Chief Master Sergeant Willie Applewhite Jr (Retired)


applewhiteCMSgt Willie Applewhite, Jr., served as Chief, Logistics Support, Civil Engineering, Security Forces, Services, Contracting Enlisted Assignments and Enlisted Extended Deployments Branch, Airman Assignments Division, Directorate of Assignments, Headquarters, Air Force Personnel Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, TX. Chief Applewhite managed distribution and assignments of over 70,000 Airmen in 32 career fields and was responsible for a Permanent Change of Station budget in excess of 1 billion dollars.

Chief Applewhite was born in Seguin, Texas and enlisted in the Air Force in December 1983 after graduating from Seguin High School.  He has served in a diverse range of Personnel and leadership positions at various levels of command top include the Squadron, Group, MAJCOM, and Field Operating Agency.  His assignments included installations in Texas, Mississippi, Kansas, Germany, Arizona, Republic of South Korea, Turkey, and Hawaii. Additionally, he has deployed in support of contingency operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.