CMSgt Trenton Ross Williams is the Command Chief of the 118th Wing, Berry Field Air National Guard Base, Nashville, Tennessee. He is responsible for advising commanders and staff on all areas to provide mission effectiveness, professional development, military readiness, training, utilization, health, morale, and welfare of the commander’s enlisted Airmen. He provides leadership to the enlisted force to enhance combat capability, readiness, and quality of life for a community of nearly 1200 military members and their dependents. Chief Williams is currently assigned to the ANG Chief Master Sergeant Orientation Course as Lead Facilitator.
Chief Williams enlisted in the Tennessee Air National Guard in March 1991, joining the 105th Airlift Squadron as a C-130 Loadmaster. While assigned to 105th Airlift Squadron, he was mobilized and deployed on multiple occasions in support of operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. In 2008, the 105th Airlift Squadron became a formal training unit under AETC where he was selected as the Formal Training School Course Manager. Chief Williams served as a Loadmaster Instructor/Evaluator, training U.S. and International Students. In 2012, the 118th Wing transferred to ACC, then converted the 105th to a new MQ-9 Attack Squadron where he served as a MQ-9 Sensor Operator Instructor/Evaluator. In 2018, he was selected as the 118th Operations Support Squadron Senior Enlisted Advisor. Prior to his current position, he served as the 118th Operations Group Superintendent, 118th Wing, Berry Field Air National Guard Base, Nashville, Tennessee.
EDUCATION
1991 Air Force Basic Training, Lackland AFB, Texas
1994 Advanced Airlift Tactics Training Course, Rosecrans Airfield, St Joseph, Mo.
1996 Noncommissioned Officer Preparatory, by correspondence
1997 Bachelor of Science, Business Administration, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, Tenn.
2003 Noncommissioned Officer Academy, by correspondence
2007 Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, by correspondence
2011 Associate Degree in Aviation Operations, Community College of the Air Force
2011 Associate Degree in Instructor of Technology and Military Science, Community College of the Air Force
2014 Associate Degree in Air and Space Operations Technology, Community College of the Air Force
2018 CENTCOM Theater Course, Hurlburt AFB, Fla.
2018 Senior Enlisted Joint Course I, by correspondence
2019 Air National Guard Chiefs Executive Course, Joint Base Andrews, Md.
2020 Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA) Phase, by correspondence
2020 Senior Enlisted Joint Course II, by correspondence
2021 Air National Guard Command Chief Master Sergeant Orientation Course, Lackland AFB, Texas
2021 Air Force Command Chief Orientation, Joint Base Andrews, Md.
2022 Senior Enlisted Legal Orientation Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2023 Leadership in Homeland Security, Harvard Kennedy School, Cambridge, Ma.
2023 Executive Management for Diversity, Inclusion and Equity, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.
2024 Air Force Reserve Chief Orientation Course, Robins AFB, Ga.
2024 Africa Regional Seminar, Alan L. Freed Associates, Washington, D.C.
ASSIGNMENTS
1.June 1991 - May 1994, C-130 Loadmaster, 118th Aerial Port Squadron, Berry Field, Nashville, Tenn.
2.May 1994 - April 2009, C-130 Loadmaster Instr/Eval, 105th Airlift Squadron, Berry Field, Nashville, Tenn.
3.April 2009 - Sep 2012, C-130 Loadmaster Course Manager, 105th Airlift Squadron, Berry Field, Nashville, Tenn.
4.September 2012 - March 2018, Sensor Operator Evaluator, 118th Operations Support Squadron, Berry Field, Nashville, Tenn.
5.March 2018 - May 2019, Squadron Superintendent, 118th Operations Support Squadron, Berry Field, Nashville, Tenn.
6.May 2019 - October 2020, Group Superintendent, 118th Operations Group, Berry Field, Nashville, Tenn
7.October 2020 - Present, Command Chief, 118th Wing, Berry Field, Nashville, Tenn.
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Loadmaster (Instructor/Evaluator)
Flight Hours: 4602.8
Aircraft Flown: C-130B, C-130E, C-130H1, C-130H2, WC-130H
Rating: Sensor Operator (Instructor/Evaluator)
Flight Hours: 1345.3
Aircraft Flown: MQ-9
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Meritorious Service Medal with two devices
Air Medal with one device
Aerial Achievement Medal
Air and Space Commendation Medal
Air and Space Achievement Medal with three devices
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United States (EANGUS)
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Airman Basic March 2, 1991
Airman December 10, 1991
Airman First Class July 13, 1992
Senior Airman March 1, 1993
Staff Sergeant September 1, 1996
Technical Sergeant April 1, 2000
Master Sergeant April 1, 2003
Senior Master Sergeant May 1, 2009
Chief Master Sergeant March 1, 2019
(Current as of July 2024)