Chief Master Sergeant Mary E. Dearman is the Group Senior Enlisted Leader, 477th Fighter Group, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. She is the senior enlisted leader for 300 professional men and women on matters concerning morale, welfare, and readiness. Dearman advocates commander’s direction and policies and advises on operational effectiveness of the enlisted workforce. She is responsible for the professional development and proper utilization of enlisted Airmen in Alaska's only Reserve unit and AFRC’s first F-22 associate unit, providing combat air power under the Total Force Enterprise concept.
Chief Master Sergeant Dearman enlisted in the Air Force in October, 1987, her background includes various duties across several career fields. She served as the Air Force Reserve Command Prime Base Engineer Emergency Force manager at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, an associate and senior air reserve technician for the 477th Civil Engineer Squadron at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. She deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and is currently assigned as a budget analyst supporting the 477th FG in her civilian position.
EDUCATION
1987 Basic Military Training, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas
1994 Airman Leadership School, McChord AFB, Wash.
1998 Associate degree, Construction Trades Technology, Community College of the Air Force, Maxwell AFB-Gunter Annex, Ala.
1998 Air Force Reserve Command, Non-commissioned Officer Academy, by correspondence, Air University
2002 Associate degree, Biology Ecological Controls, Community College of the Air Force, Maxwell AFB-Gunter Annex, Ala.
2005 Baccalaureate degree, History, minor in Psychology, University of Alaska, Anchorage
2011 Associate degree, Maintenance Production Management, Community College of the Air Force, Maxwell AFB-Gunter Annex, Ala.
2011 Air Force Reserve Command, Senior Non-commissioned Officer Academy, by correspondence, Air University
2012 Air Force Civil Engineer Superintendent Course, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio
2013 Master of Education degree, Instructional Leadership, Wayland Baptist University, Plainview, Texas
2017 Air Force Chief Master Sergeant Orientation Couse, Robins AFB, Ga.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. April 1988 - Oct. 1991, Structural journeyman, 21st Civil Engineer Squadron, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska
2. Feb. 1994 - Oct. 2008, Utilities craftsman, 804th Civil Engineer Squadron, Elmendorf AFB, Alaska
3. Oct. 2008 - June 2012, Associate ART, Operations manager, 477th Civil Engineer Squadron, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska
4. June - Aug. 2014, Senior ART (AGR), 477th Civil Engineer Squadron, JBER, Alaska
5. Aug. 2014 - May 2017, Prime Base Engineer Emergency Force manager, Headquarters, Air Force Reserve Command, Robins AFB, Ga.
6. May 2017 - April 2019, Engineering Superintendent, 922 Civil Engineer Flight, March ARB, Calif.
7. April 2019 - Jan. 2021, Inspector General Inspections, Superintendent, 477th Fighter Group, JBER, Alaska
8. Jan. 2021 - Present, 477th Fighter Group, Group Superintendent, JBER, Alaska
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Meritorious Service Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal
Iraqi Campaign Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
EFFECTIVE DATE OF PROMOTION
Chief Master Sergeant, November 2017