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    Samuel King Jr.

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    Branch: Air Force
    Member Since: Jul 21, 2023

    Samuel King Jr., public affairs professional, is the chief of command information for Team Eglin Public Affairs. Within that capacity, he writes and edits articles and takes photographs for Eglin’s official internet website, is the webmaster for the base’s official site, mobile app and acts as a liaison between the base and off-base newspaper editors, escorts media, answers media queries and drafts communications plans for important and sensitive incidents which deal directly with the base and its surrounding communities. Mr. King also serves as a public affairs individual mobility augmentee at Air Force Reserve Command. After graduating from University of N.C. at Charlotte in 1999, Mr. King enlisted in the Air Force. He was an honor graduate from the Basic Journalism Course at the Defense Information School at Ft. Meade, Md. Mr. King served as editor of the wing newspaper and newsletter for the 4th Fighter Wing and 53rd Wing. He deployed to Southwest Asia where he oversaw the production of the Air Forces daily document “Air Power Summary” and was the first journalist to forward-deploy with the Central Air Forces band. When all wing PA offices at Eglin merged as Team Eglin PA in 2008, Mr. King transitioned into his current civilian role, managing command communications for the Air Force’s largest base. EDUCATION: 1999 Bachelors Degree, University of North Carolina at Charlotte 2003 Public Affairs Specialist Basic Journalism Course at Defense Information School, Ft. Meade Md. 2005 Airman Leadership School 2006 Editors Course, DINFOS, Ft Meade, Md. 2009 7-Level Public Affairs upgrade training, DINFOS, Ft. Meade, Md. ASSIGNMENTS: 1. July 2001 – Jan 2005 – Editor, 4th Fighter Wing, Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C. 2. Jan 2005 – Jan 2008 – Editor, 53rd Wing, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. 3. May 2007 – Sept 2007- PA NCO, Combined Air Operations Center, Qatar (deployment) 4. Dec 2008 – Current – Chief of Internal Information, Team Eglin Public Affairs, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. 5. Jan 2009 – 2017 – NCOIC, 919th Special Operations Wing, Duke Field 6. Apr 2017 – Current – IMA, Air Force Reserve Command, Robins Air Force Base, Ga.