Chief Master Sergeant Adam J. Vizi is the Command Chief Master Sergeant for Second Air Force at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. He is the senior enlisted leader and advisor to the commander on all matters impacting the professional development, proper utilization, and the readiness of the enlisted corps. The command consists of five Training Wings, 18 Groups with 76 Operating Locations Worldwide, in support of 13,000 Enlisted, Officers, Civilians, Contractors and 36,000 Basic Trainees per year. In addition, Second Air Force is home to more than 265 Air Force Specialties through 3,400 courses graduating 150,000 Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, and international students annually in various fields including aviation resource management, security forces, cyber, personnel, weather, civil engineering, aircraft maintenance, medical, avionics, security forces, space and missile operations, and multiple intelligence disciplines, while providing 93 percent of the Air Force’s Initial Skills Training.
Chief Vizi enlisted in the Air Force in 1994. His background includes various duties as a Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) Special Warfare Airman at the unit and major command levels. Chief Vizi is a Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC) Weapons Officer, Instructor and Evaluator. His assignments include U.S. Army forts and Air Force bases around the globe such as Fort Drum, New York; Camp Casey, South Korea; Ray Barracks, Friedberg (AIN), Germany; Hurlburt Field, Florida; Osan Air Base, South Korea; Wheeler Army Airfield, Hawaii; Nellis AFB, Nevada; and Fort Carson, Colorado. He has also served deployments in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom with both U.S. Army conventional and special operations units. Prior to assuming his current position, he served as the Command Chief Master Sergeant for the 51st Fighter Wing at Osan AB South Korea.
EDUCATION
1996 US Air to Ground Operations School, Hurlburt Field, Florida
1996 US Army Jungle Warfare Course, Fort Sherman, Panama
1996 US Army Basic Airborne School, Fort Benning, Georgia
2000 Airman Leadership School, Vogelwegh Air Station, Germany
2001 Associate’s Degree in Information Systems Management, CCAF
2004 Associate’s Degree in Instructor of Technology and Military Science, CCAF
2008 Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii 2009 Senior NCO Academy, Maxwell AFB, Alabama, by correspondence
2011 Professional Manager Certification, CCAF
2012 Senior NCO Academy, Maxwell AFB-Gunter Annex, Alabama
2012 USAF Weapons School JTAC Weapons Instructor Course, Nellis AFB, Nevada
2014 Chief Leadership Orientation, Langley AFB, Virginia
2014 Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education I Correspondence Course
2017 USAF Enterprise Leadership Seminar, Kenan-Flagler Business School, UNC
2017 Continuous Process Improvement for Executives, UNC
2017 Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education II Correspondence Course
2018 Keystone 18-2 Command Senior Enlisted Leader Course, National Defense University, Washington DC
2019 China/N. Korea/Russia 19A: Seminar: A Political-Economic Conflict Alan L. Freed Associates Inc. Wash. DC
2020 Bachelors of Arts Degree in Management, Summa cum Laude, American Military University
ASSIGNMENTS
August 1994 - September 1994, Trainee, Basic Military Training, Lackland AFB, Texas
January1995 - March 1995, Student, Tactical Air Command and Control Specialist, Hurlburt Field, Florida
March 1995 - June 1997, Enlisted Terminal Attack Controller, 20th Air Support Operations Squadron, Fort Drum, N. Y.
June 1997 – May 1998, Enlisted Terminal Attack Controller, 604th ASOS, Camp Casey,South Korea
June 1998 – June 2000, Enlisted Terminal Attack Controller, Det 1, 1st ASOS, Friedberg Army Installation, Germany
June 2000 - August 2004, Instructor, Det 1, 334th Training Squadron, TACP Schoolhouse, Hurlburt Field, Florida
September 2004 - September 2005, JTAC, 607th Air Support Operations Group, Osan AB, South Korea
October 2005 - April 2010, JTAC, 25th ASOS, Wheeler Army Airfield, Hawaii
April 2010 - October 2011, JTAC/1C4 Stan/Eval Program Manager, Headquarters PACAF, JB Pearl Harbor-Hickam, HI
November 2011 - August 2013, Superintendent, 66th Weapons Squadron, JTAC-WIC, USAFWS, Nellis AFB, NV
August 2013 - April 2015, Operations Superintendent, 13th ASOS, Fort Carson, Colorado
May 2015 - November 2016, Group Superintendent, 607th ASOG, Osan AB, South Korea
December 2016 – November 2018, Command Chief, 28th BombWing, Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota
November 2018 – September 2020, Command Chief, 51st Fighter Wing, Osan AB South Korea
September 2020 – Present, Command Chief, Second Air Force, Keesler AFB, Mississippi
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit Bronze Star Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf cluster
Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Army Commendation Medal with Valor and two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Achievement Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Army Achievement Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Air Force Combat Action Medal
Combat Readiness Medal with four oak leaf cluster
Air Force Good Conduct Medal with one silver and one bronze oak leaf clusters
National Defense Service Medal with one device
Afghanistan Campaign Medal with two devices
Iraqi Campaign Medal with one device
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Korean Defense Service Medal
NATO Medal with one device
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
1997 - 604th Air Support Operations Squadron, Airman of the Year
2002 - Det 1 334th Training Squadron Instructor of the Year
2004 - 607th Air Support Operations Group, Stripes for Exceptional Performers (STEP) promoted to Technical Sergeant
2008 - 25th ASOS Noncommissioned Officer of the Year
2009 - 25th ASOS Senior NCO of the Year
2009 - HQ Pacific Air Forces and 1st ASOG, Staff Sgt. Jacob Frazier JTAC of the Year
2010 - HQ PACAF A3/5/8 Unsung Hero of the Year
2012 - Distinguished Graduate, SNCO Academy
2012 - U.S. Air Force Weapons School, JTAC-WIC Top Mission Instructor, Class 12-B
2012 - USAFWS, SNCO of the Year
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Chief Master Sergeant Nov 1, 2015
(Current as of Jul 2020)