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68 AIR FORCE Magazine / May 2008 Airman Basic (E-1) No insignia Airman (E-2) Airman First Class (E-3) Senior Airman (E-4) Staff Sergeant (E-5) Technical Sergeant (E-6) USAF Grades and Insignia Second Lieutenant (O-1) First Lieutenant (O-2) Captain (O-3) Major(O-4) Lieutenant Colonel (O-5) Colonel (O-6) Brigadier General (O-7) Major General (O-8) Lieutenant General (O-9) General(O-10) Master Sergeant (E-7) Senior Master Sergeant (E-8) Chief Master Sergeant (E-9) Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force First Sergeant The diamond device, shown here on senior master sergeant stripes, denotes an E-7 through E-9 who advises and assists a squadron commander in man- aging unit activities. Officer Command Chief Master Sergeant The star device shown here denotes an E-9 who serves in a 9E000 position, formerly known as a senior enlisted advisor. Enlisted
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USAF Grades and Insignias