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March 29, 2021CMSAF Bass tours Travis AFB
        Travis Air Force Base welcomed Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass during a base visit March 24-26. 

    March 24, 2021CMSAF joins 332nd AEW for Women’s History Month
        The discussion was scheduled as the capstone event for the wing’s Women’s History Month and provided Airmen a chance to have their questions directly addressed by the first female chief master sergeant of the Air Force. 

    March 23, 2021Mission, culture at heart of CMSAF visit to Altus AFB
        Airmen from the 97th Air Mobility Wing welcomed Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force JoAnne Bass during a visit to Altus Air Force Base March 2. 

    March 22, 2021CMSAF part of AETC virtual ‘Panel of Mentors’ May 25; registration now open
        Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force JoAnne Bass, along with other senior enlisted leaders, will share her personal perspective on mentoring and the impact it has made on her personal life and career as part of virtual panel May 25. Registration for “From Good to Great through Personal Perspectives: 

    March 17, 2021OSI Headquarters welcomes CMSAF Bass
        Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass visited the Office of Special Investigations during a guided tour of its headquarters March 12. 

    Feb. 19, 2021CMSAF discusses current, future Air Force culture at Grand Forks AFB
        Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass visited the 319th Reconnaissance Wing to meet with the Airmen behind the RQ-4 Global Hawk intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance mission, Feb. 11-12. 

    Feb. 16, 2021CMSAF tours ICBM mission at Malmstrom AFB
        Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass visited the 341st Missile Wing Feb. 9-10. 

    Feb. 10, 2021Behind the Braids: Reservists play key role in first women’s hair policy change in 70 years
        Reserve Airmen have been instrumental in helping bring about the first major change in the Air Force’s women’s hair policy since the late 1940s. 

    Feb. 3, 2021CMSAF joins 300-plus Airmen in EPME virtual-training discussion
        Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass joined a teleconference with more than 300 Airmen enrolled virtually in the Noncommissioned Officer Academy and Airman Leadership School with instructors at the Lankford Enlisted Professional Military Education Center in East Tennessee. 

    Feb. 2, 2021Air Force announces Airmen leadership qualities
        The Airman leadership qualities are expected to form the basis for the future officer and enlisted performance reporting systems. The alignment between evaluating units and evaluating Airmen is intended to further emphasize and accelerate an understanding and adoption of the associated leadership 

    Jan. 21, 2021Air Force to allow longer braids, ponytails, bangs for women
        As an outcome of the 101st Air Force uniform board, Air Force women will be able to wear their hair in up to two braids or a single ponytail with bulk not exceeding the width of the head and length not extending below a horizontal line running between the top of each sleeve inseam at the under arm 

    Jan. 12, 2021CMSAF experiences Dover AFB’s culture, innovation
        Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass, accompanied by Chief Master Sgt. Mike Perry, Air Force First Sergeant special duty manager, and Chief Master Sgt. Jalil Samacarchin, Air Force Aircraft Systems career field manager, visited Dover Air Force Base, Jan. 7-8, experiencing firsthand how 

    Dec. 28, 2020Aviano AB highlights adaptable, rapidly executable posture during senior leader visit
        Air Force senior leaders spoke directly with Airmen to learn about Aviano Air Base’s contributions to the Air Force mission. 

    Nov. 23, 2020CMSAF Bass visits Shaw AFB
        Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass spoke with Shaw Air Force Base members from multiple units including the 20th Fighter Wing, the 25th Attack Group, Ninth Air Force (Air Forces Central) and the Fifteenth Air Force at Shaw AFB, South Carolina, Nov. 16-17. 

    Sept. 24, 2020CMSAF visits First Sergeant Academy
        During her visit, Bass discussed the current climate of the force, the role of first sergeants and her priorities: people, readiness and culture. 

    Sept. 16, 2020Brown and Bass discuss PT tests, empowering Airmen and leading during pandemic
        In addition to the discussion of fitness and testing, the session also touched on issues ranging from the force’s resilience and mental health, to how the Air Force will cope with budget uncertainty this fall and winter, diversity, and how to reshape the service to confront peer adversaries, among 

    Sept. 16, 2020CMSAF talks culture, people and readiness during Air, Space & Cyber Conference
        Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass spoke via live broadcast on Sept. 16 during the Air Force Association 2020 Virtual Air, Space & Cyber conference. 

    Aug. 14, 2020CMSgt Bass installed as the Air Force’s 19th Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force
        Chief Master Sgt. JoAnne S. Bass formally took the reins Aug. 14 as the Air Force’s 19th Chief Master Sergeant, in the process becoming the first woman and the first person of Asian American descent to be elevated to the service’s highest-ranking enlisted officer. 

    June 19, 2020Chief Master Sgt. JoAnne S. Bass named 19th Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force
        In selecting Bass, 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.1

        


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