Missouri ANG Gets Female Command Chief

Jan. 10, 2006

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.

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