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Kadena Air Base chief induction ceremony 2026
18th Wing Public Affairs April 6, 2026
(Photo by Airman 1st Class Francisco Huerta/U.S. Air Force)
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. John Gallemore, left, 18th Wing commander and Chief Master Sgt. William Cupp, right, 18th Wing command chief, present a chief master sergeant plaque to Senior Master Sgt. Cassidy L. Wong, 718th Force Support Squadron superintendent of postal operations, during a chief induction ceremony at Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 28, 2026. The rank of chief master sergeant is the highest enlisted rank in the Air Force, with only one percent of the enlisted force structure reaching it.