Benken Selected Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force

 
American Forces Press Service
  	
	WASHINGTON -- Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Ronald R. 
Fogleman named Chief Master Sgt. Eric W. Benken to serve as the 
12th chief master sergeant of the Air Force.
	Benken is the chief master sergeant for U.S. Air Forces in 
Europe at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. He will succeed Chief 
Master Sgt. of the Air Force David J. Campanale, who retires Nov. 
4 after 26 years.
	"Chief Benken is going to join the Air Force senior 
leadership at what I consider to be an exciting time for our Air 
Force," Fogleman said. "We are celebrating our 50th anniversary, 
and we're in the process of defining the Air Force of the 
future."
	Born in Cincinnati, Benken entered the Air Force in March 
1970. With an information management background, Benken served in 
numerous operational, maintenance and support units from squadron 
to major command level. His duty assignments include overseas 
stops in Taiwan, Korea and Vietnam, and a joint service 
assignment at Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe in Mons, 
Belgium. Before assuming duties two years ago at Ramstein, Benken 
was the senior enlisted adviser to the commander of 12th Air 
Force at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz.
	Benken has two sons, Brian and Kyle. He and his wife, the 
former Johnne Ceravolo, have a daughter, Erica.
	

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