HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. -- Chief Master Sgt. Jeff Maberry, Command Chief Master Sergeant of the 1st Special Operations Wing, Hurlburt Field, Fla., retired after 27 years of service in the Air Force Friday, Nov. 21, 2014.
Maberry grew up in Clyde, Texas and entered the Air Force in August 1987. Maberry started his career in 1988 as an Airframe Repair Specialist at the 93rd Field Maintenance Squadron Castle Air Force Base, Calif. After spending nine years in the maintenance field, Mayberry took the position as NCO in charge of Public Health at the 49th Aeromedical-Dental Squadron Holloman Air Force base, N. M.
Maberry summed up his career as, “Parts are parts,” be it aircraft components or Airmen within the Air Force; each plays a part.
In 2004 Maberry changed his career path again as a first sergeant at the 16th Special Operations Squadron on Hurlburt Field, Fla. After seven years in this position, he once again returned to the medical field as a superintendent at the 97th Medical Group, Altus Air Force base, Okla.
In 2013 Maberry returned to Hurlburt field, for his final assignment as the senior enlisted advisor to the 1st Special Operations Wing commander, Col. William West.
While holding this position Maberry oversaw issues affecting the health, welfare, morale, training, development and utilization of more than 5,000 enlisted Airmen on Hurlburt Field.
“I had the privilege to retire one of our finest Air Commandos, [he] ends a 27 year career marked with accomplishment and distinction,” West said. “I can't convey how much Jeff has meant to our team and the impact he has had on our Airmen.”
Maberry’s assignments include bases in Calif., N.M., Ariz., Fla. and Okla. He also served overseas in Germany, England, Italy and Korea. He deployed multiple times in support of operations Deny Flight, Southern Watch and Operation Enduring Freedom.