Colonel Shelley R. Campbell serves as the Chief of the Joint Staff at the Wyoming National Guard Joint Force Headquarters and the Director of Staff for the Wyoming Air National Guard. In this position she shares the responsibility for planning, training and execution of National Guard joint military program operations throughout the state to include Defense Support to Civilian Authorities.
Colonel Campbell began her military career in 1980 when she enlisted in the United States Air Force. After completion of basic training and technical training, she was assigned as an Air Traffic Controller at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. She served there on active duty until her separation in 1984.
Colonel Campbell has deployed three times in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom; first for six months to Pakistan in 2001, later to Afghanistan in 2003 for three months and finally to Iraq in 2006 for another three months.
EDUCATION
1985 Technical Certificate, Administrative Assistant, Barnes Business College, Denver, Colo.
1985 Bachelor of Science degree in technical management, Regis University, Denver, Colo.
1992 Associate of applied science, airway science, Community College of the Air Force, by correspondence
1998 Squadron Officers School, by correspondence
2000 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
2005 Master of Public Administration, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyo.
2007 Air War College, by correspondence
2007 Advanced Joint Professional Military Education, Norfolk, Va.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. August 1980 - May 1984, Air Traffic Controller, 2021st Air Traffic Control Flight, Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla.
2. July 1990 - November 1992, Air Traffic Controller, 114th Air Traffic Control Flight, Colorado Air National Guard, Buckley Air National Guard Base, Aurora, Colo.
3. November 1992 - July 1995, Chief, Air Traffic Control Operations, Pennsylvania Air National Guard, State College Air National Guard Station, Penn.
4. July 1995 - May 1998, Vice Commander, 206th Combat Communications Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard, Anchorage, Ala.
5. May 1998 - July 2009, Commander, 243rd Air Traffic Control Squadron, Wyoming Air National Guard, Cheyenne, Wyo.
6. July 2009 - present, Chief of the Joint Staff, Wyoming Air National Guard, Cheyenne, Wyo.
AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Achievement Medal
Army Achievement Medal
Navy/Marine Achievement Medal
Air Force Meritorious Unit Award
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Valor
Combat Readiness Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Good Conduct Medal
Air Reserve Forces Meritorious Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal with bronze service star
Afghanistan Campaign Medal
Iraq Campaign Medal
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal
Air Force Overseas Short Tour Ribbon
Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with gold border
Air Force Longevity Service with three oak leaf clusters
Armed Forces Reserve Medal with "M" device and bronze hourglass
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon
Air Force Training Ribbon with oak leaf cluster
Wyoming National Guard Medal for Excellence
Wyoming National Guard Meritorious Achievement Ribbon
Wyoming National Guard Outstanding Service Ribbon with oak leaf cluster
Wyoming National Guard Achievement Ribbon with three oak leaf clusters
Wyoming National Guard Service Ribbon with 15-year device
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS
Past Kiwanis President
Junior Leadership of Laramie County
High Plains Toastmasters, CTM
Leadership Cheyenne program,1999-2000
Leadership Wyoming program, 2008-2009
Past president and awards chair for the Wyoming National Guard Association
Mentor for the Company Grade Officer's Council, as well as awards advisor
Member of the Greater Cheyenne Chamber of Commerce, Military Affairs Committee, Air Force Association, and National Guard Association
Serves on the governor's Health and Home Services Subcabinet
Serves on the Department of Corrections transition from prisoner to community task force
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
Air Mobility Command Warrior Award
The Colonel Derrel L. Dempsey Air Traffic Control Officer of the Year for 2001 and 2007
Company Grade Officer of the Year for 2000
Seven Seals Award from Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve
The Scottish Rite Masons of Wyoming Vanguard of Freedom Award
National Distinguished Leadership Award from the Cheyenne Chamber of Commerce
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant Apr. 1, 1993
First Lieutenant Apr. 1, 1995
Captain Apr. 6, 1997
Major Apr. 16, 2001
Lieutenant Colonel July 13, 2005
Colonel July 10, 2009
(Current as of December 2012)