Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force-select Rodney McKinley says he has no plans to make immediate changes when he takes charge as the Air Force’s top enlisted man on July 1. McKinley noted during an Air Force interview that he will focus on the service’s top three priorities: winning the war on terror, taking care of the force’s airmen, and recapitalizing the Air Force.
A combined Navy and Air Force program is seeking to build a smaller version of a ubiquitous air-to-air missile that could give advanced aircraft, such as the Collaborative Combat Aircraft, greater magazine depth in a high-end fight.