CMSgt Release Party

3rd Wing leadership recognizes the senior master sergeants selected for promotion to chief master sergeant during a release party at the Arctic Warrior Event Center at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Jan. 8, 2026. For the year 2026, Air Force officials selected only 640 senior master sergeants for promotion out of 2,445 eligible candidates for a selection rate of 26.18 percent. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Theodore Gowdy)

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CMSgt Release Party

3rd Wing leadership recognizes the senior master sergeants selected for promotion to chief master sergeant during a release party at the Arctic Warrior Event Center at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Jan. 8, 2026. For the year 2026, Air Force officials selected only 640 senior master sergeants for promotion out of 2,445 eligible candidates for a selection rate of 26.18 percent. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Theodore Gowdy)

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CMSgt Release Party

Leadership recognizes the senior master sergeants selected for promotion to chief master sergeant during a release party at the Arctic Warrior Event Center at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Jan. 8, 2026. For the year 2026, Air Force officials selected only 640 senior master sergeants for promotion out of 2,445 eligible candidates for a selection rate of 26.18 percent. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Theodore Gowdy)

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CMSgt Release Party

673d Air Base Wing leadership recognizes the senior master sergeants selected for promotion to chief master sergeant during a release party at the Arctic Warrior Event Center at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Jan. 8, 2026. For the year 2026, Air Force officials selected only 640 senior master sergeants for promotion out of 2,445 eligible candidates for a selection rate of 26.18 percent. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Theodore Gowdy)

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CMSgt Release Party

673d Air Base Wing leadership recognizes the senior master sergeants selected for promotion to chief master sergeant during a release party at the Arctic Warrior Event Center at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Jan. 8, 2026. For the year 2026, Air Force officials selected only 640 senior master sergeants for promotion out of 2,445 eligible candidates for a selection rate of 26.18 percent. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Theodore Gowdy)

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CMSgt Release Party

Published Jan. 13, 2026
By Airman 1st Class Theodore Gowdy
JBER Public Affairs

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- 3rd Wing leadership recognizes the senior master sergeants selected for promotion to chief master sergeant during a release party at the Arctic Warrior Event Center at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Jan. 8, 2026. For the year 2026, Air Force officials selected only 640 senior master sergeants for promotion out of 2,445 eligible candidates for a selection rate of 26.18 percent. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Theodore Gowdy)