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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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The chief master sergeant is the Air Force’s top enlisted leader.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 7, 2023

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

From Washington Post • May 28, 2019

Just before Christmas 2014, her father Stephen, a former chief master sergeant in the Oregon air national guard, underwent a life-saving lung transplant.

From The Guardian • Aug. 30, 2018

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