Chief Master Sergeant Steven G. Creek is the Command Chief Master Sergeant for the 378th Air Expeditionary Wing and the 9th Reconnaissance Wing, Beale Air Force Base, California. At Beale, Chief Creek represents the 7,000 military, civilian, and contractor personnel of Team Beale while also serving as the principal advisor to the commander on all enlisted matters, including those that affect the health, welfare, morale, training, development, readiness, quality of life, and the effective utilization of assigned personnel. The 9th Reconnaissance Wing is comprised of four groups and four overseas operating locations, executing worldwide missions in support of all six geographic combatant commanders.
Chief Creek entered the U.S Air Force in 1999 at 17 years old and has over 25 years of active service. He has experience in various roles as an Aerospace Medicine Squadron Superintendent, Department Chief at the United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, MAJCOM Functional Manager, Group SEL, and Fighter Wing Command Chief. His background includes a full spectrum of operational experience with multiple deployments to Oman, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Pakistan, Jordan and Qatar in support of Operation’s SOUTHERN WATCH, ENDURING FREEDOM, INHERENT RESOLVE and FREEDOM’S SENTINEL. Additionally, Chief Creek has served in various key developmental positions, to include Additional Duty First Sergeant, AFMC 4E Public Health Functional Manager, and AFCENT 4E Public Health Functional Manager.
Prior to his current position, Chief Creek was the Command Chief (Wolf Chief), 8th Fighter Wing, Kunsan AB, South Korea.
EDUCATION
1999 Public Health Apprentice Course, USAF School of Aerospace Medicine, Brooks Air Force Base, Texas
2004 USAF Airmen Leadership School, Langley AFB, Va.
2007 Associate’s Degree, Public Health Technology, Community College of the Air Force
2009 USAF NCO Academy, Maxwell-Gunter AFB, Ala.
2010 Professional Manager Certification, Community College of the Air Force
2011 Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education Correspondence Course
2013 USAF Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Maxwell-Gunter AFB, Ala.
2017 Combined Senior Leadership Course, Defense Health Headquarters, Falls Church, Va.
2018 USAF Chief Master Sergeant’s Leadership Course, Maxwell-Gunter AFB, Ala.
2021 Joint Medical Executive Skills Institute Executive Capstone Course for Military Health Service Leaders
2023 Senior Enlisted Legal Orientation, Judge Advocate General’s School, Maxwell-Gunter AFB, Ala.
2023 Wing Command Team Course, Montgomery, Ala.
2023 Bachelor of Applied Science, Public Health, Wayland Baptist University, Plainview, Texas
ASSIGNMENTS OR CHRONOLOGY
1. July 1999 – September 1999, Trainee, Basic Military Training, Lackland AFB, Texas
2. September 1999 – January 2000, Student, Public Health Apprentice Course, USAF School of Aerospace Medicine,
Brooks AFB, Texas
3. January 2000 – August 2011, Public Health Technician, 633rd Aerospace Medicine Squadron, Joint Base Langley-
Eustis, Va.
4. August 2011 – September 2013, Superintendent, Public Health Flight, 96th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, Eglin
AFB, Fla.
5. October 2013 – November 2016, Superintendent, Public Health Flight, 673rd Aerospace Medicine Squadron, Joint
Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska
6. November 2016 – December 2017, Superintendent, 9th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, Beale AFB, Calif.
7. December 2017 – December 2019, Superintendent, Public Health and Preventive Medicine Department USAF
School of Aerospace Medicine and HQ AFMC 4E Functional Manager, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
8. January 2020 – May 2023, Senior Enlisted Leader, 35th Medical Group, Misawa AB, Japan
9. May 2023 – May 2024, Command Chief, 8th Fighter Wing, Kunsan AB, Republic of Korea
10. July 2024 –Present, Command Chief, 9th Reconnaissance Wing, Beale AFB, Calif.
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal with five oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Meritorious Unit Award
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Valor Device
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
CMSgt August 1, 2017
(Current as of Oct. 2024)