Goals and Issues of the 12th Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Eric W. Benken Today I would like to tell you about the 12th CMSAF Eric W. Benken and his goals and issue's for today's Air Force, and how his goals affect the readiness of our enlisted force. Chief Benken was inducted as CMSAF on November 5, 1996, by General Fogelman after a distinguished 26 year career. He visit's 54 countries addressing issues for the enlisted force that he intern addresses to Congress. Chief Benken's goals are one's that affect the readiness of the enlisted force. He stated that "We need to keep up with, and mov