Missouri ANG Gets Female Command Chief: CMSgt. Gaila Sullivan is slated to become the new command chief master sergeant for the Missouri Air National Guard this February, when she will replace retiring CMSgt. Clifton Burnes at the 139th Airlift Wing in St. Joseph. Sullivan will be the first female command chief for the Missouri ANG, reports a St. Joseph TV station.
With upgrades, F-16s can serve as a numbers-builder in the combat air forces until the 2040s, and it’s not necessary to launch its successor yet, program officials said at an industry conference. “We anticipate hundreds of F-16s in active service for decades to come,” meaning into the 2040s, Col. Tim…