More than 1,700 airmen have made the cut for promotion to senior master sergeant, the service’s second-highest enlisted rank, the Air Force announced Thursday. Nearly 11.5% of master sergeants who ...

Airmen on Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB) selected for promotion to the rank of senior master sergeant in the U.S. Air Force celebrated at the Bolling Club March 10. Across the service, 1,257 ...

The Air Force is bumping up nearly a quarter of its eligible senior master sergeants to the top enlisted rank next year, hitting a seven-year high in the promotion rate. More than 22% of eligible NCOs ...

An airman poses for a photograph holding the senior master sergeant insignia at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., March 1, 2024. (Mark Herlihy/Air Force) More than 1,700 airmen have made the cut for ...