Lebsack, David B., Master Sergeant, U.S. Air Force (Ret.)

Master Sergeant David B. Lebsack was born in Columbus Montana June 1965. He attended Butte High School and Eastern Montana College. MSgt Lebsack entered the Air Force in January 1984. He attended basic training, and technical training at Lackland AFB, TX. He graduated from the Security Police Academy in June of 1984, and was assigned to the 91st Security Police Squadron, Minot AFB, ND.

In 1986, he moved to Bolling AFB, Washington DC as part of the US Air Force Honor Guard. He participated in ceremonial funerals, Pentagon and White House ceremonies. He was also selected to be Assistant NCOIC of Secretary of Defense Security. In 1988, MSgt Lebsack was assigned to the 1776 Security Police Squadron, Andrews AFB as part of the security team for Air Force One. He was heavily involved Air Force One replacement program, modifying Boeing 747 to serve as the new Presidential transport.

In 1990, he moved to Mons, Belgium as a Joint Service Security Team Leader at Supreme Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE), where he was responsible for the security of the Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR). In 1993, MSgt Lebsack was assigned to the 30th Security Police Squadron, Vandenberg AFB, CA, where he was the Personnel Security NCO.

In 1994, MSgt Lebsack cross trained to be a C-130 Loadmaster and was assigned to the 39th Airlift Squadron, Dyess AFB, TX; where he worked as Instructor Loadmaster, Standardization/Evaluation Loadmaster, and Chief Evaluator Loadmaster. In 2000 he moved to the 317th Airlift Control Squadron where he served as Affiliation Instructor, Mission Support Team Chief and First Sergeant. In 2002 MSgt Lebsack moved back to the 39th Airlift Squadron as Loadmaster Superintendent.

MSgt Lebsack’s awards include the Air Medal with six oak leaf clusters, Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters, the Aerial Achievement Medal with three oak leaf clusters, the Joint Service Commendation Medal, the Air Force Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters and the Air Force Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters. He has almost 3,000 flight hours in the C-130 with over 500 combat hours.