Leadership goes on the road to celebrate the 2026 chief master sgt. selects

Mentoring Moments: Chief Master Sgt. Bridget Bruhn

“[To be a Chief Master Sergeant] means to constantly check yourself on your humility and remember that it’s not about you. It’s about the position that you’ve been entrusted in to make every interaction you have [with your Airmen] valuable. When that person walks away from that interpersonal

Mentoring Moments: Chief Master Sgt. April Smurda

A defining moment; a moment that shapes and molds who you become can happen at any point in your life. For Chief Master Sgt. April Smurda, that defining moment came when she became a first time mom while serving in the U.S. Air Force.Smurda, the 354th Operations Group superintendent, entered into