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.
Secretary of Defense Austin Lloyd III met with his counterparts from Australia, Japan and the Philippines to discuss bolstering defense ties on May 2. The discussion included plans for joint F-35 exercises with Japan and Australia in the coming years.