Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force James Cody recently visited his former home station of Pease ANGB, N.H., to meet with Air National Guardsmen of the 157th Air Refueling Wing. Accompanied by his wife, retired CMSgt. Athena Cody, they met with Pease’s enlisted personnel and New Hampshire’s National Guard sexual assault response coordinators and victim advocates to discuss sexual assault prevention, states a Jan. 7 release. During their Jan. 3-4 visit, Cody told airmen the Air Force is looking at all options as the service reduces its end strength. “What you do has purpose to our nation and is impacting people around the world. Don’t lose sight of that,” he said. Cody and his wife were stationed at Pease from 1988 to 1991.
Depot-level maintenance took longer than expected for nearly three-quarters of Air Force aircraft from fiscal 2019-2024, according to a new report, as unplanned repairs rise across the aging fleet. The report, from the Government Accountability Office, also found that the extent of the delays has been masked because officials often revise their target timelines after unplanned work occurs.