Command Master Chief
CMDCM (AW/SW) Warren J. Wiedemann
Command Master Chief (AW/SW) Warren J. Wiedemann is a native of Elyria, Ohio, where he graduated from Elyria West High School. He enlisted in the Navy on January 23, 1996 and attended Recruit Training in Great Lakes, IL.
Afterwards, he completed Aviation Ordnance 'A' school in Millington, Tennessee. Following school, he reported to his first duty station in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba where he was assigned to the magazine crew in the weapons department. It was there he made Third Class Petty Officer.
His duty stations since then include AIMD at Naval Air Station (NAS) Cecil Field, AIMD at NAS Oceana, Navy Recruiting Districts Ohio, where he made Second Class Petty Officer, Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 11 at NAS Jacksonville, where he made First Class Petty Officer, Helicopter Sea Combat (HSC) Weapons School Atlantic, where he picked up Chief Petty Officer, and Commander, Naval Air Forces at NAS North Island. In April of 2016 he reported to Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training Detachment Eglin Air Force Base Florida where he was advanced to Senior Chief Petty Officer.
He attended the Air Force Senior Enlisted Academy and was selected into the Command Senior Enlisted Leader Program. He then transferred to USS Little Rock Gold (LCS-9) where he led the crew through their initial certifications and maiden CF4 deployment and was subsequently advanced to Command Master Chief.
His next duty station was at Strike Fighter Squadron Eight Three (VFA-83) at NAS Oceana in Virginia Beach, Virginia. He has embarked on the Aircraft Carriers USS John F. Kennedy, USS Harry S. Truman, USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, and the USS Enterprise in support of Operation Deliberate Forge, Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom as well as detaching to 32 other Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force and Allied countries bases throughout the world.
He currently serves as the Command Master Chief at Patrol and Reconnaissance Squadron (VP) 16 at NAS Jax in Jacksonville, Florida.
During his Naval career he has achieved his Bachelor of Science degree in Organizational Leadership and obtained his Master Training Specialist certification. His awards include a Meritorious Service Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (3) and the Navy Achievement Medal (5).