Members of the McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., Honor Guard prepare to post the colors during the 2008 McGuire Senior NCO Induction Ceremony July 25, 2008, at the McGuire Club. More than 40 technical sergeants were recognized during the event as they prepare to enter the Air Force senior NCO corps. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol)
Members of the McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., Honor Guard stand at "present arms" during the singing of the national anthem and the start of the 2008 McGuire Senior NCO Induction Ceremony July 25 at the McGuire Club. More than 40 technical sergeants were recognized during the ceremony for being selected for master sergeant and their eventual inclusion into the Air Force senior NCO corps. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol)
A group of eight chief master sergeants from McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., make up the "saber cordon" for the 2008 McGuire Senior NCO Induction Ceremony July 25 at the McGuire Club. More than 40 technical sergeants were recognized during the ceremony for being selected for master sergeant and their eventual inclusion into the Air Force senior NCO corps. The saber cordon raised their sabers like the "rooftop" of an Air Force master sergeant stripe. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol)
Master Sgt. Tim Wasut, U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center first sergeant from Fort Dix, N.J, and Master Sgt. Joe Bailey, 605th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, provide remarks while all the technical sergeants attending the 2008 McGuire Senior NCO Induction Ceremony are gathered on stage at the McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., Club July 25. More than 40 technical sergeants were recognized during the ceremony for being selected for master sergeant and their eventual inclusion into the Air Force senior NCO corps. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol)
More than 40 technical sergeants recite the oath of enlistment during the 2008 McGuire Senior NCO Induction Ceremony at the McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., Club July 25. The master sergeant-selects were recognized during the ceremony for being selected for master sergeant and their eventual inclusion into the Air Force senior NCO corps. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol)
Chief Master Sgt. John Gillette, 305th Air Mobility Wing command chief master sergeant, leads more than 40 technical sergeants in reciting The Airman's Creed during the 2008 McGuire Senior NCO Induction Ceremony at the McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., Club July 25. The master sergeant-selects were recognized during the ceremony for being selected for master sergeant and their eventual inclusion into the Air Force senior NCO corps. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol)
Tech. Sgt. Phil Griffin passes under the saber cordon during the 2008 McGuire Senior NCO Induction Ceremony July 25 at the McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., Club. More than 40 technical sergeants were recognized during the ceremony for being selected for master sergeant and their eventual inclusion into the Air Force senior NCO corps. Sergeant Griffin is with the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center's Chapel Staff. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol)
Tech. Sgt. Todd Cooper and his wife, Tech. Sgt. April Cooper, pass under the saber cordon during the 2008 McGuire Senior NCO Induction Ceremony July 25 at the McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., Club. More than 40 technical sergeants were recognized during the ceremony for being selected for master sergeant and their eventual inclusion into the Air Force senior NCO corps. Tech. Sgt. Todd Cooper is from the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center's 421st Combat Training Squadron on Fort Dix, N.J., and Tech. Sgt. April Cooper is from McGuire's 305th Air Mobility Wing. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol)
Tech. Sgt. Joseph Neubauer and his wife Michelle pass under the saber cordon during the 2008 McGuire Senior NCO Induction Ceremony July 25 at the McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., Club. More than 40 technical sergeants were recognized during the ceremony for being selected for master sergeant and their eventual inclusion into the Air Force senior NCO corps. Sergeant Neubauer is from the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center's Mobility Operations School on Fort Dix, N.J. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol)
Tech. Sgt. Duane Rowles and his wife Elizabeth pass under the saber cordon during the 2008 McGuire Senior NCO Induction Ceremony July 25 at the McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., Club. More than 40 technical sergeants were recognized during the ceremony for being selected for master sergeant and their eventual inclusion into the Air Force senior NCO corps. Sergeant Rowles is from the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center's Mobility Operations School on Fort Dix, N.J. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol)
Tech. Sgt. C. Chris Sherman passes under the saber cordon during the 2008 McGuire Senior NCO Induction Ceremony July 25 at the McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., Club. More than 40 technical sergeants were recognized during the ceremony for being selected for master sergeant and their eventual inclusion into the Air Force senior NCO corps. Sergeant Sherman is from the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center's Mobility Operations School on Fort Dix, N.J. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol)
Tech. Sgt. Kelly Tabor passes under the saber cordon during the 2008 McGuire Senior NCO Induction Ceremony July 25 at the McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., Club. More than 40 technical sergeants were recognized during the ceremony for being selected for master sergeant and their eventual inclusion into the Air Force senior NCO corps. Sergeant Tabor is from the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center's Expeditionary Operations School and its 421st Combat Training Squadron on Fort Dix, N.J. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol)