Chief Master Sergeant David S. Platt is the Superintendent of the 438th Air Expeditionary Advisory Group (AEAG) Kabul, Afghanistan. The Chief serves as the senior advisor to the 438th Group Commander and Kabul Air Wing Commander, and as the enlisted advisory to the Command Sergeant Major for the Afghan Air Force (AAF) for all matters affecting 3,400 US, AAF, and NATO enlisted and air advisory operations. He also leads all joint enlisted personnel from 35 different specialties that train, advise, and equip 3,000 AAF Airmen and Soldiers.

CMSgt Platt grew up in San Antonio, Texas, and entered the Air Force in October of 1986. He has served in numerous duties and positions in wing command posts and has completed tours with the United States Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) Airborne Command Post (ABNCP), United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) and the Air Combat Command (ACC) Inspector General (IG). He has been stationed in New York, Italy, Nebraska, Florida, South Korea, North Carolina, Kuwait, Virginia, Ohio, Iraq, Afghanistan, and South Dakota. CMSgt Platt also served as NCOIC of Airborne Emergency Actions Officer scheduling for the USSTRATCOM ABNCP, Assistant NCOIC for the USSOCOM Joint Service Color Guard, Career Assistance Advisor for the 8 FW, Kunsan AB, Republic of Korea, and as Superintendent of Wing Staff Agencies for the 386 AEW.

EDUCATION
1986 Bachelor of Science degree, Physical Education, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
1989 NCO Preparatory Course, Aviano AB, Italy
1995 Master of Science in Administration degree, Central Michigan University
1996 NCO Academy, Tyndall AFB, FL
2001 Associates in Information Systems Management, Community College of the Air Force, Offutt AFB, NE.
2004 SNCO Academy, Gunter AFB, AL
2006 Air and Space Operations Center Combat Plans/Operations Technician Course, Hurlburt Field, FL
2006 Joint SNCO PME Course (Correspondence)
2007 Advanced Nuclear Inspectors Course, Kirtland AFB, NM
2008 Chief's Leadership Course, Maxwell-Gunter AFB, AL
2010 AFSO 21 Senior Leader Course, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
2011 Air Force Enterprise Management Seminar, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA.
2013 Air Advisor Basic Course-Hostile Environment. Joint Base McGuire, Fort Dix, Lakehurst, NJ

ASSIGNMENTS
1. January 1987 - December 1988, Force Status (FS) and Emergency Actions (EA) Controller, 380 BW (M), Plattsburgh AFB, NY
2. December 1988 - December 1991, EA Training Manager, 40 TSW, Aviano AB, Italy
3. January 1992 - July 1996, Airborne EA/FS Controller, ABNCP, Strategic Air Command/USSTRATCOM, Offutt AFB, NE
4. July 1996 - August 1999, NCOIC Command Center and NCOIC Training Branch, USSOCOM, MacDill AFB, FL
5. August 1999 - August 2002, Standardization/Evaluation, Airborne Command and Control Manager, and Superintendent, Airborne Operations Branch, USSTRATCOM, Offutt AFB, NE
6. September 2002 - September 2003, NCOIC of Console Operations, 8 FW, Kunsan AB Republic of Korea
7. September 2003 - April 2005, Superintendent, Console Operations and Superintendent, Command Post 4 FW, Seymour Johnson AFB, NC. (March 2004 - June 2004) Superintendent, Command Post, 386 AEW, Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait
8. April 2005 - December 2008, Lead Command Post Inspector, ACC/IG, Langley AFB, VA
9. December 2008 - March 2011, AFMC Command Post Functional Manager, and Chief of the AFMC Command Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH (January 2010 - July 2010) Senior Enlisted Leader/First Sergeant, Air Component Coordination Element, Det 2, 9 AETF, Camp Victory Baghdad, Iraq
10. March 2011 - January 2014, Superintendent, 28th Operations Group, Ellsworth AFB, SD (March 2012 - July 2012) Superintendent, 651st Air Expeditionary Group, Camp Bastion, Afghanistan
11. January 2014 - Present, Superintendent, 438th Air Expeditionary Group, Kabul, Afghanistan

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Bronze Star
Defense Meritorious Service Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Meritorious Service Medal with four oak left clusters
Aerial Achievement Medal with six oak left clusters
Joint Service Commendation Medal with two oak left clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak left clusters
Joint Service Achievement Medal with four oak left clusters
Air Force Achievement Medal with one oak left cluster
Senior Enlisted Aircrew Wings
Master Command and Control Badge

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
1988 Awarded Senior Airman Below-The-Zone, Plattsburgh AFB, NY
1989 John Levitow Honor Graduate Noncommissioned Office Preparatory Course, Aviano AB, Italy
1995 Earned Stripes For Exceptional Performers (STEP) promotion to Technical Sergeant
1996 Distinguished Graduate, Air Force Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Tyndall AFB, FL
2003 and 2004 ACC Command Post of the Year, Seymour Johnson AFB, NC
2006 ACC HHQ SNCO Controller of the Year
2006 ACC IG SNCO of the Year

Flight Hours: More than 2,100
Aircraft Type: EC135C, EC135J, E6B

EFFECTIVE DATE OF PROMOTION
Chief Master Sergeant September 2008

(Current as 12 February 2014)