December 9, 2024
CMSgt (Ret.) Cheryl R. Moye is our newest Veteran of the Week!
Chief Master Sergeant (Retired) Cheryl R. Moye is the squadron Chief Enlisted Manager, Manpower, Personnel and Services assigned to the 20th Force Support Squadron, Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina. Chief Moye is married to Master Sergeant Retired Darryl R. Moye and has a son, Darius R. Moye. She is a native of Alexander City, Alabama and graduated from Benjamin Russell High School, "Home of the Wildcats", in 1988. Chief Moye entered the United States Air Force in 1989 as a Ground Radio Operator and retrained into Personnel in 1995. Throughout her career, she mastered a myriad of roles and special experience responsibilities including Presidential Radio Operator at Andrews Air Force Base, Additional-Duty First Sergeant, Sumter School District Board of Trustees and Deputy Inspector General at McConnell Air Force Base in Kansas. She completed her Human Resources Development Bachelor’s Degree in 2010 and was previously assigned to ten locations throughout overseas and CONUS to include the Headquarters Air Force Pentagon on September 11, 2001.
Chief Moye advises the commander and staff on matters influencing the health, welfare, morale and effective utilization of all assigned personnel. She provides essential human services to the Team Shaw community through a wide variety of activities, facilities, and programs to including the following:
• child care
• before-and-after-school youth programs
• family day care
• enlisted dining facilities
• lodging
• outdoor recreation
• collocated club
• golf course
• library services
• bowling
• base honor guard
• mortuary affairs
• equipment rental
• veterinary clinic
• skeet and trap
• fitness center
• arts and crafts center
• education center and airman and family readiness center
• first term airman center
• manpower
• military and civilian personnel functions
These services support HQ 9 AF, USAFCENT, 20th Fighter Wing, 24 associate units and 83 geographically separated units comprising over 15,000 military personnel and their families. Chief Moye directly leads a diverse team of 116 active-duty members, 64 civilian employees, 248 NAF employees, 51 contractors for a total of 479 assigned personnel and effectively manages 5.7K manpower authorizations valued at $469.4M.
Finally, she deployed to Tsuiki Air Base, Fukuoka, Japan in support of 5th Air Force’s Exercise KEEN SWORD and garnered the esteemed and rare Department of Defense Customer Service RAPIDS/DEERS Site Excellence of the Year Award.
CMSgt (Ret.) Cheryl R. Moye is deeply embedded in the heart of the warm and patriotic South Carolina community, always ready to lend a helping hand. As Vice President of Communications, Air and Space Forces Association, Swamp Fox Chapter, she recently dedicated eight hours alongside the Shaw Spouses’ Group to assemble over 500 goody bags for Airmen and Soldiers living in the dormitories at Shaw Air Force Base. These care packages will be presented to the 20th Fighter Wing Commander, First Sergeants, and distinguished guests from Sumter on December 16, 2024. This festive tradition, held every year at Christmastime, has been ongoing for more than 35 years. Originally called "Shower Shaw with Cookies," it was renamed "Shower Shaw with Goodies" following the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to her work at Shaw, she volunteered for the Sumter Salvation Army’s "Ring the Bell" campaign at Simpson’s Hardware, dedicating 3-hours to this charitable effort. "Ring the Bell" is an annual event supported by the Kiwanis Club of Sumter, a global organization committed to enhancing the lives of children and communities through service projects, donations, and fundraisers. Her community involvement also extended to supporting the grand opening of the beautiful South Sumter Art Park, attending the Sumter High School Christmas Concert, and the Optimist Club’s Christmas Parade, further demonstrating her unwavering commitment to service and local causes.
Chief Moye has an extensive list of achievements spanning the length of her military career including the following:
EDUCATION AND TRAINING:
• 2016 South Carolina School Board Leadership Level One and Two
• 2016 AFPC MSgt Promotion Board Member
• 2016 AFPC SMSgt Promotion Test Writer
• 2014 BAC+ Human Resources Management
• 2012 NAF and APF Civilian Personnel Management Courses
• 2011 Force Support Squadron Superintendent’s Course
• 2011 CCAF Professional Management Cert
• 2010 Bachelor’s of Science HR Management
• 2010 AF SNCOA Professional Military Education
• 2009 AF Smart Operations of the 21st Century
• 2008 Inspector General’s Course
• 2007 Senior Enlisted Joint Military Professional Education
• 2006 AA in Applied Science HR Development
• 2004 AF NCOA Professional Military Education
• 1995 Airman Leadership School
ASSIGNMENTS:
• 90 – 92: Communications System Radio UK
• 92 – 94: Presidential Radio Operator, Andrews AFB
• 94 – 95: Global Radio Operator, Incirlik AB, Turkey
• 95 – 97: NCOIC Assignments, Goodfellow AFB
• 97 – 99: NCOIC CSS Personnel, Charleston AFB
• 99 - 01: Directorate of Personnel, NCOIC Executive Services, Pentagon
• 01 – 04: Chief, Commander’s Staff, Yokota AB, Japan
• 04 – 06: Superintendent, CSS, Incirlik AB, Turkey
• 07 – 09: Supt, Force Management Operations/McConnell AFB
• 09 – 13: Supt, Manpower and Personnel Flight, Moody
• 13 – 15: Squadron Superintendent, Moody AFB, GA
• 15 - 16: Squadron Superintendent, Shaw AFB, SC
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:
• Meritorious Service Medal (3 OLC)
• Air Force Commendation Medal (1 OLC)
• Air Force Achievement Medal (2 OLC)
• Meritorious Unit Award (1 OLC)
• AF Outstanding Unit Award (8 OLC)
• AF Good Conduct Medal (7 OLC)
• National Defense Service Medal (1 OLC)
• SW Asia Service Medal (1 OLC)
• Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal Global War on Terrorism Service Medal Humanitarian Service Medal Nuclear Deterrence Ops Svc Medal (1 OLC)
• AF Overseas Ribbon Short (1 OLC)
• AF Overseas Ribbon Long (1 OLC)
• AF Longevity Service (5 OLC)
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS:
• HQ ACC Gerrit D. Foster, 13 and 14
• HQ AFA Chapter Growth Award, ‘13
• HQ ACC General Wilma Vaught Visionary Leadership Award, ‘13
• 23d Wing SNCO of the Year, ‘12
• 23d Wing SNCO A1 of the Year, ‘12
• 23d Force Support Squadron SNCO Lance P. Sijan Award, ‘12
• HQ ACC Hennessey Award, 12
• 23d Wing AFA Mission Support Award, ‘11 and ‘12
• DoD Customer Service RAPIDS/DEERS Site Excellence of the Year, ‘11
• 23d Wing Manpower and Personnel Manager of the Year, ‘10
• 22 ARW SNCO Personnel Manager of the Year, ‘07
• HQ AMC Personnel Manager of the Year, ‘06
• 21st Expeditionary Mobility Task Force Personnel Manager of the Year, ‘04
• HQ PACAF NCO Personnel Manager of the Year, ‘04
• HQ PACAF Gerrit D. Foster, ‘04