Biography
Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Paul Wesley Airey was adviser to Secretary of the Air Force Harold Brown and Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. John P. McConnell and later completed 62 semester hours of study at McKendree College, Lebanon, Illinois. His military schooling has included courses in communication, mechanics, and personnel management. He is a graduate of the Air Defense Command Noncommissioned Officer Academy.
Before he became Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, he was assigned to the Air Defense Command's 4756th Civil Engineering Squadron at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., where he was the unit's first sergeant. He retired on August 1, 1970. Chief Airey died in Panama City, Fla. on March 11, 2009. The funeral service was held on 28 May 2009 at the Fort Myer chapel followed by interment at Arlington National Cemetery. The SECAF authorized flying the national flag at half-staff at all Air Force facility locations in his honor on the day of his interment.
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