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Chief Master Sergeant Fred Archer
The First African American E-9 in the USAF.
Thomas N. Barnes (1973 to 1977).
PAUL WESLEY AIREY Chief Paul Wesley Airey was the first "Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force" - which is a distictive position in the Chief Master Sergeant rank. There can only be one person at any given time to occupy this position. The actual answer to this question as it is written is a group of about 2000 people first promoted to E9/Chief Master Sergeant on 1 DEC 1959. http://afehri.maxwell.af.mil/Documents/pdf/Original%20Chief%20List%20all%201700.pdf Chief Mark Schubert
Not female, but African-American, Lindsey R. Hardiman, 376th BW, was on the first list of Chiefs. There may have been others.
CMSgt Chief Master Sergeant is the one after Master Sergeant.
abbreviate "Master Sergeant retired
Chief Master Sergeant. Some people will say it's Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force. That is the highest NCO job in the Air Force, but he's still a Chief Master Sergeant.
No ok first thing of all master chief is a girl!
Chief Master Sgt Grace Peterson
Donald L. Harlow was the second Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force. See Related links for his bio.
There has yet to be a female Sergeant Major of the Army.