Chief Master Sergeant Kerry Hall is the Senior Enlisted Leader for the 11th Operations Group, Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, District of Columbia. He is principal advisor to the commander on readiness, training, development and resiliency of over 460 premier musicians, ceremonial guardsmen, chaplains and staff in providing funeral honors at Arlington National Cemetery and performing more than 2,500 high-profile ceremonial missions each year for senior U.S. and international leaders. He also advises the commander on resource management for an annual $4 million operating budget and $47 million in facilities and equipment.
Chief Hall entered the Air Force in January 1998. He graduated from the Air Force Honor Guard Training course at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling in April 1998 where he served four years as a Ceremonial Guardsman. In September 2001, Chief Hall retrained into Air Traffic Control and graduated from the Air Traffic Control Apprentice course at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., in February 2002. Throughout his career, he has served in roles including Additional Duty First Sergeant, Radar Approach Control, Control Tower Chief Controller, Squadron Senior Enlisted Leader and Group Senior Enlisted Leader. Chief Hall has deployed in support of Operation Iraqi and Enduring Freedom.
Prior to his current assignment, he served as Senior Enlisted Leader, 39th Weapons System Security Group, Incirlik Air Base, Turkey.
EDUCATION
2002 Airman Leadership School, MacDill Air Force Base (AFB), Fla.
2010 Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Maxwell AFB-Gunter Annex, Ala.
2010 Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education, by correspondence
2012 Associate Degree, Air Traffic Operation Management, Community College of the Air Force,
2014 Instructional Systems Design Course, Community College of the Air Force
2014 Bachelor of Arts, Business Administration/Technology Management, Saint Leo University, Fla.
2014 Professional Manager Certification, Community College of the Air Force
2016 Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Maxwell AFB-Gunter Annex, Ala.
2017 Master’s degree, Business Administration and Human Resource Management, Saint Leo University, Fla.
2021 Chief Leadership Course, Maxwell AFB-Gunter Annex, Ala.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. January 1998 – March 1998, Student, Basic Military Training, Lackland AFB, Texas
2. March 1998 – February 2002, Ceremonial Guardsman, Bolling Air Force Base, Washington, D.C.
3. September 2001 – February 2002, Student, Air Traffic Control Training, Keesler AFB, Miss.
4. February 2002 – June 2006, Air Traffic Controller, MacDill AFB, Fla.
5. June 2006 – January 2011, Air Traffic Control Watch Supervisor, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va.
6. January 2011 – August 2013, Radar Approach Control Watch Supervisor, Shaw AFB, S.C.
7. August 2013 – August 2014, NCOIC Air Traffic Control Training, Kunsan AB, South Korea
8. August 2014 – August 2017, Radar Approach Control Chief Controller, Tyndall AFB, Fla.
9. August 2017 – September 2020, Tower Chief Controller, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va.
10. September 2020 – March 2021, Senior Enlisted Leader, 1st Operation Support Squadron, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va.
11. March 2021 – July 2022, Senior Enlisted Leader, 39th Weapons System Security Group, Incirlik AB, Turkey
12. July 2022 – Present, Senior Enlisted Leader, 11th Operations Group, Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C.
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air and Space Force Commendation Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Air and Space Force Achievement Medal
Meritorious Unit Award with four oak leaf clusters
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with one oak leaf cluster
National Defense Service Medal
Iraq Campaign Medal with bronze star
Iraq Campaign Medal with gold star
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal with bronze star
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Korean Defense Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal with one oak leaf cluster and “N” device
Air and Space Expeditionary Service Ribbon with gold border
OTHER ACHIEVMENTS
2006 Air Traffic Control Watch Supervisor of the Year, 1st Fighter Wing
2009 Superior Performer, 1st Fighter Wing
2010 NCO of the Quarter, 1st Fighter Wing
2010 NCO of the Year, 1st Fighter Wing
2013 Airfield Operations Complex of the Year, Pacific Air Forces
2015 SNCO of the Quarter, 325th Fighter Wing
2016 Team Innovator of the Quarter, 325th Fighter Wing
2016 Airfield Operations Complex of the Year, Air Combat Command
2017 D. Ray Hardin Air Traffic Control Facility of the Year, Headquarters Air Force
EFFECTIVE DATE OF PROMOTION
Chief Master Sergeant June 1, 2020
(Current as of October 2022)