Name: Jeremy David Diola
Archangel AKPJ Association Position: Vice President
Linkedin Profile: Jeremy Diola
Veteran Status: Current Alaska Air National Guard active Pararescueman and Senior Enlisted Leader for the 212th Rescue Squadron (2003-current).
Prior USMC Sniper (1998-2002).
Biography Summary:
Chief Master Sergeant Jeremy Diola is an Air Force Special Warfare Pararescueman, and Senior Enlisted Leader assigned to the 212th Rescue Squadron, Joint-Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. Chief Diola is responsible for leading the 212th Rescue Squadron. He mentors, develops, enforces policies, procedures, and directives for fourteen different Air Force Specialties and 117 personnel, while maintaining full combat mission readiness in support of 11th Air Force, humanitarian relief operations, and a multitude of other contingency operations for the state of Alaska and other Combatant Commands.
Chief Diola grew up in Santa Cruz, California. He entered the US Marine Corps in 1998, US Air Force in 2003, and the Alaska Air National Guard in 2017. He has deployed to Kosovo, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Africa. In addition to his many combat deployments, he has supported multiple NASA space shuttle operations, provided technical rescue coverage for the President of the United States (POTUS), and deployed to the SOUTHCOM AOR to instruct partner nations. Before assuming his current position, he served as the Combat Development Team Superintendent, Mission Support Superintendent, Operations Superintendent at the USAF Pararescue and Combat Rescue Officer School, Operations Chief for the 88th Test and Evaluation Squadron, and held a variety of leadership positions at multiple operational rescue squadrons. He was appointed to this position in January 2021.
Positions:
1998-2002: Scout Sniper Chief, USMC, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, Camp Lejeune, NC
2003-2006: Pararescue Student, USAF, Detachment 1, 342 TRS, Kirtland AFB, NM
2006-2009: Section Chief, USAF, 58th Rescue Squadron, Nellis AFB, NV
2009-2012: Flight Chief, USAF, 56th Rescue Squadron, RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom
2012-2016: Operations Superintendent USAF, 351st Battle Field Airman Squadron, Kirtland AFB, NM
2016-2017: Operations Chief, USAF, 88th Test and Evaluation Squadron, Nellis AFB, NV
2017-2018: Combat Development Superintendent, 212th Rescue Squadron, JBER, AK
2018-2021: Combat Mission Support Superintendent, AKANG, 212th Rescue Squadron, JBER, AK
2021-current: Senior Enlisted Leader, AKANG, 212th Rescue Squadron, JBER, AK
Education:
2006: National Registry Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic, ENMU-Roswell, NM
2004: USAF Airman Leadership School, Kirtland AFB, NM
2012: USAF NCO Academy, Lackland AFB, TX
2012: Bachelor of Science, Healthcare Management, Trident University International, CA
2014: Associate of Science, Instructor in Technology, CCAF, AL
2014: Associate of Science, Personnel Recovery, CCAF, AL
2015: USAF SNCO Academy, AL
2016: Joint Special Operations professional education, Joint Special Operations University, MacDill, AFB, FL
2021: Chief Master Sergeant Orientation Course, Andrews AFB, MD
2021: Chief Master Sergeant Leadership Course, Maxwell AFB, AL
In-progress: Master of Science in Leadership, Trident University International, CA
