Chief Master Sergeant Lewis E. Singleton is Superintendent of the 6th Medical Group, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.  The overall group’s mission is to support the 6 AMW, USSOCOM, USCENTOM, including 62 coalition partner contingents and 39 tenant units with world-class prevention and health care services to DoD’s largest single catchment area for active duty, retirees, and their families totaling over 106,000 eligible beneficiaries.  
Chief Singleton serves as the principle advisor to the 6th Medical Group Commander, four squadron commanders, and 620 personnel on all issues impacting staff morale, welfare, and health while sustaining operations in eight separate locations.

Chief Singleton grew up in Sumter, South Carolina where he entered the Air Force in 1982.  His background includes various duties as a Security Policeman and Health Services Administration Manager with assignments in Virginia, Montana, Maryland, and Washington, DC. Chief Singleton also served overseas in the Republic of Korea and England, and deployed to Honduras in support of Operation Joint Task Force Bravo and Southwest Asia in support of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom.  

EDUCATION
1989  Noncommissioned Officer Leadership School
1993  Noncommissioned Officer Academy
2000  Associates Degree in Health Care Administration, CCAF
2002  Bachelors Degree in Health Care Administration, Bellevue University
2003  Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy
2004  Masters Degree in Education, American Intercontinental University
2008  Chiefs Leadership Course
2009  Executive Certificate in Leadership and Management, Notre Dame University

ASSIGNMENTS
1.  Aug 82 - Sep 82, Student, Basic Military Training, Lackland AFB, TX
2.  Sep 82 - Nov 82, Security Specialist Tech Training, Lackland AFB, TX
3.  Nov 82 - Jan 83, Airbase Ground Defense Training, Camp Bullis, TX
4.  Jan 83 - Sep 84, Security Patrolman, 1st Security Police Sq, Langley AFB, VA
5.  Sep 84 - Sep 85, Fire Team Leader, 8th Security Police Sq, Kunsan AB, Republic of Korea
6.  Sep 85 - Dec 87, Missile Security Controller, 341st Missile Security Sq, Malmstrom AFB, MT
7.  Dec 87 - Dec 88, Security Controller; Security Police Supervisor, 8th Security Police Sq,
Kunsan AB, Republic of Korea
8.  Dec 88 - May 95, Security Police Supervisor, 341st Security Police Sq; NCOIC, Medical
Readiness; NCOIC, Human Relations, 341st Medical Gp, Malmstrom AFB, MT
9.  May 95 - Jul 98, Superintendent, Operation Aeromedical Staging Facility, 89th Aeromedical
Staging Sq; Systems Instructor, 89th Medical Support Sq; Superintendent, Medical
Readiness, 89th Aerospace Medicine Sq, Andrews AFB, MD
10.  Jul 98 - Jul 99, NCOIC, Medical Information Systems, 52nd Medical Gp, Osan AB, Republic
of Korea
11.  Jul 99 – Jul 02, NCOIC, Medical Information Systems, 48th Medical Gp, England
12.  Jul 02 – Mar 04, Superintendent, Medical Information Systems, 89th Medical Support Sq;
Sq Superintendent, 79th Surgical Operations Sq, Andrews AFB, MD
13.  Mar 04 – Apr 08, Superintendent, Medical Programming, Office of the Surgeon General,
Bolling AFB, DC
14.  Apr 08 – present, Superintendent, 6th Medical Group, MacDill AFB, FL

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with seven oak leaf clusters

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Aug 82    Airman
Sep 82    Airman First Class
May 84    Senior Airman
Jan 86    Sergeant
Jan 87    Staff Sergeant
Jun 93    Technical Sergeant
May 96    Master Sergeant
Jun 03    Senior Master Sergeant
Mar 08    Chief Master Sergeant