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.
Airmen basic rarely go on to become four-star generals, but one who did retired last week after a 42 year career that saw him rise from a lowly slick-sleeve to the head of one of the Air Force’s most important major commands.