Chief Master Sgt. Timothey C. Hodgin is the Command Chief, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. He is the Senior Enlisted Leader and the primary advisor to the Commander on all matters regarding the readiness, training, development, and effective utilization of a 6,500-member workforce that spans across the globe through the laboratory’s technology and functional directorates, the 711th Human Performance Wing and AFWERX. Chief Hodgin assists the commander in the implementation of a $3 Billion science, technology and innovation enterprise and a $3 Billion external research and development program.

Chief Hodgin entered the Air Force in August of 1998 and has served in multiple AFSC’s including Electrical Systems, Systems Administrator, Sensor Operator, and Intelligence Analyst. His assignments include bases in California, Hawaii, Nevada, South Korea, Alaska, and Washington. During his time as a Sensor Operator, Chief Hodgin logged more than 1,500 combat flying hours and earned instructor and flight evaluator ratings. He has been a Command Team member at the Squadron, Group and Wing level, and has deployed in support of Operations IRAQI FREEDOM, NEW DAWN, ENDURING FREEDOM, ODYSSEY DAWN, and UNIFIED PROTECTOR.

Before his current role, he served as Command Chief of the 36th Wing, Andersen AFB, Guam, where he led 8,000 total force Airmen and civilians as the wing prepared to “execute the pacing O-Plan”.
 
EDUCATION
1998 Electrical Systems Apprentice Course, Sheppard AFB, Texas
2001 Computer Operations Apprentice Course, Keesler AFB, Mississippi
2003 Airman Leadership School, Travis AFB, California
2007 Imagery Intelligence Analysis Apprentice Course, Goodfellow AFB, Texas
2008 Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Kirtland AFB, New Mexico
2009 Associate of Applied Science, Info Systems Management, Comm College of the Air Force, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2009 Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy (Course 14) by correspondence
2011 Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education, by correspondence
2012 Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2014 Senior Enlisted Intelligence Master Skills Course, Goodfellow AFB, Texas
2014 Professional Managers Certification, Comm College of the Air Force, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2015 Bachelors of Arts, Intelligence Studies, American Military University
2017 Chiefs Leadership Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2020 Senior Enlisted Joint Military Professional Military Education II, by correspondence
2021 Senior Enlisted Legal Orientation Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2021 Command Chief Master Sergeant Orientation Course, Joint Base Andrews, Maryland
2021 Master of Arts, Management/Concentration in Organizational Leadership, American Military University
2022 Strategic Mindset Seminar, Flatter INC, Fredericksburg, Virginia
2023 Enterprise Perspective Seminar, Alan Freed Associates, Washington D.C.
2023 Enterprise Leadership Seminar, Kenan-Flagler Business School, Univ of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
2025 Keystone Command Senior Enlisted Leader Course, National Defense University, Washington D.C.
 
ASSIGNMENTS

1. August 1998 – September 1998, Trainee, basic military training, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas
2. September 1998 – April 1999, Student, electrician technical training, 366th Training Squadron, Sheppard AFB, Texas
3. April 1999 – August 2001, Alarm Technician, 60th Civil Engineer Squadron, Travis AFB, California
4. August 2001 – July 2004, System Administrator, 60th Communications Squadron, Travis AFB, California
5. July 2004 – July 2007, Information Protection Operations Technician, Hickam AFB, Hawaii
6. July 2007 – February 2008, Student, intelligence analysis technical training, Goodfellow AFB, Texas
7. February 2008 – December 2011, Flight Chief, 15th Reconnaissance Squadron, Creech AFB, Nevada
8. December 2011 – June 2015, Operations Superintendent, DGS-2, Beale AFB, California
9. June 2015 – June 2017, Operations Superintendent, 6th Intelligence Squadron, Osan AB, Republic of Korea
10. June 2017 – June 2019, Superintendent, 13th Intelligence Squadron, Beale AFB, California
11. June 2019 – April 2022, Senior Enlisted Leader, 373 ISRG and Senior Enlisted Leader, NSA Alaska
12. May 2022 – June 2024, Command Chief, 62d Airlift Wing, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington
13. June 2024 – June 2025, Command Chief, 36th Wing, Anderson Air Force Base, Guam
14. June 2025 – Present, Command Chief, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio

FLIGHT INFORMATION
Qualification: Flight Evaluator/Sensor Operator
Flight hours: 1,536
Aircraft: MQ1-B
 
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Aerial Achievement Medal with three silver and one bronze oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters
 
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
2003 Academic Achievement Award and Distinguished Graduate from ALS Travis AFB
2008 John L. Levitow Award from NCOA Kirtland AFB
2010 332 Air Expeditionary Wing Aircrew Safety Award
2012 Distinguished Graduate from SNCOA Gunter Annex
2012 9 Intelligence Squadron SNCO of the year
2013 548 Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group AFISRAP nominee
2014 548 Operations Support Squadron SNCO of the year
2015 694 Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group SNCO of the year
2016 480 Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing, Lance P. Sijan Award nominee
 
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Airman Basic August 5, 1998
Airman February 5, 1999
Airman First Class December 5, 1999
Senior Airman August 5, 2001
Staff Sergeant May 1, 2003
Technical Sergeant July 1, 2006
Master Sergeant July 1, 2009
Senior Master Sergeant February 1, 2013
Chief Master Sergeant April 1, 2017
 
(Current as of Nov 2025)