SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany -- A chief master sergeant and six senior master sergeants, all from the 52nd Fighter Wing, received recognition upon their selection to promotion to the top one percent of the Air Force enlisted ranks during a Chief Master Sergeant Recognition Ceremony at Club Eifel Feb. 12, 2016.
The Spangdahlem Chiefs Group hosted the ceremony in recognition of their newest members, who became aware of their pending promotions Dec. 17, 2015.
Photos of the ceremony can be seen in the photo set on the Spangdahlem Flickr Page. The selectees reactions to the announcements of their promotion can be seen at this photo set on the same page.
The Air Force selected 525 senior master sergeants from a pool of 2,521 across the Air Force for promotion, representing a 20.83 percent selection rate. Chief master sergeants represent the top one percent of the enlisted force structure, as mandated by the U.S. Congress.
The Chief's Creed
Chief Master Sergeants
are individually to be regarded as people.....
who cannot be bought
whose word is their bond;
Chief Master Sgt. Anitra Nesbitt, 52nd Logistics Readiness Squadron
who put character above wealth;
who possess opinions and a will;
Chief Master Sergeant-Select Corey Bowen, 52nd Operations Support Squadron
who are larger than their vocations;
who will not lose their individuality in a crowd;
Chief Master Sergeant-Select Harold Carnley, 703rd Munitions Support Squadron
who do not hesitate to take chances;
who will be honest in small things as in great ones;
Chief Master Sergeant-Select Jonathan Eason, 606th Air Control Squadron
who will make no compromise with wrong;
whose ambitions are not confined
to their own selfish desires and interests;
Chief Master Sergeant-Select William Hebb, 52nd Communications Squadron
who will not say they do it,
"because everybody else does it"
Chief Master Sergeant-Select Matthew Pulsipher, 52nd Comptroller Squadron
who are true to their friends
through good report, and evil report,
in adversity as well as prosperity.
Chief Master Sergeant-Select Joshua Tidwell, 52nd Logistics Readiness Squadron
who do not believe that shrewdness,
cunning, and hardheadedness
are the best
qualities for winning success;
who are not ashamed or afraid
to stand for the truth
when it is unpopular,
who can say
"no" with emphasis,
although all the world
is saying "yes."
Photos by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden