The new Command Chief Master Sergeant for Pacific Air Forces, CMSgt. Anthony Bishop, began his Air Force career at Andersen AFB, Guam, and served two more PACAF tours on Okinawa at Kadena AB, Japan. Most recently, Bishop served as the commandant of the Air Force’s First Sergeant Academy at Maxwell AFB, Ala. (Read more here.) His predecessor at PACAF is now USAF’s top enlisted man, CMSAF Rodney McKinley.
The 301st Fighter Wing in Fort Worth, Texas, became the first standalone Reserve unit in the Air Force to get its own F-35s, welcoming the first fighter Nov. 5.