In March 2000, Binnicker was appointed the president and CEO of the Air Force Enlisted Village (AFEV), a non-profit charity located in Shalimar, Florida, that provides a home for the surviving spouses of enlisted military personnel.[1] Binnicker was a member of the AFEV Board of Directors from 1992 to his death.[2] He died in 2015, aged 76,[3] and is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.[4]
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james, binnicker, july, 1938, march, 2015, senior, enlisted, commissioned, officer, united, states, force, served, chief, master, sergeant, force, from, 1986, 1990, binnicker, 1986born, 1938, july, 1938orangeburg, south, carolina, usdiedmarch, 2015, 2015, aged. James C Binnicker July 23 1938 March 21 2015 was a senior enlisted non commissioned officer in the United States Air Force who served as the 9th Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force from 1986 to 1990 James C BinnickerBinnicker c 1986Born 1938 07 23 July 23 1938Orangeburg South Carolina USDiedMarch 21 2015 2015 03 21 aged 76 Calhoun Georgia USBuriedArlington National CemeteryService wbr branchUnited States Air ForceYears of service1957 1990RankChief Master Sergeant of the Air ForceBattles warsVietnam WarAwardsAir Force Distinguished Service MedalLegion of MeritBronze Star MedalMeritorious Service Medal 4 Joint Service Commendation MedalAir Force Commendation Medal 2 Other workCEO Air Force Enlisted Village Contents 1 Early life 2 Military career 3 Later life 4 Assignments 5 Awards and decorations 6 ReferencesEarly life editJames Binnicker was born on July 23 1938 in Orangeburg South Carolina where he graduated from Aiken High School in 1956 Military career editBinnicker entered the United States Air Force in August 1957 His first assignment was to the 96th Air Refueling Squadron Altus Air Force Base Oklahoma as a life support specialist His early years include tours in base and wing operations in Hawaii North Dakota Georgia North Carolina Vietnam and Taiwan He served as the Senior Enlisted Advisor for 12th Air Force Headquarters Pacific Air Forces and Headquarters Tactical Air Command He also represented the Air Force as Senior Enlisted Advisor on the President s Commission on Military Compensation In February 1985 Binnicker was selected for the 33 year extended tenure program Binnicker served as the Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force from July 1 1986 to July 1990 Later life editIn March 2000 Binnicker was appointed the president and CEO of the Air Force Enlisted Village AFEV a non profit charity located in Shalimar Florida that provides a home for the surviving spouses of enlisted military personnel 1 Binnicker was a member of the AFEV Board of Directors from 1992 to his death 2 He died in 2015 aged 76 3 and is buried at Arlington National Cemetery 4 Assignments editAugust 1957 trainee United States Air Force Basic Military Training Lackland Air Force Base Texas September 1957 1963 life support specialist 96th Air Refueling Squadron Altus Air Force Base Oklahoma 1963 July 1964 air operations specialist 816th Strategic Aerospace Division Altus Air Force Base Oklahoma July 1964 August 1967 noncommissioned officer in charge wing operations 1502d Air Transport Wing later became 61st Military Airlift Wing Hickam Air Force Base Hawaii August 1967 August 1968 noncommissioned officer in charge base operations 4th Strategic Aerospace Division Grand Forks Air Force Base North Dakota August 1968 September 1969 noncommissioned officer in charge base operations 22d Tactical Air Support Training Squadron Binh Thuy Air Base Republic of Vietnam and language instructor Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces Language School Ho Chi Minh City Saigon September 1969 May 1971 air operations superintendent 58th Military Airlift Squadron Robins Air Force Base Georgia May 1971 August 1972 noncommissioned officer in charge wing operations 374th Tactical Airlift Wing Ching Chuan Kang Air Base Taiwan August 1972 December 1973 operations superintendent base sergeant major and wing senior enlisted adviser 4th Tactical Fighter Wing Seymour Johnson Air Force Base North Carolina December 1973 July 1975 senior enlisted adviser Ninth Air Force 9th Air Force Shaw Air Force Base South Carolina July 1975 June 1978 senior enlisted adviser Twelfth Air Force 12th Air Force Bergstrom Air Force Base Texas June 1978 Jun 1981 senior enlisted adviser to the commander in chief Headquarters Pacific Air Forces Hickam Air Force Base Hawaii June 1981 May 1982 chief enlisted retention division Headquarters Manpower and Personnel Center Randolph Air Force Base Texas May 1982 May 1985 assistant for chief master sergeant matters Headquarters Manpower and Personnel Center Randolph Air Force Base Texas May 1985 July 1986 senior enlisted adviser to the commander Headquarters Tactical Air Command Langley Air Force Base Virginia July 1986 July 1990 Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force The Pentagon Washington D C Awards and decorations editPersonal decorations nbsp Air Force Distinguished Service Medal nbsp Legion of Merit nbsp Bronze Star Medal nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Meritorious Service Medal with three bronze oak leaf clusters nbsp Joint Service Commendation Medal nbsp nbsp Air Force Commendation Medal with bronze oak leaf cluster Unit awards nbsp Presidential Unit Citation nbsp nbsp nbsp Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Valor device and silver oak leaf cluster nbsp Air Force Organizational Excellence Award Service awards nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Air Force Good Conduct Medal with silver and two bronze oak leaf clusters nbsp Army Good Conduct Medal Campaign and service medals nbsp National Defense Service Medal nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Vietnam Service Medal with three bronze service stars Service training and marksmanship awards nbsp Air Force Overseas Short Tour Service Ribbon nbsp nbsp Air Force Overseas Long Tour Service Ribbon with bronze oak leaf cluster nbsp nbsp nbsp Air Force Longevity Service Award with silver and bronze oak leaf clusters nbsp nbsp nbsp NCO Professional Military Education Graduate Ribbon with two bronze oak leaf clusters nbsp Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon nbsp Air Force Training Ribbon Foreign awards nbsp Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Award nbsp Vietnam Campaign MedalReferences edit nbsp Biography portal Jordan Jodi L February 9 2007 Air Force Enlisted Village earns 4 star rating Air Force Link United States Air Force Archived from the original on December 12 2012 Retrieved 2008 02 03 AFEV Staff Directors James C Binnicker CASP Air Force Enlisted Village Archived from the original on 2008 06 04 Retrieved 2008 02 03 Air Force Mourns the Loss of Ninth Chief Master SGT Of the Air Force gt U S Air Force gt Article Display Archived from the original on 2015 03 30 Retrieved 2015 03 21 Funeral Service to be Held for 9th CMSAF in Arlington 2 June 2015 nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force James C Binnicker biography United States Air Force Military offices Preceded bySam E Parish Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force1986 1990 Succeeded byGary R Pfingston Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title James C Binnicker amp oldid 1116172151, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
