Chief Janice K. Presha is the Senior Enlisted Leader, 14th Mission Support Group, Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. In this position Chief Presha provides leadership, management and guidance in organizing, equipping, training, and mobilizing a 665 person work force consisting of 6-squadrons. The Mission Support Group operates and maintains all facilities and infrastructure for a 6,013-acre base and provides contracting, law enforcement, supply, transportation, fire protection, communications, education, recreation and personnel management for 9,500 personnel enabling the successful mission of Air Education & Training Command’s Undergraduate Pilot Training Program.
Chief Presha was raised in Pointblank, Texas and enlisted in the Air Force in August 2001. She graduated the Materiel Management course November 2001 and served in various positions and excelled as a Master Military Training Instructor. Her base assignments include Louisiana, Colorado, Texas, Oklahoma, Georgia and Germany, in addition to numerous deployments in support of Operations IRAQI FREEDOM, ENDURING FREEDOM, INHERENT RESOLVE, and SPARTAN SHIELD. Prior to her current position, Chief served as the Flight Chief, Materiel Management, 86th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany.
EDUCATION
2006 Airman Leadership School, Barksdale Air Force Base, La.
2006 Associate, Logistics Management, Community College of the Air Force, Montgomery, Ala.
2009 Bachelor of Science, General Liberal Studies Degree, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston
2013 Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Peterson AFB, Colo.
2015 Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education I, Joint Knowledge Online, Suffolk, Va., by correspondence
2016 Associate, Education and Training, Community College of the Air Force, Montgomery, Ala.
2019 Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Gunter Annex-Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2020 Logistics Readiness Senior Noncommissioned Officer Correspondence Course
2022 Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education II, Joint Knowledge Online, Suffolk, Va., by correspondence
2025 Master of Arts in Christian Ministry Degree, Liberty University, Lynchburg, Va.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. August 2001–October 2001, Trainee, Basic Military Training Flight, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas
2. October 2001–December 2001, Student, Materiel Management, Lackland AFB, Texas
3. December 2001–July 2010, Storage and Issue Supervisor, 2d Logistics Readiness Squadron, Barksdale AFB, La.
(October 2002–February 2003, Customer Service Technician, 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar) (September 2006–January 2007, Mission Capable Noncommissioned Officer in Charge, 332d Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, Balad AB, Iraq)
4. August 2010–October 2014, Noncommissioned Officer in Charge, Flight Service Center, 21st Logistics Readiness Squadron, Peterson AFB, Colo.
5. October 2014–June 2018, Military Training Instructor Supervisor, 321st Training Squadron, Lackland AFB, Texas
6. June 2018–June 2021, Superintendent, Materiel Management Flight, 97th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Altus AFB, Okla.
7. June 2021–January 2023, Senior Enlisted Leader, Wing Air Staff A-4 Directorate, Moody AFB, Ga. (July 2022–December 2022, Flight Chief, Materiel Management, 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, Ali Al Salem AB, Kuwait)
8. June 2023–July 2025, Flight Chief, Materiel Management, 86th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Ramstein AB, Germany
9. August 2025-Present, Senior Enlisted Leader, 14th Mission Support Group, Columbus AFB, Miss.
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Meritorious Service Medal with five oak leaf clusters
Air and Space Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air and Space Achievement Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air and Space Outstanding Unit Award with six oak leaf clusters
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Airman Basic Aug. 26, 2001
Airman Feb. 26, 2002
Airman First Class Dec. 26, 2002
Senior Airman Feb. 26, 2004
Staff Sergeant April 1, 2006
Technical Sergeant Dec. 1, 2011
Master Sergeant March 1, 2016
Senior Master Sergeant Nov. 1, 2019
Chief Master Sergeant March 1, 2024
(Current as of August 2025)