Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Tommy Childers, 718th Civil Engineer Squadron, stands while his chief master sergeant 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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