Lt. Gen. Gina Grosso this week became the Air Force’s deputy chief of staff for manpower, personnel, and services. Grosso, who received her third star during the ceremony, is the first woman to hold the position. The deputy chief of staff for manpower, personnel, and services, is responsible for plans and policies covering all parts of military and civilian personnel management, including endstrength, education and training, compensation, and resource allocation, according to a release. A large part of the job will be developing plans to expand the Human Capital Annex of the Air Force’s Strategic Master Plan to ensure the Air Force is capable today and in the future, Grosso? said. Grosso previously served as the Air Force’s Sexual Assault Prevention and Response program director.
Members of the Air Force Reserve’s 920th Rescue Wing helped save 11 airplane crash survivors off the coast of Florida on May 12. The Reserve Airmen were flying an HC-130J Combat King II and an HH-60W Jolly Green II on a routine training flight when a Coast Guard call diverted…