Dover congratulates Chief Master Sgt. Selects

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Nicholas Carone, left, 436th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron maintenance superintendent, shakes hands with Col. Justin Longmire, 436th Airlift Wing deputy commander, after being notified of his selection for promotion to the rank of Chief Master Sgt. at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Jan. 6, 2026. The selectees and their families were invited to a reception hosted by the Dover Chiefs’ Council. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mauricio Campino)

Dover congratulates Chief Master Sgt. Selects

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Adam Crothers, 436th Maintenance Squadron maintenance superintendent, is congratulated after being notified of his selection for promotion to the rank of Chief Master Sgt. at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Jan. 6, 2026. After being notified by their leadership and members of the Dover Chiefs’ Council, each selectee joins the group and travels with them to notify the next selectee on the list. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mauricio Campino)

Dover congratulates Chief Master Sgt. Selects

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Terrance Jones, 436th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels superintendent, is congratulated by friends and coworkers after being notified of his selection for promotion to the rank of Chief Master Sgt. at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Jan. 6, 2026. Traditionally, the Dover Chiefs’ Council gathers a selectee’s leadership and coworkers to surprise them with the news. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mauricio Campino)

Dover congratulates Chief Master Sgt. Selects

U.S. Air Force Col. Justin Longmire, right, 436th Airlift Wing deputy commander, Maj. Eric Hitzfeld, 436th Logistics Readiness Squadron commander and Chief Master Sgt. Matthew Dinunzio, 436th Mission Generation Group senior enlisted leader, call Senior Master Sgt. Micah Crumbley, 436th Logistics Readiness Squadron maintenance superintendent, to notify him and congratulate him on his selection for promotion to the rank of Chief Master Sgt. at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Jan. 6, 2026. Crumbley was on leave at the time the selection list was made public.(U.S. Air Force photo by Mauricio Campino)

Dover congratulates Chief Master Sgt. Selects

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Ayana Hodges, Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations programs and plans division superintendent, joins members of Team Dover leadership, Chief Master Sgts. and fellow promotion selectees as they travel to a reception at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Jan. 6, 2026. Hodges was one of nine Senior Master Sgts. at Dover AFB selected for promotion to the rank of Chief Master Sgt. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mauricio Campino)

Dover congratulates Chief Master Sgt. Selects

Team Dover leadership, Chief Master Sgts. and promotion selectees travel together to notify Senior Master Sgt. Ayana Hodges, Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations programs and plans division superintendent, of her selection for promotion to the rank of Chief Master Sgt. at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Jan. 6, 2026. Traditionally, once a selectee has been notified, they join the group and travel with them to notify the next selectee. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mauricio Campino)

Dover congratulates Chief Master Sgt. Selects

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Adam Crothers, 436th Maintenance Squadron maintenance superintendent, shows off his Chief Master Sgt. chain after being notified of his selection for promotion at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Jan. 6, 2026. Each selectee was presented with a certificate and personalized gifts from the Dover Chiefs’ Council. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mauricio Campino)

Dover congratulates Chief Master Sgt. Selects

Published Jan. 9, 2026
By Mauricio Campino

Dover Air Force Base, Del. --