Chief
Master Sergeant (Ret) David (Dave) J. Barton is the Director, Retirees
Activities Office, 35th Fighter Wing, Misawa Air Base, Japan. He
is responsible for providing assistance and information to approximately
four hundred and fifty retirees, dependents and survivors of military
retirees in northern Japan (to include the prefectures of Fukushima,
Yamagata, Miyagi, Iwate, Akita, Aomori and the northern island of
Hokkaido). He is responsible for assisting in casualty affairs,
social security, tax preparation, and ensuring survivors of military
personnel from all branches of service receive the benefits they
are entitled to. He is the editor and publisher for the quarterly
Retiree Newsletter that is
mailed out to all local retirees and to many Retiree Activities
Offices in the Pacific and the CONUS. He also serves as the treasurer
for a base private organization, the Misawa Military Retirees Association.
He is a life member of the Air Force Association, Air Force Sergeants
Association, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and Thailand, Laos, Cambodia
Brotherhood.
The chief entered the U.S. Air Force in June 1965. His background
includes various duties in civil engineering and aircraft maintenance
career fields. In addition to his stateside and overseas assignments,
Chief Barton has deployed in support of humanitarian operations
in Central America and Southeast Asia.
Chief Barton,
originally from Levittown, Pennsylvania, resides in Misawa, Japan
with his spouse, Chiyo (Kudo) |
EDUCATION:
1969 Air Force Noncommissioned
Officer Preparatory Course
1979 Aerospace Defense Command Noncommissioned Officer Academy
1983 USAF Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy
1992 Associate’s Degree, Aircraft Maintenance, Community College
of the Air Force
ASSIGNMENTS:
1. August 1965 -
June 1967, Protective Coating Specialist, 3380th Civil Engineering Squadron,
Keesler Air Force Base, MS.
2. June 1967 - June 1970, Aircraft Corrosion Control Specialist , 475th
Field Maintenance Squadron, Misawa Air Base, Japan
3. February 1971 - August 1971, Aircraft Corrosion Control Supervisor,
2nd Field Maintenance Squadron, Barksdale Air Force Base, LA.
4. August 1971 - August 1972, NCOIC Corrosion Control, 40th Aerospace
Rescue and Recovery Squadron, Nakon Phanom Royal Thai Air Force Base,
Thailand
5. August 1972 - August 1975, NCOIC Corrosion Phase Dock, 410th Field
Maintenance Squadron, K.I. Sawyer Air Force Base, MI.
6. August 1975 - December 1975, Corrosion Control Supervisor, 432th Field
Maintenance Squadron, Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand
7. December 1975 - June 1976, Corrosion Control Supervisor, 3rd Field
Maintenance Squadron, Clark Air Base, Republic of the Phillipines
8. June 1976 - September 1979, Corrosion Control Supervisor, 18th Field
Maintenance Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Okinawa
9. Septmber 1979 – September 1981, Field Maintenance Branch Chief,
55th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron, Eglin Air Force Base, FL.
10. September 1981 - September 1987, Command Corrosion Control Manager,
Headquarters Military Airlift Command, Scott Air Force Base, IL.
11. September 1987 – March 1996, Maintenance Superintendent, 35th
Maintenance Squadron, Misawa Air Base, Japan
12. March 1996 – August 2005, School Bus Operations Supervisor,
35th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Misawa Air Base, Japan
13. August 2005 – June 2009, Deputy, Director, Retiree Activities
Office, 35th Fighter Wing, Misawa
Air Base, Japan
14. June 2009 – Present, Director, Retiree Activities Office, 35th
Fighter Wing, Misawa Air Base, Japan
MAJOR
AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:
Meritorious Service
Medal with three bronze oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal
Presidential Unit Citation with Valor device
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award
Korean Defense Service Medal
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Vietnam Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm Unit Citation
Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
EFFECTIVE
DATES OF PROMOTION:
Chief master sergeant
September 1, 1985
Senior master sergeant November 1, 1982
Master sergeant November 1, 1978
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