Chief George W. Uithoven is assigned to the 186th Operations Group, 186th Air Refueling Wing, Key
Field Air National Guard Base, Mississippi as the 186th Operations Group's Senior Enlisted Leader,
overseeing the readiness, training, health, morale, welfare, and quality of life for over 190
enlisted members within the Group.
Chief Uithoven was born in October 1970 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Chief Uithoven enlisted in
the Air National Guard on December 18, 1988, and has been a full time Civil Service Technician
since June of 1990. Prior to becoming the Senior Enlisted Leader for the Operations Group, his
first 4 years in the military were as an Information Management Specialist. In 1992, he
cross-trained to become a Command and Control Specialist, where he was a Distinguished Graduate
from Emergency Actions Technical School. In April 2003, he crossed-trained again becomming an
Airfield Management Specialist. Chief Uithoven was also a Distinguished Graduate from the Airfiled
Management Apprentice Course. Chief Uithoven completed the Advanced Military Airfield Managers
course in April 2007 and was selected as the 2009 Air National guard Airfield Management Senior NCO
of the year. In 2022, his team was selected as the Ronald B. McCarthy Airfield Management Facility
of the Year for the Air National Guard.
Chief Uithoven served as the Chairman of the Airfield Management Advisory Council for the Air
National Guard and has served as the interim FAM on two occasions.Most recently the ANG Airfield
Management Community named the "Excellence in Service Award" for Aifield Mangement after Chief
Uithoven.
EDUCATION:
1992 NCO Preparatory Course, by correspondence 2001 NCO Academy, by correspondence
2004 Senior NCO Academy, by correspondence
2007 Air National Guard Bureau Chief’s Executive Course
2021 Associates of Science, Aviation Management, Community College of the Air Force
2022 Senior Enlisted Joint PME II, Joint Knowledge Online, by correspondence
ASSIGNMENTS:
May 1989 – January 1992 186th Tactical Reconnaissance Group, Administrative Specialist January 1992
– December 2002 186th Air Refueling Wing, Command and Control Specialist December 2002 – October
2023 186th Operations Support Squadron, Airfield Manager October 2023 - Present 186th Operations
Group Senior Enlisted Leader
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:
Meritorious Service Medal
Air and Space Commendation Medal with three devices Air and Space Achievement Medal with two
devices Navy Achievement Medal
Meritorious Unit Award
Air and Space Outstanding Unit Award with three devices
Air Reserve Forces Meritorious Service Medal with eleven devices National Defense Service Medal
with one device
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal Armed Forces Service Medal with two devices Humanitarian
Service Medal
Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal
Air and Space Longevity Service Medal with six devices
Armed Forces Reserve Medal with one “M” device and three devices Small Arms Expert Marksmanship
Ribbon (Rifle)
Air and Space Training Ribbon Mississippi Commendation Medal Mississippi Medal of Efficiency
Mississippi War Medal with one device Mississippi Emergency Service Medal
Mississippi Service School Medal with four devices Mississippi Longevity Medal with six devices
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS:
1992 Distinguished Graduate, Command and Control Emergency Actions Technical School Carswell AFB,
TX 2002
Distinguished Graduate, Airfield Management Apprentice Course, Keesler AFB, MS 2009 Airfield
Management SNCO of the Year
2022 Ronald B. McCarthy Airfield Management Facility of the Year for the Air National Guard
George W. Uithoven Ecellence In Service Award - ANG Airfield Management named after CMSgt Uithoven
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS
Air Force Sergeants Association Air Force Association
Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United States Mississippi Non-Commissioned
Officers Association
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:
Airman First Class; 27 March 1990
Senior Airman; 29 September 1990
Staff Sergeant; 5 December 1992
Technical Sergeant; 17 May 1997
Master Sergeant; 5 May 2001
Senior Master Sergeant; 8 January 2005
Chief Master Sergeant; 26 April 2007 (Current as of October 2024)
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