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chief master sergeant

American  

noun

  1. the highest noncommissioned officer rank in the U.S. Air Force.


Etymology

Origin of chief master sergeant

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

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He reached the rank of chief master sergeant by the time he retired from the Air National Guard in 2019.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 11, 2022

In a series of tweets on Monday, chief master sergeant of the air force Kaleth Wright, who is African American, decried the numerous deaths of black Americans at the hands of police.

From The Guardian • Jun. 6, 2020

James Strickland, 78, became a chief master sergeant in the Air Force.

From Washington Post • May 28, 2019

Among those awaiting the speakers was Jim Magill, a retired chief master sergeant in the Air Force.

From New York Times • Aug. 1, 2016

“She went off the grid. She went off Facebook,” Brennan, her chief master sergeant, said.

From Washington Times • Nov. 3, 2014