The top enlisted man in the Air Force took a turn loading one of the guns on an Air Force Special Operations Command AC-130H gunship during an orientation flight out of Hurlburt Field, Fla., last week. CMSAF Rodney McKinley called the three days he spent with special operators an “amazing” learning experience. During an enlisted call, McKinley found the airmen highly interested in this summer’s rollout of a new enlisted performance report system that he said would require less time and be “easier to accomplish.”
Airmen and Guardians in the Active and Reserve component, as well as civilian employees, in “mission critical and high-risk populations” are now required to receive influenza vaccinations annually to “preserve force readiness,” according to a recent Department of the Air Force memo.