Team Dover Chief Master Sgts. and commanders surprise the 2017 Chief Master Sgt. selectees Nov. 9, 2016, on Dover Air Force Base, Del. The surprise notification is an Air Force tradition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mauricio Campino)

Team Dover chief master sergeants pose with senior master sergeants selected for promotion Dec. 7, 2016, on Dover Air Force Base, Del. Team Dover had seven senior master sergeants selected for promotion. Kneeling from left to right are Senior Master Sgt. Peter Tascione, 436th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron; Senior Master Sgt. William Condon, 436th Aerospace Medicine Squadron; Senior Master Sgt. Tracy Wallace, 436th Force Support Squadron; Senior Master Sgt. Chad Ziegler, 436th Operations Support Squadron; Senior Master Sgt. Chadd Malin, 736th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. Not pictured: Senior Master Sgt. David Hitchens, Air Force Mortuary Affairs and Senior Master Sgt. David Miller, inbound from Altus Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mauricio Campino)

Snapshot: Chief Selection Announcement

Published Dec. 8, 2016

DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. -- Team Dover chief master sergeants pose with senior master sergeants selected for promotion Dec. 7, 2016, on Dover Air Force Base, Del. Team Dover had seven senior master sergeants selected for promotion. Kneeling from left to right are Senior Master Sgt. Peter Tascione, 436th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron; Senior Master Sgt. William Condon, 436th Aerospace Medicine Squadron; Senior Master Sgt. Tracy Wallace, 436th Force Support Squadron; Senior Master Sgt. Chad Ziegler, 436th Operations Support Squadron; Senior Master Sgt. Chadd Malin, 736th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. Not pictured: Senior Master Sgt. David Hitchens, Air Force Mortuary Affairs and Senior Master Sgt. David Miller, inbound from Altus Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mauricio Campino)