Col. Phil Stewart (middle front), 9th Reconnaissance Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Robert White (far right), 9th Reconnaissance Wing command chief, pose with a collection of chief master sergeants near the end of the Chief Recognition Ceremony at the Recce Point Club on Beale Air Force Base, Calif., April 8, 2013. Chief Master Sgt. Geri Dreibelbis, 9th Security Forces Squadron security forces manager, Chief Master Sgt. Thomas Jenkins, 12th Aircraft Maintenance Unit superintendant, and Chief Master Sgt. Aaron Renn, 99th Aircraft Maintenance Unit superintendant, were recognized for achieving the highest enlisted rank. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Bobby Cummings/Released)
Chief Master Sgt. Glenn Taijeron, 9th Communications Squadron chief enlisted manager, lights the candle representing the rank of chief master sergeant during the Chief’s Recognition Ceremony at the Recce Point Club on Beale Air Force Base, Calif., April 8, 2013. The candle lighting represents an Airman’s journey through the enlisted ranks. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Bobby Cummings/Released)
Col. Phil Stewart (left), 9th Reconnaissance Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Robert White, 9th Reconnaissance Wing command chief, present Chief Master Sgt. Geri Dreibelbis, 9th Security Forces Squadron security forces manager, a plaque commemorating her promotion at the Recce Point Club on Beale Air Force Base, Calif., April 8, 2013. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Bobby Cummings/Released)
Col. Phil Stewart (left), 9th Reconnaissance Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Robert White, 9th Reconnaissance Wing command chief, present Chief Master Sgt. Thomas Jenkins, 12th Aircraft Maintenance Unit superintendant, a plaque commemorating his promotion at the Recce Point Club on Beale Air Force Base, Calif., April 8, 2013. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Bobby Cummings/Released)
Col. Phil Stewart (left), 9th Reconnaissance Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Robert White, 9th Reconnaissance Wing command chief, present Chief Master Sgt. Aaron Renn, 99th Aircraft Maintenance Unit superintendant, a plaque commemorating his promotion at the Recce Point Club on Beale Air Force Base, Calif., April 8, 2013. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Bobby Cummings/Released)