious Service Medal with (3) Oak Leaf Clusters

Air Force Commendation Medal

Air Force Achievement Medal

Good Conduct Medal

Army of Occupation Medal

National Defense Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster

Air Force Overseas Ribbon Long

Air Force Longevity Service Ribbon

USAF NCO PME Graduate with two Oak Leaf Clusters

Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon

Air Force Training Ribbon

 

EFFECTIVE DATE OF PROMOTION:

 

Senior Master Sergeant 15 November 1994