Earning their final stripe: CMSgt-selects make the cut

Senior leadership across the Kaiserslautern Military Community, load up on a bus before they visit Airmen selected to promote to chief master sergeant at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Dec. 8, 2016. Although the Air Force has been an independent service since 1947, the rank of chief master sergeant did not exist until the authorization of the Military Pay Act of 1958. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Lane T. Plummer)

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Earning their final stripe: CMSgt-selects make the cut

Brig. Gen. Richard G. Moore Jr., 86th Airlift Wing commander, takes accountability on a bus before he, and other senior leaders across the Kaiserslautern Military Community visit Airmen selected to promote to chief master sergeant at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Dec. 8, 2016. According to Air Force Instruction 36-2618, all chief master sergeants are expected to serve as mentors for non-commissioned officers and junior enlisted members, and to serve as advisers to unit commanders and senior officers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Lane T. Plummer)

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Earning their final stripe: CMSgt-selects make the cut

Senior Master Sgt. Susan Hale, 86th Medical Squadron command support section operations superintendent, reacts ecstatically after being notified of her promotion to chief master sergeant at Landstuhl Regional Medical Facility, Germany, Dec. 8, 2016. By congressional mandate, one percent of the Air Force enlisted corps may hold the rank of chief master sergeant. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Lane T. Plummer)

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Senior Master Sgt. Susan Hale, 86th Medical Squadron command support section operations superintendent, stands with her notification of her promotion to chief master sergeant at Landstuhl Regional Medical Facility, Germany, Dec. 8, 2016. Leaders across Ramstein Air Base joined the selectees to not only congratulate, but also to educate them on the tasks and responsibilities ahead. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Lane T. Plummer)

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Senior Master Sgt. Mellisa Crawley, 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron superintendent, embraces her husband, Chief Master Sgt. Michael Crawley, 86th Force Support Squadron superintendent, after being notified of her promotion to chief master sergeant at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Dec. 8, 2016. After discovering they were selected for promotion, all selectees came together and celebrated, as well as built more relationships with people across the community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Lane T. Plummer)

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Earning their final stripe: CMSgt-selects make the cut

Published Dec. 9, 2016
By Airman 1st Class Lane T. Plummer
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany -- Senior leadership across the Kaiserslautern Military Community, load up on a bus before they visit Airmen selected to promote to chief master sergeant at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Dec. 8, 2016. Although the Air Force has been an independent service since 1947, the rank of chief master sergeant did not exist until the authorization of the Military Pay Act of 1958. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Lane T. Plummer)