The Air Force announced a new and improved communications department—one it believes will lead to better rapport with the American public. The service plans to install a two-star general to lead the communications directorate, which will subsume the office of public affairs. The communications deputy director—a one-star general—will serve as head of public affairs. USAF named Brig. Gen. Erwin F. Lessel III and Col. Michelle D. Johnson to fill the new positions. Lessel is currently the director of plans and programs at Air Force Materiel Command. Johnson is director of personnel at Air Mobility Command. Gen. Michael Moseley, USAF Chief of Staff, says the new organization will ensure PAOs “have an active role in all significant operational planning, decision, and assessment points.”
How Miss America 2024 Took the Air Force Somewhere New
Dec. 20, 2024
When 2nd Lt. Madison Marsh became the first ever active service member crowned Miss America on Jan. 14, top Air Force officials recognized a rare opportunity to reach women and girls who otherwise might not consider military service as an option.