More than 1,600 airmen earned a promotion to senior master sergeant, the Air Force’s second-highest enlisted rank, in the latest selection round, the service announced Tuesday. One in 10 who sought ...

The Air Force is bumping up nearly a quarter of its eligible senior master sergeants to the top enlisted rank next year, hitting a seven-year high in the promotion rate. More than 22% of eligible NCOs ...

Bottles of champagne are displayed during the chief master sergeant release ceremony inside Gaude Lanes at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Dec. 6, 2022. (Kemberly Groue/Air Force) Snagging a spot ...

BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. – Senior Master Sgt. Charles Marshall grew up in Bossier City, graduating from Bossier High School. He currently serves in the Air Force in his hometown. Marshall says ...

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas (AFNS) | The Air Force has selected 531 senior master sergeants for promotion to chief master sergeant out of the 2,229 eligible. The overall selection rate was ...

MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. — Michael R. Janssen will retire as a senior master sergeant on Dec. 1, culminating more than 27 years of service in the U.S. Air Force. A retirement ceremony was held Aug ...

A senior NCO who spent the first two decades of his Air Force career in the service’s secretive nuclear weapons community was tapped Monday to be the next Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force. Chief ...