Michael Nalley

Michael joined the Air Force in 2001, serving as a firefighter. He is currently the Senior Enlisted Leader of the Fire Academy and is the only two-time winner of the DoD Fire Officer of the Year (2013/2023). He served as AFW2’s traveling First Sergeant in 2024, keeping morale and discipline in check during our CARE events and adaptive sports workshops. Michael has been enrolled in this program since 2017 and says, “There has never been a leader that regretted letting their Airmen get involved.” Michael was selected by his fellow teammates as Team Air Force’s Captain!