CMSgt Jake A. Fason is the Command Chief, Air Force Recruiting Service, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. The Air Force Recruiting Service comprises more than 3,000 Airmen and civilians and approximately 1,030 recruiting offices across the U.S. and abroad. He is responsible for all enlisted accessions and a variety of officer accession programs. AFRS accesses more than 45,000 individuals each year for service in the Air Force active-duty, Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve as well as the Space Force. AFRS also manages all strategic marketing for the U.S. Air Force.
CMSgt Fason is from Philipsburg, Montana and enlisted in the Air Force in 2000 as an Aerospace Ground Equipment mechanic. He later retrained into the Career Enlisted Aviator career field in 2005 where he operated as a Special Missions Aviator on the HH-60G Pavehawk and served in operations around the world in addition to deployments in multiple named operations with assignments at the squadron, group, wing and then the major command level as both a Command Evaluator and Functional Area Manager. He has instructed at the premier USAF Weapons School, teaching graduate-level instructor courses and providing senior leaders and decision makers with operational and strategic impact support. CMSgt Fason is also a graduate of the Royal New Zealand Air Force Warrant Officer course and has successfully led teams in many joint and multilateral operations alongside allies and partners.
Prior to his current position, CMSgt Fason was the Command Chief at 515th Air Mobility Operations Wing, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii.
EDUCATION
2007 Associate Degree, Aviation Operations, Community College of the Air Force
2007 Associate Degree, Aerospace Ground Equipment Technology, Community College of the Air Force
2014 Bachelor of Science, Business Administration, Southwestern College, Kansas (Summa Cum Laude)
2019 Project Management Graduate Certificate, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas
2019 Master of Science, Operations Management, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas
2019 Royal New Zealand Air Force Warrant Officer Promotion Course, RNZAF Base Woodbourne, New Zealand
2023 Air Force Strategic Leadership Course, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
2024 Enterprise Leadership Seminar, Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
2025 Senior Leader Security Seminar, Air Force Office of Special Investigations, Alton, Virginia
2026 Enterprise Perspective Seminar, Alan L. Freed Associates, Washington D.C.
ASSIGNMENTS
1.June 2000 - July 2000, Student, Basic Military Training, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas
2.July 2000 - January 2001, Student, Aerospace Ground Equipment (AGE) Apprentice Course, Sheppard AFB, Texas
3.February 2001 - July 2003, AGE Journeyman, 421st Fighter Squadron & 34th Fighter Squadron Combat AGE Teams,388th Equipment Maintenance Squadron, Hill AFB, Utah
4.August 2003 – August 2004, AGE Journeyman, 80th Fighter Squadron Combat AGE Team, 8th Maintenance Squadron, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea
5.August 2004 – December 2006, AGE Craftsman, Inspection Team Leader, 7th Equipment Maintenance Squadron, Dyess AFB, Texas
6.January 2007 – October 2010, Safety NCOIC, Scheduling NCOIC, then STAN/EVAL NCOIC, 33d Rescue Squadron, Kadena AB, Japan
7.November 2010 – August 2014, 57th Wing STAN/EVAL, Operations Superintendent then Squadron Superintendent,34th Weapons Squadron, Nellis AFB, Nevada
8.August 2014 – August 2017, Command HH-60 Functional Manager, Command HH-60 Training Manager &Command Evaluator, Personnel Recovery & Joint Integration Division, HQ Air Combat Command, Joint BaseLangley-Eustis, Virginia
9.August 2017 – June 2020, Squadron Superintendent, 33d Rescue Squadron, Kadena AB, Japan
10.June 2020 – June 2022, Senior Enlisted Leader, 353d Special Operations Support Squadron, Kadena AB, Japan
11.June 2022 – June 2024, Senior Enlisted Leader, 354th Operations Group, Eielson AFB, Alaska
12.June 2024 – Present, Command Chief, 515th Air Mobility Operations Wing, JB Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Air Medal with eight oak leaf clusters
Aerial Achievement Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Air Force Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Army Achievement Medal
Air Force Combat Action Medal
(Current as of July 2026)