Senior Airman Ashley J. Dillon is a Pacific Air Forces F-16 Demonstration Team crew chief and a tactical aircraft maintenance journeyman at the 13th Fighter Generation Squadron, 35th Fighter Wing, Misawa Air Base, Japan.
Senior Airman Dillon is a 5-level Journeyman, responsible for overseeing her aircraft's overall health and wellbeing throughout maintenance operations and tactical aircraft sorties. She is a team member of flight of crew chiefs and maintainers in repairing, troubleshooting, inspecting, and generating combat-ready, safe, and reliable aircraft.
Senior Airman Dillon enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in July 2022 out of Chiopee, Massachusetts. She completed her tactical aircraft maintenance technical school in December 2022, and has since continued learning and perfecting her craft as an F-16 crew chief. She has traveled throughout the pacific theater demonstrating her knowledge and maintenance practices furthering unit capabilities.
Education
- 2022, Oxford High School, Oxford, Connecticut
- Jan 2024- Current, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Assignments
- July 2022 - Sept. 2022, Trainee, Basic Military Training, Lackland AFB, Texas
- Sept. 2022 - Dec. 2022, Tactical Aircraft Maintenance Apprentice, Sheppard AFB, Texas
- Jan. 2023 - Present, F-16 Assistant Dedicated Crew Chief, 13 FGS, Misawa AB, Japan​
- Sep. 2024 - Present, PACAF Demo Team Crew Chief
Major Awards and Decorations
- Air and Space Achievement Medal
- Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
- National Defense Service Medal
Effective Dates of Promotion
- Airman Basic July 2022
- Airman First Class Sep. 2022
- Senior Airman July 2024
(Current as of 29 October 2024)