Chief Master Sergeant Scott D. Bradbury serves as the Command Chief for the 5th Bomb Wing, Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota. He is the primary advisor to the Bomb Wing Commander on matters of readiness, professional development, health, welfare, discipline, quality of life, and force utilization. He ensures the wing’s Airmen are combat ready in support of B-52 bombers, providing long-range strike capability for combatant operations worldwide. Additionally, he is the host Wing Command Chief supporting over 12,000 active-duty Airmen, families, and civilian personnel at the nation’s only installation housing two legs of the nuclear triad.
Chief Bradbury is from Vancouver, Washington. He entered the Air Force in June 2001 and graduated from the A-10 Maintenance Technician course at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, in December 2001. Throughout his career, Chief Bradbury has filled multiple roles including A-10 Assistant Dedicated Crew Chief, Quality Assurance Inspector, A-10 APG Instructor, Specialist Flight Chief, F-16 Production Superintendent, Lead Production Superintendent, Squadron Maintenance Superintendent, AMU Superintendent, Squadron Senior Enlisted Leader, and Group Senior Enlisted Leader.
His stateside assignments include bases in North Carolina, Georgia, Utah, and Idaho. He also served overseas in South Korea, Japan, and deployed in support of Operations IRAQI FREEDOM, ENDURING FREEDOM, FREEDOM’S SENTINEL, and INHERENT RESOLVE.
EDUCATION
2005 Airman Leadership School, Pope AFB, NC
2010 Associates of Applied Science, Aircraft Maintenance Technology, CCAF
2011 Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Tyndall AFB, FL
2012 Associates of Applied Science, Instructor in Technology, CCAF
2012 Senior Enlisted Joint PME
2017 Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Maxwell AFB, AL
2018 Advanced Sortie Production Course, USAF Advanced Maintenance and Munitions Operations School, Nellis AFB, NV
2019 Chief Leadership Course, Maxwell AFB, AL
2022 Senior Enlisted Joint PME II
2023 Group Command Team Course, Montgomery, AL
2023 Senior Enlisted Legal Orientation, Maxwell AFB, AL
2024 Wing Command Team Course, Montgomery, AL
2024 Leading Strategically Senior Leader Development Course, Colorado Springs, CO
2024 Bachelor of Science in Human Resource Management, Park University, MO
ASSIGNMENTS
March 2002 – December 2003, Assistant Dedicated Crew Chief, 74th Fighter Squadron, Pope AFB, NC
December 2003 – December 2004, Assistant Dedicated Crew Chief, 25th AMU, Osan Air Base, ROK
January 2005 – June 2006, A-10 Dedicated Crew Chief, 74th AMU, Pope AFB, NC
June 2006 – November 2009, Quality Assurance Inspector, 23rd MXG, Pope AFB NC & Moody AFB, GA
November 2009 – December 2013, A-10 APG Instructor/NCOIC Instructor Element, 372d TRS, Det 9, Moody AFB,GA
December 2013 – October 2014, Specialist Flight Chief, 421st AMU, Hill AFB, UT
October 2014 – December 2016, F-16 Production Superintendent, 421st AMU, Hill AFB, UT
December 2016 – May 2017, F-16 Lead Production Superintendent, 421st AMU, Hill AFB, UT
May 2017 – May 2018, Lead Production Superintendent, 80th AMU, Kunsan Air Base, ROK
May 2018 – January 2019, Sortie Support Flight Chief, 391st Fighter Squadron, Mountain Home AFB, ID
January 2019 – February 2020, Maintenance Superintendent, 391st Fighter Squadron, Mountain Home AFB, ID
February 2020 – June 2021, Superintendent, 14th AMU, Misawa Air Base, Japan
June 2021 – March 2022, Senior Enlisted Leader, 35th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Misawa Air Base, Japan
March 2022 - June 2023, Senior Enlisted Leader, 35th Maintenance Group, Misawa Air Base, Japan
June 2023 – April 2024, Senior Enlisted Leader, 8th Maintenance Group, Kunsan Air Base, ROK
May 2024 – June 2026, Command Chief Master Sergeant, 80th Flying Training Wing, Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training Program, Sheppard AFB, TX
June 2026 – Present, Command Chief Master Sergeant, 5th Bomb Wing, Minot AFB, ND
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion Of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
2005 John L. Levitow Award, Airman Leadership School
2014 Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year, 388th Fighter Wing
2018 Lance P. Sijan Award, 8th Fighter Wing
(Current as of June 2026)