Missouri ANG Gets Female Command Chief: CMSgt. Gaila Sullivan is slated to become the new command chief master sergeant for the Missouri Air National Guard this February, when she will replace retiring CMSgt. Clifton Burnes at the 139th Airlift Wing in St. Joseph. Sullivan will be the first female command chief for the Missouri ANG, reports a St. Joseph TV station.
Airmen basic rarely go on to become four-star generals, but one who did retired last week after a 42 year career that saw him rise from a lowly slick-sleeve to the head of one of the Air Force’s most important major commands.