Chief Master Sgt. Paul W. Airey becomes the first Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force. As CMSAF, Airey tackles retention issues and created the Weighted Airman Promotion System. He served in the position until 1969, and then returend to Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., as First Sergeant, until he retired in August 1970.
The Air Force is on track to reach its annual goal of graduating 1,500 new pilots that had proved elusive to this point, one year after the service launched a sweeping overhaul of its undergraduate pilot training program, Air Education and Training Command said Sept. 14.
