Pay Grade: E5 Staff Sergeant (SSgt) Pay Grade: E6 Technical Sergeant (TSgt) E7 Master Sergeant (MSgt) E7 First Sergeant At the E-8 level, the Air Force have two positions at the same pay grade. Whether one is, for example, a senior master sergeant or a first sergeant in the Air...
Moving up the Air Force Ranks:The Air Force requires airmen basic ( E-2) to have at least 10 months' time in grade before they can be promoted to airman first class. There are no time in service (TIS) requirements for airman first class. An airman first class' role and responsibilities...
Technical Sergeant is the sixth enlisted rank in the U.S. Air Force, just above Staff Sergeant and below Master Sergeant. A technical sergeant is a non-commissioned officer and abbreviated as TSgt. Within the enlisted Air Force, promotion to TSgt has historically been the second most difficul...
The Air Force has long been dominated by fighter pilots at senior leadership levels. It may be time for that to change..
The Western most Air Force pass- enger terminal in the world (actually in the eastern hemis- phere) was built by volunteer effort and dedicated in July 1960, under project "First Impression." Construction engineer was TSGT Alexander C. Kuchinsky of Tarpon Springs, Florida. Foreman was A/2C...