All aboard the Chief’s Bus

U.S. Air Force senior master sergeants selected for promotion and chief master sergeants stand on stage after a chief release ceremony at Ramstein Air Base Germany, Dec. 6, 2022. Chiefs boarded a bus and drove around Ramstein visiting nearly 20 senior master sergeants who were selected for promotion to chief master sergeant, congratulated them, and brought them to the E-Club to formally recognize them. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Thomas Karol)
The rank of U.S. Air Force chief master sergeant sits on a table at a chief release ceremony at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Dec. 6, 2022. In total 2,526 senior master sergeants across the Air Force were eligible to be promoted to the rank of chief master sergeant, where only 514 were able to sew on the highest enlisted rank in the U.S. Air Force. Nearly 20 of those selectees are from Ramstein AB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Thomas Karol)
U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Andrea Sierra, 86th Force Support Squadron Force Development flight chief, holds a token of her future rank at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Dec. 6, 2022. Sierra and nearly 20 other newly promoted senior master sergeants boarded a bus to celebrate their accomplishment while other chief master sergeants welcomed them to the top enlisted rank. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Thomas Karol)