AIRMAN FIRST CLASS DONALD C. KNECHTEL
Airman 1st Class Donald C. Knechtel is a photojournalist with the 28th Bomb Wing Public Affairs office at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D. Airman Knechtel is responsible for producing and publishing print stories and photographs in support of Ellsworth AFB, highlighting the efforts of more than 3,800 service members and Department of Defense civilian employees.
Airman Knechtel was raised in Plainfield, Ill., and entered the Air Force in April 2015. He then attended the Basic Photojournalist Course at Fort Meade, Md., graduating in November 2015.
EDUCATION
2015 Associate of Applied Science degree in Public Affairs, Community College of the Air Force (degree in progress.)
ASSIGNMENTS
1. April 2015 – June 2015, Trainee, Basic Military Training, Lackland AFB, Texas
2. June 2015– November 2015, Student, Defense Information School, Fort Meade, Md.
3. November 2015 – Present, Photojournalist, 28th Bomb Wing Public Affairs, Ellsworth AFB, S.D.
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Airman 1st Class April 15, 2016
(Current as of December 2017)
