Command Sergeant Major (CSM) Michele S. Jones served as the 9th CSM of the Army Reserve from October 28, 2002 through August 30, 2006.

CSM Jones was the first woman in the United States Army Reserve to reach the position of command sergeant major of the U.S. Army Reserve. She was the first female NCO to serve in the highest enlisted position of a component of the U.S. Army, active or reserve, and was at one time the highest-ranking African-American female enlisted person in any branch of the United States military, as well as the highest-ranking enlisted African American in the Army Reserve.