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Chief Master Sgt. JoAnne Bass

Watch: Diversity and Racial Challenges in the Air Force, from AFA’s vASC 2020

Oct. 1, 2020
Watch Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass; former Air Force Vice Chief of Staff, former Air Force Association President, and retired Gen. Larry Spencer; former North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command boss retired Gen. Lori Robinson; and Assistant ...

CMSAF: Airmen, USAF Civilians Can’t Opt-Out of Payroll Tax Deferral

Sept. 7, 2020 | By Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory
Airmen and Air Force civilians aren’t allowed to opt-out of a Social Security payroll tax deferral the government instituted as a form of COVID-19 relief, Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass confirmed in a Sept. 7 Facebook post. While U.S. troops ...

Air Force Global Strike Command to Host Women’s Leadership Symposium

Aug. 26, 2020 | By Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory
Air Force Global Strike Command’s third Women’s Leadership Symposium—to be held virtually from Sept. 1-2—will tackle the promotion of diversity and inclusion within its ranks, the unique issues women Airmen face at work, and how all of that impacts retention. Women comprise 19 percent of ...

Bass Becomes First Woman, Asian American to Serve as CMSAF

Aug. 14, 2020 | By Brian W. Everstine
Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass took over as the 19th senior enlisted leader of the service on Aug. 14, marking a period of change and promising more diversity and inclusion in the ranks. Bass' appointment makes the Air Force the ...

CMSAF Wright’s Last Message to Airmen Before Retirement

Aug. 13, 2020 | By Brian W. Everstine
Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright called on Airmen to work together and treat each other with dignity in a divisive time, in his parting letter to the service. “Trust that we are all worthy individuals, who deserve respect and deserve ...

Bass Tapped as Air Force’s First Female Enlisted Leader

June 19, 2020 | By Rachel S. Cohen
Chief Master Sgt. JoAnne Bass will become the 19th Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, and the first woman to serve as the highest ranking non-commissioned officer of any U.S. military service. Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., who will take over as Chief of ...
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