Senior Master Sgt. Nathan Cox, 22nd Special Tactics Squadron senior enlisted manager, poses for a photo on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Nov. 26, 2019. He was one of the nine McChord Airmen selected this year for promotion to chief master sergeant, the highest enlisted rank in the Air Force. “Making chief master sergeant is a realization of the importance to do everything I can to be worthy of the trust. And if I see a gap, fill it. No excuses. The best advice I was given about increasing levels of leadership is this: ‘More of what you do should be less about you.’ It’s important for all of us to remember that, as members of our nation’s defense, our job is to hold the line. We must resolve to continually strive to become stronger physically, morally, and technically. Millions of Americans trust that resolve. Be worthy of that trust.” (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikayla Heineck)