JoAnne S. Bass | |
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 Bass in 2020 | |
| Born | June 15, 1974[1][2] Mililani, Hawaii, United States |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service | United States Air Force |
| Years of service | 1993–2024 |
| Rank | Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force |
| Battles / wars | Iraq War |
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JoAnne S. Bass (/bæs/) (born June 15, 1974) is a retired senior noncommissioned officer in the United States Air Force and the nineteenth Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force. She became the Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, and the first female to hold the highest senior enlisted rank in any United States military branch, on August 14, 2020,[3] having been selected for the position on June 19.[4] She is also the first person of Asian-American descent to hold the highest senior enlisted position in the Air Force.[5] At the time of her selection, she was the Second Air Force's Command Chief Master Sergeant at Keesler Air Force Base in Mississippi, which she had reported to in July 2018.[6] Air Force News reported "incoming Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown said Bass brings skills, temperament and experience that the job requires and an outlook on leadership that meshes with his own", and that he "could not be more excited to work side-by-side with Chief Bass."[4]
- ^ "Article from 2021 that states that she was 47 at the time". People.
- ^ "CMSAF JoAnne S. Bass". Facebook.
- ^ Casiano, Louis (19 June 2020). "Air Force names first woman as top noncommissioned officer of any US military branch". Foxnews. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ a b Pope, Charles (19 June 2020). "Chief Master Sgt. JoAnne S. Bass named 19th Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force". Air Force News. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ Losey, Stephen (19 June 2020). "CMSgt JoAnne Bass to become first woman to serve as chief master sergeant of the Air Force". Air Force Times. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ Flores, Jessica (21 June 2020). "Air Force chooses JoAnne Bass as first woman to serve as top enlisted leader: 'The history of the moment isn't lost on me'". USA Today. Retrieved 21 June 2020.