Chief Master Sergeant Daniel Kenemore

Chief Master Sergeant Daniel J. Kenemore is the Chief Enlisted Manager for the United States Air Force Band of Mid-America, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. The band is composed of sixty-one personnel and five flights including operations, publicity, resources, readiness, and administrative support. Additionally, the band maintains thirteen performance teams that execute more than 400 missions each year in support of strategic Air Force messaging initiatives, Presidential support, civic outreach, international partnership building, recruiting, and troop support across a ten state region and at deployed locations around the world. Chief Kenemore is the principle advisor to the commander on good order and discipline, health and wellness, readiness, professional development, and training of the unit’s enlisted personnel.

Chief Kenemore entered the Air Force in December 1998. His background includes various assignments with Air Force Bands and in Professional Military Education. During his career, he has deployed to Afghanistan, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Oman, Qatar, Turkmenistan, and the UAE. Prior to his current position, Chief Kenemore was the Director of Education for the Kisling Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Kapaun Air Station, Germany.

EDUCATION
2006 Noncommissioned Officer’s Academy
2009 Applied Associates of Science, Community College of the Air Force
2009 Associates of Science, Grantham University, Missouri
2009 Senior Noncommissioned Officer’s Academy (correspondence)
2010 Bachelor of Science, Grantham University, Missouri
2012 Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education
2012 Senior Noncommissioned Officer’s Academy (in-residence)
2013 Professional Manager Certification, Community College of the Air Force
2015 Applied Associates of Science, Instructor of Technology and Military Science, Community College of the Air Force
2015 Masters of Business Administration, Oklahoma State University
2016 Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education II

ASSIGNMENTS
1. December 1998 – February 1999, Trainee, Basic Military Training, Lackland Air Force Base, TX
2. February 1999 – December 2002, Audio Engineer, USAF Band of Mid-America, Scott Air Force Base, IL
3. January 2003 – August 2009, NCOIC Recording Productions, USAF Academy Band, Peterson Air Force Base, CO
4. August 2009 – February 2014, Superintendent/First Sergeant, USAF Band of Mid-America, Scott Air Force Base, IL
5. March 2014 – May 2017, Director of Education, Kisling Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Kapaun Air Station, Germany
6. June 2017 – Present, Chief Enlisted Manager, USAF Band of Mid-America, Scott Air Force Base, IL
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Air Force Achievement Medal

EFFECTIVE DATE OF PROMOTION
Chief Master Sergeant 1 April 2017
(Current as of July 2017)