Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Vincent Clevinger, 82nd Reconnaissance Squadron, stands while his stripes are ceremoniously "tacked on" Dec. 6, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Tacking on rank is a Air Force tradition meant to ensure the rank stays in place. ( Air Force

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