First Air Force gets new top enlisted airman

ALBANY, N.Y. — A retired western New York police officer who served as the top enlisted leader for the New York Air National Guard now has a new role.

Chief Master Sgt. Richard King, of Wheatfield, is the top enlisted airman in the North American Aerospace Defense Command's Continental U.S. Region and 1st Air Force.

King took over as command chief master sergeant of the command, also known as Air Force North, during a ceremony held Tuesday at Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida. King is now the senior enlisted adviser to Air Force Lt. Gen. Scott Williams.

King, who retired from the Niagara Falls Police Department in 2009, assumed his statewide role as the top enlisted airman in the Air Guard in 2010. He held that position until late last month.

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