CMSgt Danny Doucette became the first member of the Air National Guard selected to serve as commandant of the Air Force First Sergeant Academy at Maxwell AFB, Ala., according to a release. “It is my privilege and honor to mentor all future first sergeants over the next several years,” said Doucette, who assumed the role on May 27, states the June 3 release. As commandant, he will ensure that curriculum requirements set by first sergeant duty managers are incorporated into the academy’s courses and will also be responsible for the institutional integrity and accreditation of courses. “Chief Doucette represents education; training and experiences; and depth and breadth of career progression,” said CMSgt James Hotaling, ANG command chief. “He symbolizes the modern Air National Guardsman who can cross all three components and proves he can operate at some of the highest levels of our national capacity,” said Hotaling. (See also First Sergeant Academy Updates Curriculum.)
The Air Force kicked off one of its biggest exercises this week with the latest edition of Bamboo Eagle, featuring combined virtual and live training scenarios focused on test the command-and-control “nervous system” leaders need to operate on a complex joint battlefield spread over vast distances.
