Colonel Amanda M. Sheets is Commander, 19th Maintenance Group, 19th Airlift Wing, Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas. She provides leadership and training for more than 1,100 personnel maintaining Air Mobility Command’s 31 C-130J aircraft. Also, Colonel Sheets directs heavy maintenance, off-equipment maintenance and aerospace ground equipment support to Air Education and Training Command’s 14 C-130J aircraft and support equipment.
Prior to her assignment, Colonel Sheets served as the Chief of the Maintenance Division, Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command, Directorate of Logistics, Engineering, and Force Protection, Robins AFB, GA. She oversaw management of aircraft sustainment, munitions, support equipment, maintenance programs, and serves as the functional and/or program manager for maintenance. Additionally, Colonel Sheets served as the command’s primary focal point for establishing maintenance policy, procedures and Quality Assurance programs.
Colonel Sheets entered the Air Force in 1996 after being commissioned through the Reserve Officer Training Corps from Kent State University in Kent, OH. An Air Force Maintenance Officer with more than 27 years in service, Colonel Sheets has served in a variety of positions throughout her Active Duty and Reserve Career obtaining experience on multiple platforms to include B-52H, C-17, HH-60, F-15E, C-130E, KC-135, C-5A, C-40C and KC-46 aircraft.
EDUCATION
1996 Bachelor of Art Degree in History, Kent State University, OH
1997 Aircraft Maintenance Officer Course, Sheppard Air Force Base, TX
2000 Aircraft Mishap Investigation Course, Kirkland AFB, NM
2001 Squadron Officer School in residence, Maxwell AFB, AL
2005 Maintenance Officer Intermediate Course, Sheppard AFB, TX
2011 Air Command and Staff College by correspondence.
2013 Master of Aeronautical Management, Embry Riddle University.
2015 Air War College by correspondence
2019 Reserve Component National Security Course, National Defense
University, Washington DC
ASSIGNMENTS or CAREER CHRONOLOGY
1. Jul 1996 – Jul 1998, OIC, Sortie Production, 11th Bomb Squadron,
Barksdale Air Force Base, LA
2. Jul 1998 – Jan 1999, Accessory Flight Commander, 2d Maintenance
Squadron, Barksdale AFB, LA
3. Jan 1999 – Jun 1999, Fabrication Flight Commander, 2d Maintenance
Squadron, Barksdale AFB, LA
4. Jun 1999 – May 2000, Deputy Director, Aircraft Maintenance Management,
437th Logistics Group, Charleston AFB, SC
5. May 2000 – Jan 2002, Sortie Generation Flight Commander, 437th Aircraft
Generation Squadron, Charleston AFB, SC
6. Jan 2002 – Jan 2003, Maintenance Supervisor, 85th Maintenance
Squadron, Keflavik NAS, Iceland
7. Jan 2003 – Jul 2005, Chief, Aircraft Maintenance and Safety Inspections,
the Office of the Inspector General, Headquarters AFRC, Robins AFB, GA
8. Jul 2005 – Sep 2007, Operations Officer, 43d Aircraft Maintenance
Squadron, Pope AFB, NC
9. Sep 2007 – Jan 2010, Individual Ready Reserve
10. Jan 2010 – Aug 2010, Commander, 916th Maintenance Operations Flight,
Seymour Johnson AFB, NC
11. Aug 2010 – Jan 2014, Commander, 916th Aircraft Maintenance
Squadron, Seymour Johnson AFB, NC
12. Jan 2014 – Oct 2015, Deputy Commander, 433d Maintenance Group,
JBSA Lackland, TX
13. Oct 2015 – Oct 2017, Commander, 932d Maintenance Group, Scott AFB,
IL
14. Oct 2017 – Sep 2018, Senior IMA to the Director, Agile Combat Support,
Wright Patterson AFB, OH
15. Sep 2018 – Jul 2021, Commander, 916th Maintenance Group,
Seymour Johnson AFB, NC
16. Jul 2021 – Jun 2024, Chief Maintenance Division, HQ AFRC, Robins AFB,
GA
17. Jun 2024 – Present, Commander, 19th Maintenance Group, Little Rock
AFB, AR
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal with six oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Air Force Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with two oak leaf clusters
National Defense Service Medal
Iraq Campaign Medal
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Air Force Overseas Ribbon Short
Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with Gold Border
Air Force Longevity Service with four oak leaf clusters
Air Force Training Ribbon
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant June 5, 1996
First Lieutenant June 5, 1998
Captain June 5, 2000
Major June 1, 2006
Lieutenant Colonel August 15, 2012
Colonel July 1, 2017
(Current as of November 2024)