Air Force Reserve Command boss Lt. Gen. Charles Stenner has selected CMSgt. Kathleen Buckner for the command’s top enlisted position. Prior to this assignment, Buckner served as the command chief for the 349th Air Mobility Wing at Travis AFB, Calif., since May 2009. “We’re looking forward to Chief Buckner coming on board and sharing her distinctive wealth of experience. She’ll play a crucial leadership role through a historical period in this command,” said Stenner in a release. Buckner will replace CMSgt. Dwight Badgett, who is moving on to be senior enlisted advisor for Joint Task Force North at Fort Bliss, Tex.
Lt. Gen. Dan Caine, nominee to be chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told the Senate Armed Services Committee that the Defense Department needs to upgrade its electronic warfare capability and its EW training ranges; just as his predecessor said at his own confirmation hearing.