Ceremony officially welcomes five Reservists to top Air Force enlisted rank
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash., - Eight new chief master sergeants were inducted to the top 1 percent of the AIr Force here March 5. Of the eight new chiefs, five are Reservists with the 446th Airlift Wing, including (left to right) Chief Master Sergeant William Smith Jr., 446th Civil Engineer Squadron, Chief Master Sgt. Saudi McVea, 446th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, Chief Master Sgt. Steven Rector, 446th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, and on the far right, Chief Master Sgt. Karilyn Schmidt, 446th AMXS. The fifth Reserve chief inducted but not pictured here is Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Locke, 86th Aerial Port Squadron. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Abner Guzman)