Chief Master Sgt. Tanya A. Conrad is the Senior Enlisted Leader of the 192nd Maintenance Group, 192nd Wing, at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. She provides leadership, management, safety, security, and guidance to more than 400 Airmen and civilians in partnership with the 1st Maintenance Group in organizing, equipping, training, and mobilizing the group to meet home station and expeditionary mission requirements. She enables the combined team’s readiness for rapid, worldwide deployment and ensures long-term fleet health and combat capability of more than 50 F-22s and associated equipment.
Chief Conrad was raised in Hendersonville, North Carolina, and enlisted in the Air Force in June 1987. Her first assignment was with the 437th Supply Squadron at Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, as a Fuels Specialist. In 1989, she was assigned to Eielson AFB, Alaska, with the 343rd Supply Squadron as a Fuels Controller. From 1991 to 1994, she was a member of the 168th Air Refueling Wing, Alaska Air National Guard, and then the 121st Air Refueling Wing, Ohio ANG, as an Information Management Specialist. In 1994, she joined the 192nd Fighter Wing, Virginia ANG, as a Fuels Craftsman. When the unit converted from F-16's to F-22's in 2008, she retrained to the Aircraft Armament System career field as a weapons loader. After three years, Chief Conrad continued to lead as the 192nd Intelligence Squadron First Sergeant, the 192nd Wing First Sergeant and the 192nd Wing Weapons Manager. She has served overseas in Italy, Spain, Curacao, and Guam, and deployed in support of humanitarian missions and Operations Northern Watch, Iraqi Freedom, and Enduring Freedom, NATO Resolute Support, and Freedom’s Sentinel. Prior to her current position, the chief was the Senior Enlisted Leader of the 192nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 192nd Wing, Virginia ANG, at JB Langley-Eustis, Va.
In her civilian capacity, Chief Conrad is a retired police officer and was a member of the Crisis Negotiations and Crash Reconstruction teams. She also instructs fellow officers in the region in Crisis Intervention and has been actively involved in mental health programs. She currently serves on the Department of Charitable Gaming Legislative Board.
EDUCATION
1987 Fuels Specialist Course, Chanute Air Force Base, Ill.
1988 Noncommissioned Officer Preparatory Military Course, Eielson AFB, Alaska
1991 Information Management Course, by correspondence
1999 Noncommissioned Officer Academy, by correspondence
2008 USAF Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, by correspondence
2008 Aircraft Armament System Course (F-22), Sheppard AFB, Texas
2011 First Sergeant Academy, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2015 Associate of Science, Logistics Management, Armament Systems, Community College of the Air Force
2015 Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education Course, by correspondence
2020 Air Force Chief Master Sergeant Leadership Course, Air University, by correspondence
ASSIGNMENTS
1. June 1987 – August 1987, Trainee, Basic Military Training, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas
2. August 1987 – September 1987, Student, Fuels Specialist Course, Chanute AFB, Ill.
3. September 1987 – February 1989, 343rd Supply Squadron, Charleston AFB, S.C.
4. February 1989 – June 1991, 437th Supply Squadron, Eielson AFB, Alaska
5. June 1991 – November 1991, 168th Air Refueling Wing, Alaska Air National Guard, Fairbanks, Alaska
6. November 1991 – October 1994, 121st Air Refueling Wing, Ohio ANG, Columbus, Ohio
7. October 1994 – October 2007, 192nd Supply Squadron, 192nd Fighter Wing, Virginia ANG, Sandston, Va.
8. October 2007 – October 2011, 192nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 192nd Fighter Wing, Virginia ANG, Langley AFB, Va.
9. October 2011 – October 2014, First Sergeant, 192nd Intelligence Squadron, 192nd Fighter Wing, Virginia ANG, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va.
10. October 2014 – October 2017, First Sergeant, 192nd Fighter Wing, Virginia ANG, JB Langley-Eustis, Va.
11. October 2017 – February 2021, Weapons Manager, 192nd Wing, Virginia ANG, JB Langley-Eustis, Va.
12. February 2021 – June 2022, Senior Enlisted Leader, 192nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 192nd Wing, Virginia ANG, JB Langley-Eustis, Va.
13. June 2022 – Present, Senior Enlisted Leader, 192nd Maintenance Group, 192nd Wing, Virginia ANG, JB Langley-Eustis, Va.
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Meritorious Service Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal
STATE AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Virginia National Guard Commendation Medal
Virginia Governor’s National Service Medal
Virginia National Guard Emergency Service Ribbon
Virginia National Guard Service Ribbon with one device
Virginia National Guard Perfect Attendance Ribbon with nine devices
Ohio Award of Merit, Ohio Air National Guard
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
1988 9th Air Force Fuels Technician of the Year
2014 Outstanding First Sergeant of the Year
PROFFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Secretary, Enlisted Association of the National Guard, Virginia
Air Force Sergeants Association
American Legion, Virginia
Veterans of Foreign Wars, Virginia
Southern States Police Benevolent Association
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Airman 1st Class June 1, 1987
Senior Airman April 1, 1990
Staff Sergeant July 1, 1992
Technical Sergeant Aug. 29, 2000
Master Sergeant July 19, 2005
Senior Master Sergeant Dec. 9, 2014
Chief Master Sergeant April 21, 2017
(Current as of October 2023)