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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 ...

The Marine Corps has launched a pilot program allowing master sergeants to apply for redesignation as first sergeants, ...

Master Sgt. Joseph Stoker poses for a photo at Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans on Dec. 18, 2025. A member of the ...

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 ...

Master Sgt. Joseph B. Stoker is the first to change rank from master sergeant to first sergeant as part of the new E-8 pilot ...

Photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan Witkop Staff Reports Four new chief master sergeants have been selected at Holloman Air Force ...

This Mother's Day will be a special one for Senior Master Sgt. Jennifer DeCou, who is currently deployed in Japan with her daughter, Senior Airman Jenaka DeCou. Although the 44-year-old mother of ...