CMSgt. Joseph Barron is Air Mobility Command’s new top enlisted man, reporting for his new role after 16 months at Keesler AFB, Miss., as the command chief master sergeant for 2nd Air Force. Barron’s service includes duty with the Air Force Office of Special Investigations, Air Force Recruiting Service, and Air Force Thunderbirds Aerial Demonstration Team.
U.S. Special Operations Command is shifting its aviation plans to favor more drone swarms and fewer militarized crop-dusters, according to its fiscal 2027 budget request.