JBER hosts Chief Induction Ceremony
U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Shawn Simien, center, the 773d Logistics Readiness Squadron senior enlisted manager, receives a plaque from U.S. Air Force Col. Kirsten Aguilar, 673d Air Base Wing and Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson commander, and U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Lee Mills, 673d ABW and JBER command chief, during an annual Chief Master Sergeant Induction ceremony at JBER, Alaska. March 18, 2022. Honoring seven enlisted leaders from across the 3rd Wing and 673d Air Base Wing, leadership recognized the Airmen’s promotion to the ninth and highest enlisted rank in the U.S. Air Force. With the rank being created in 1959, only one percent of the total enlisted force can hold the rank of chief master sergeant at a given time. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Emily Farnsworth)