Life Support/Personal Equipment Chief Master Sergeants

Attaining the rank of Chief Master Sergeant is the pinnacle of an Air Force enlisted member's career. Life Support has been fortunate enough to have some of the best in the USAF. For example, CMSgt James Binnicker, the 9th Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force served as a life support specialist from 1957 - 1963. The HQ ACC Life Support Awards program is named after HQ TAC/ACC's own CMSgt John Shields. Some Chief Master Sergeants manage the efforts of all enlisted personnel within their unit or major subsection thereof, while others run major staff functions at higher headquarters levels. All Chief Master Sergeants are expected to serve as mentors for company-grade and field-grade commissioned officers, as well as noncommissioned officers and junior enlisted members, and to serve as advisors to unit commanders and senior officers. By Federal law, only one percent of the Air Force enlisted force may hold the rank of Chief Master Sergeant.

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