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.
The Air Force announced Aug. 13 it recently tested prototypes for a portable ground station for commanding and controlling semi-autonomous Collaborative Combat Aircraft, and a spokesperson now says the plan is to award a contract for the effort next summer.


