Fairchild First Sergeants use teamwork, training to provide mission-ready Airmen

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Kevin Eyre, 92nd Security Forces Squadron noncommissioned officer in charge of training, sips coffee during a break in the First Sergeant Symposium at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Nov. 1, 2023. Eyre said his motivation to become a first sergeant comes from a desire to have a positive impact on the culture of a unit and base. First sergeant symposiums provide information and resources to Airmen and future additional-duty first sergeants about the roles and responsibilities of the position. Air Force first sergeants, also known as “shirts,” advise unit commanders on the readiness, health, morale, welfare, and quality-of-life of Airmen and their families to ensure a mission-ready force. The First Sergeants Council at Fairchild AFB was recently recognized as Air Mobility Command’s First Sergeant Council of the quarter. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Matthew Arachikavitz)