Home Military people Eric W. Benken Eric W. Benken Military person Eric W. Benken (born August 20, 1951) was the twelfth Chief Master Sergeant appointed to the highest noncommissioned officer (NCO) position in the United States Air Force. Personal facts Birth dateAugust 20, 1951 Birth placeCincinnati facebook tumblr linkedin twitter reddit google+ Search Military person awardLegion of MeritGallantry Cross (Vietnam)Achievement MedalAir Force Distinguished Service MedalDefense Meritorious Service MedalVietnam Campaign MedalVietnam Service MedalCommendation MedalMeritorious Service Medal (United States) military operationsVietnam War military unitHQ USAF Pentagon service start1970 service end1999 Topical connections A. Peter DeweyMilitary person A. J. BeckMilitary person Živojin MišićMilitary person Gerald R. MurrayMilitary person Frederick J. FinchMilitary person David J. CampanaleMilitary person Arthur L. AndrewsMilitary person Abbas KhattakMilitary person Aaron BankMilitary person Eric W. Benken on Wikipedia Eric W. Benken External resources http://www.af.mil/information/bios/bio.asp?bioID=4664