'Perspective' goes outside the wire

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  • By Janie W. Santos
  • Air Force News Agency
SAN ANTONIO (AFPN) --  In his latest "Enlisted Perspective," the Air Force's top enlisted Airman discusses how Airmen in conventional and uncoventional taskings all contribute to the fight against terrorism.

"Our Airmen are warriors. We come from a proud heritage of warriors, and today we continue our combat tradition by fighting missions in air, space and cyberspace. We also fight on the ground,"  said Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Rodney J. McKinley. 

"Our special operations forces, joint tactical air controllers, security forces and explosive ordnance disposal technicians employ their special skills on the ground, yet there are many other Airmen in joint missions who are helping to win today's fight 'outside the wire' and from stand off locations within the U.S. and around the globe," Chief McKinley said.

He said Airmen who are not on conventional deployments are equally important in the fight; such as Airmen in unmanned surveillance operations, space and deterrence missions, the intelligence community and other career fields.  

"These warriors experience an operations tempo and encounter battlefield images even as they provide direct support to Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and coalition partners while 'deployed in place,' " he said.

This "Enlisted Perspective" and other senior leader viewpoints can be found on the library section of Air Force Link.

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