Retired CHIEF MASTER Sergeant of the Air Force (CMSAF) Sam E. Parish (standing) speaks to US Air Force (USAF) Airmen assigned to the 48th Fighter Wing (FW), Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath, United Kingdom, during a recent visit to the base, Seated in background is Retired CMSAF Paul W. Airey. CHIEF Parish was the 8th CMSAF and served from August 1983 until 1986. CHIEF Airey was the first CMSAF and served from April 1967 until July 1969. The CMSAF is the senior-ranking enlisted member of the Air Force