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Retired Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass shares advice with newly inducted senior noncommissioned officers during an Air Force and Space Force SNCO Summit at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C., July 27, 2026. Bass was the 19th Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, representing the Air Force’s highest enlisted level of leadership from August 2020 to March 2024. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Geneva Nguyen)