CMSgt Timi C. Bilal is the Command Chief Master Sergeant, 452d Air Mobility Wing, Air Force Reserve Command, March Air Reserve Base, California. As Command Chief of the Air Force Reserve’s largest Wing, with more than 4,000 personnel, nine C-17As and 14 KC-135Rs, she advises the commander on operational readiness, training, discipline, health and welfare, quality of life, and the proper utilization and professional development of all enlisted personnel. She also monitors compliance with Air Force standards, ensures the commander’s policies are widely publicized and understood by the enlisted force, and serves as the functional manager for all assigned First Sergeants.
CMSgt Bilal enlisted in the Air Force in April 1991 under the delayed entry program and completed training in July 1991. Upon graduation from Health Service Administration technical school at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, she reported to the 42d Aeromedical Patient Staging Squadron at Norton AFB, California. In 1994, CMSgt Bilal relocated to March Air Force Base, California, as a Health Service Manager with the 452d Aerospace Medicine Squadron. Her career encompasses a myriad of roles in the health service management functions to include an assignment with a Numbered Air Force and deployment in direct support of Operations IRAQI FREEDOM and ENDURING FREEDOM. Most recently, she was assigned as the Inspector General and Wing Staff Senior Enlisted Leader, 452d Air Mobility Wing, where she served as the Senior Enlisted Leader for the Inspector General focusing primarily on the wing, group and unit leadership, adherence to standards, personnel management programs, and readiness. Chief Bilal’s team assessed the readiness and regulatory compliance for over 30 unit and mission partners consisting of more than 3500 Airman. As the Wing Staff Agency Senior Enlisted Leader, she was the Wing Commander’s advocate and principal advisor pertaining to personnel matters.
EDUCATION
1991 Air Force Basic Military Training School, Lackland AFB, Texas
1991 Health Service Administration Specialist Course, Sheppard AFB, Texas
1995 Airman Leadership School, by correspondence
1999 Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Kirtland AFB, N.M.
2001 USAF Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, by correspondence
2005 AFRC Senior Noncommissioned Officer Leadership Course, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
2007 AFRC Chief Master Sergeants Orientation Course, Robins AFB, Ga.
2009 Community College of the Air Force (CCAF), Health Care Management
2017 Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education Course, by correspondence
2019 Air Force Inspector General Training Course Wing Inspector Track, Kirtland AFB, N.M.
ASSIGNMENTS
- April 1991 - April 1992, Medical Administrative Specialist, 42d Aeromedical Patient Staging Squadron, Norton AFB, Calif.
- April 1992 - April 1994, Health Service Assistant, 445th Clinic, Norton AFB, Calif.
- April 1994 - December 1996, Health Service Management Journeyman, 452d Aerospace Medicine Squadron, March AFB, Calif.
- December 1996 - November 1997, Health Service Management Journeyman, 452d Aerospace Medicine, March ARB, Calif.
- November 1997 - March 1999, NCO In-Charge Health Service Management, 452d Aerospace Medicine Squadron, March ARB, Calif.
- March 1999 - November 2004, Health Service Support Manager, 604th Regional Support Group, March ARB, Calif
- November 2004 - March 2010, Manager, Aerospace Medicine Division, 604th Regional Support Group, March ARB, Calif.
- March 2010 - May 2018, Superintendent, Health Service Management, 452d Aerospace Medicine Squadron, March ARB, Calif
- May 2018 – Nov 2023, Inspector General/Wing Staff Senior Enlisted Leader, 452d Air Mobility Wing, March ARB, Calif
- Nov 2023 – Present, Command Chief, 452d Air Mobility Wing, March ARB, Calif.
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Meritorious Service Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters
Air and Space Commendation Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster
Air and Space Outstanding Unit Award with five Oak Leaf Clusters
Air Reserve Forces Meritorious Service Medal nine Oak Leaf Clusters
National Defense Service Medal with one Service Star
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Nuclear Deterrence Service Operations Service Medal
Air and Space Expeditionary Service Ribbon
Air and Space Longevity Service Award with seven Oak Leaf Clusters
Development Special Duty Ribbon
Armed Forces Reserve Medal with two Hourglass Devices
USAF NCO PME Graduate Ribbon with three Oak Leaf Clusters
Air and Space Training Ribbon
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Chief Master Sergeant Jan 01, 2006 (Current as of January 2024)