Chief Master Sergeant Timothy C. Jenkins is the Senior Enlisted Leader, Air Force Public Affairs Agency, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. The Air Force Public Affairs Agency is a field operating agency reporting directly to the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force for Public Affairs at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., and provides operational control over one Combat Camera squadron and two audiovisual squadrons. As the senior enlisted leader, Chief Jenkins serves as the primary advisor to the agency commander on the effective use of 299 military, civilian and contractor personnel, responsible for providing imagery documentation of Air Force warfighter and humanitarian relief missions, audiovisual production support, the Public Affairs visual information equipment purchasing program, the public web program, and the branding and trademark licensing program. Additionally, the agency serves as the sole force provider for Combat Camera forces in the Air Force.
Chief Jenkins entered the Air Force in 1998 as a Security Forces Apprentice. In 2001, he cross-trained into Public Affairs, and has led command information, civic engagement, and media operations for multiple wing-level Public Affairs programs, the U.S. Air Force Academy, Air Force Global Strike Command, Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs National Media Engagement Office, and Combat Camera. Most recently, as the Public Affairs Chief Enlisted Manager, Air Education and Training Command, he served as the primary advisor to the Public Affairs director on morale, welfare, recognition, and career progression of more than 380 military, civilian and contractor personnel on the headquarters staff and 19 units across 14 locations.
EDUCATION
2001 Basic Public Affairs Journalist Course, Defense Information School, Fort Meade, Maryland
2004 Airman Leadership School, Beale Air Force Base, California
2006 Associate of Science in Communications, Community College of the Air Force, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
2008 Bachelor of Arts in Communication, Regis University, Denver, Colorado
2009 Intermediate Public Affairs Specialist Course, Defense Information School, Fort Meade, Maryland
2011 Air Force NCO Academy, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska
2013 Visual Information Management Course, Defense Information School, Fort Meade, Maryland
2013 Professional Manager Certification, Community College of the Air Force, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama
2014 Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education 1, Correspondence
2014 Contingency Wartime Planning Course, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama
2015 Joint Senior Public Affairs Course, Defense Information School, Fort Meade, Maryland
2017 Air Force SNCO Academy, Gunter Annex, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama
2017 Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education 2, Correspondence
2020 Master of Arts in Organization Leadership, Waldorf University, Forest City, Iowa
2023 Chief Leadership Course, Gunter Annex, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama
ASSIGNMENTS
1. August 1998-April 2001, 28th Security Forces Squadron, Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota
2. April 2001-October 2001, Newspaper Editor, 28th Bomb Wing, Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota
3. October 2001-April 2005, Newspaper Editor, 9th Reconnaissance Wing, Public Affairs, Beale Air Force Base, California
4. April 2005-April 2009, Media Relations Specialist and NCOIC, Internal Information, Directorate of Public Affairs, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado
5. July 2009-July 2011, NCOIC, Operations, 12th Flying Training Wing, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas (June 2010 – Dec 2010, NCOIC, Internal Information, 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar)
6. July 2011-July 2014, NCOIC, PA Operations, 354th Fighter Wing, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska
7. July 2014-April 2016, Functional Area Manager and Manager, Public Affairs Plans and Resources, Air Force Global Strike Command, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana
8. April 2016 – July 2018, Superintendent, Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs National Media Outreach, New York, New York
9. July 2018 – July 2020, Training Superintendent and Senior Enlisted Leader, 1st Combat Camera Squadron, Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina
10. August 2020 – July 2022, Superintendent, Public Affairs, 87th Air Base Wing, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey
11. July 2022 – February 2024, Senior Enlisted Leader, 1st Combat Camera Squadron, Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina
12. February 2024 – July 2025, Public Affairs Chief Enlisted Manager, Headquarters Air Education and Training Command, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas
13. July 2025 – Present, Air Force Public Affairs Agency, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Meritorious Service Medal with five oak leaf clusters
Air and Space Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air and Space Achievement Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Air and Space Recognition Ribbon
Humanitarian Service Medal
Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
2010 Air Education Training Command Print Journalist of the Year
2011 John L. Levitow Award, Non-Commissioned Officer Academy
2016 Air Force Global Strike Command SNCO of the Year
2019 1st Combat Camera Squadron SNCO of the Year
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Chief Master Sergeant 1 March 2022
(Current as of July 2025)