U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Jesse Friedel, 5th Air Force deputy commander, claps during a senior master sergeant release party at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 17, 2023. Air Force officials selected 1,629 master sergeants for promotion to senior master sergeant, out of 16,031 eligible, for a selection rate of 10.16 percent in the 23E8 promotion cycle.

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