Chief Master Sgt. Janna S. Wesley serves as the Senior Enlisted Leader for the 42nd Mission Support Group, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. In this capacity, she is the principal advisor to the commander, leading more than 1,679 personnel in seven squadrons delivering support in the areas of civil engineering, fire protection, communications, contracting, manpower, personnel and services, deployment processing, fuels, supply, transportation, air traffic control, airfield management, and base security and police services.
Prior to assuming this position, Chief Wesley was the senior enlisted leader of the 10th Force Support Squadron at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado. In this capacity, she advised the director in leading 22 militaries and 725 civilian Airmen in eight major flights across 60 facilities and programs. The unit enhanced readiness by providing and sustaining essential combat support, career development, and community services to over 9,000 Airmen and their families. Support and services included, but were not limited to, cadet and military dining operations, lodging, civilian personnel, child development, youth programs, recreation, fitness, casualty and mortuary affairs, and Airmen and family readiness.
Chief Wesley enlisted in the Air Force in April 1995. Her background includes various duties within Personnel and Enlisted Professional Military Education career fields.
EDUCATION
2000 Medical Assistant Diploma, Parks College, Colo.
2003 Associate Degree, Personnel Administration, Community College of the Air Force, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2007 Bachelor’s Degree, Organizational Management, Colorado Christian University, Lakewood Colo.
2008 Associate Degree, Instructor of Technology & Military Science, Community College of the Air Force, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2011 Professional Manager Certification, Community College of the Air Force, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2014 Master of Science Degree, Psychology, University of Phoenix, Phoenix, Ariz.
2017 Continuous Process for Improvement for Executives
2018 Society for Human Resource Management Certified Professional
ASSIGNMENTS
April – May 1995, Student, Basic Military Training, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas
May – August 1995, Student, Technical Training School, Keesler AFB, Miss.
August 1995 – May 1999, Personnel Specialist, Offutt AFB, Nev.
May 1999 – December 2001, Noncommissioned officer in charge, Commander’s Support Staff, Defense Finance Accounting Service Denver, Colo.
December 2001 – July 2003, NCOIC, Retirements and Separations, Buckley AFB, Colo.
July 2003 – September 2006, NCOIC, Classification, Retraining, and Professional Military Education, Headquarters Air Force Space Command, Peterson AFB, Colo.
September 2006 – June 2008, Instructor, Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Robins AFB, Ga.
June 2008 – July 2009, Superintendent, Career Development, Robins AFB, Ga.
July 2009 – April 2010, Superintendent, Customer Support, Robins AFB, Ga.
April 2010 – May 2011, Superintendent, Military Personnel Section Operations, Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command, Robins AFB, Ga.
May 2011 – May 2013, Superintendent, Military Personnel Section, Osan Air Base, South Korea
May 2013 – July 2014, Superintendent, Manpower and Personnel Flight, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va.
July 2014 – July 2016, Superintendent, Enlisted Force Development, Headquarters Air Combat Command, JB Langley-Eustis, Va.
July 2016 – May 2018, Chief, Diversity and Inclusion, Headquarters Air Force, Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
June 2018 – May 2019, Superintendent, Military Force Policy, Headquarters Air Force, Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
June 2019 – February 2021, Chief, Military Force Management Policy, Headquarters Air Force, Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
February 2021 – September 2022, Senior Enlisted Leader, 10th Force Support Squadron, United States Air Force Academy, Colo.
September 2022 – Present, Senior Enlisted Leader, 42nd Mission Support Group, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
MAJOR AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
2005 Air Force Honor Guardsman, Presidential Inauguration
2006 Headquarters Air Force Space Command, Personnel Manager of the Year
2010 Headquarters Pacific Air Force Command, A1, Lance P. Sijan Award
2012 7th Air Force Lance P. Sijan Award
2012 Headquarters PACAF, Force Support Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year
2014 Headquarters Air Combat Command, A1, Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year
2014 Headquarters ACC, A1, Lance P. Sijan Award
EFFECTIVE DATE OF PROMOTION
Airman Basic April 13, 1995
Airman Oct. 13, 1995
Airman First Class Aug. 13, 1996
Senior Airman April 13, 1998
Staff Sergeant March 2001
Technical Sergeant July 2004
Master Sergeant June 2008
Senior Master Sergeant July 2013
Chief Master Sergeant Sept. 2016
(Current as of July 26, 2023)