Celebrating excellence: Congrats to the 51st FW chief selectees

Chief master sergeant selectees from the 51st Fighter Wing pose for a photo before their release party at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Nov. 30, 2023. Across the Air Force, 506 out of 2,249 senior master sergeants were promoted for a selection rate of 22.5 percent. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kaitlin Castillo)

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Celebrating excellence: Congrats to the 51st FW chief selectees

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Ryan Rios, 51st Operation Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment superintendent, is congratulated by leadership before the chief master sergeant release party at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Nov. 30, 2023. Rios, and the other selectees, will now represent the highest level of the enlisted leadership and will provide direction and mentorship for Airmen in their unit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kaitlin Castillo)

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Celebrating excellence: Congrats to the 51st FW chief selectees

Ten senior master sergeants have been selected to become part of one percent of the Air Force who will hold the rank of chief master sergeant at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Nov. 30, 2023. While the Air Force has been an independent service since 1947, the rank of chief master sergeant was not established until 1958. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kaitlin Castillo)

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Celebrating excellence: Congrats to the 51st FW chief selectees

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Jesse Horton, 51st Security Forces Squadron senior enlisted leader, signs a gift for the chief master sergeant release party at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Nov. 30, 2023. Ten senior master sergeants from Osan were celebrated for becoming a part of the one percent of the Air Force who will hold the rank of chief master sergeant. (U.S. Air Fore photo by Senior Airman Kaitlin Castillo)

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U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Derrick Berry, 51st Operation Support Squadron radar approach control center chief controller, signs a gift for the chief master sergeant release party at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Nov. 30, 2023. Osan leadership personally congratulated the selectees during a drive around and presented them with gifts and certificates. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kaitlin Castillo)

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Celebrating excellence: Congrats to the 51st FW chief selectees

U.S. Air Force Col. William McKibban, 51st Fighter Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Joshua Trundle, 51st FW command chief, present Senior Master Sgt. Ricardo Henry, 51st Maintenance Squadron training superintendent, with a certificate of promotion to the rank of chief master sergeant at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Nov. 30, 2023. Chief master sergeant is the highest enlisted rank and only about one percent of enlisted Airmen achieve this accomplishment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kaitlin Castillo)

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Celebrating excellence: Congrats to the 51st FW chief selectees

Published Dec. 5, 2023
By Senior Airman Kaitlin Castillo
51st Fighter Wing Public Affairs

OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea --

Chief master sergeant selectees from the 51st Fighter Wing are notified before the release party at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Nov. 30, 2023. Across the Air Force, 506 out of 2,249 senior master sergeants were promoted for a selection rate of 22.5 percent. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kaitlin Castillo)