Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force

There exists one post, Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force (CMSAF), which is unique. The Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force is selected by the Air Force Chief of Staff. The CMSAF is the senior enlisted member in the Air Force, with a 3-star protocol equivalency. The CMSAF represents entire Air Force enlisted force, and speaks on behalf of the enlisted members of the Air Force to Air Force and DoD senior leadership and, when requested, to Congress. As of 2008, the current Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force is CMSgt Rodney J. McKinley.

NOTE: The CMSAF is one of 5 Service Senior Enlisted Leaders. Each Service has a rank for the senior enlisted member of that Military Service. Only one Soldier, Marine, Sailor, Airman or Coast Guardsman can hold this rank at any one time: Sergeant Major of the Army (SMA), Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps (SMMC), Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON), Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force (CMSAF), and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard (MCPOG).