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Show H;::toP August 5, 1999 IP rza 1 said. Another issue the 13th CMSAF will face is the current recruiting problem. CMSgt. Jim Finch was sworn in as the 13th chief master WASHINGTON mer chief master sergeants of the "It's important to get out with the Air Force, along with the other sergeant of the Air Force Monday replacing CMSgt. of the Air Force Eric W. Benken, who retired July 30. As the chief master sergeant of the Air Force, Chief Finch will have a lot of challenges facing him, including the new Expeditionary Aerospace Force concept. American public," he said "People don't know a lot about the Air Force. As we've downsized our Air Force there are probably during the entire that I'm working in the Pen- time tagon as the Chief Master Sergeant of a more positive impact." the Air Force," he said. While recruiting is one issue the chief . "We're in a transition stage. We're a War Cold to Air will move from face, another is keeping experitrying Force, if you will, to an expeditionary enced noncommissioned officers in type of force. That takes a mindset the force. "There are a number of inichange, and it takes an awareness of tiatives to try to fix our retention concerns," Chief what the American public expects of our Air Force." Finch said. "I would encourage senior Chief Finch speaks from experience NCOs to spend time talking to people because of his previous assignment as about the professional development the command chief master sergeant of our enlisted corps, about retention, at Air Combat Command, one of the and about understanding the Air Force major commands that routinely deploys system. We need to give people the during contingencies. He's had a chance facts as opposed to rumors and anecto experience some of what's going on dotal evidence about issues concernwith the enlisted corps. "I think being ing them." 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Jim Finch during his swearing-i- n ceremony as the U.S. Air Force's 13th CMSAF, Monday at the Pentagon. about this opportunity." Not only will Chief Finch work the issues forth e Air Force, but he will also talk to the enlisted corps as he travels to different bases. "When I talk to airmen, I tell them the first thing they should do is learn the specific job they're asked to do in the Air Force, and not to spend too much time worrying about everybody else's job," Chief Finch said. "As for NCOs, I think the most important aspect is staying involved with unit and base activities, focusing on the mission and the people they're responsible for more than anything else. "When we become senior NCOs, the most important thing is to understand how our units fit into the rest of the Air Force's mission. I mean not just worrying about the people who work Best YeriysEii TAKE-OU- T com- mand chiefs. Most of the issues he expects to face are ones he's worked on for the last few years. "We're moving in a great direction," he said. "We still have a ways to go in our transition to the EAR There will be some specific tasks to try to tackle. But I'm convinced that we will do it as a team, which is why I'm really excited fewer bases and, therefore, less exposure to what we're doing. "I think being the Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force gives me a unique opportunity to try and make the American public more aware. So I expect to engage the media as much as possible and travel in uniform often. And, I hope when I do that, it will encourage people to ask questions about the Air Force. "Any time we can do that, we will have "The Expeditionary Aerospace Force concept that we're moving to will be a challenge during the next couple of 4 the last four at ACC and before that in Alaska. In that role, he has worked with Chief Benken and many of the for- world," Chief Finch expeditionary-typ- e Combat Command years 13 v by Staff Sgt. Tom Mullican Air Q.n. 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