CHIEF OF THE CLASS SERGEANT TO HIT BOOKS.Byline: Daily News EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE Edwards Air Force Base, U.S. military installation, 301,000 acres (121,805 hectares), S Calif., NE of Lancaster; est. 1933. It is one of the largest air force bases in the United States and has the world's longest runway. - An Edwards chief master sergeant chief master sergeant n. 1. Abbr. CMSgt A noncommissioned rank in the U.S. Air Force that is above senior master sergeant. 2. One who holds this rank. is among eight Air Force enlisted people selected to attend the Air Force Institute of Technology The Naval Postgraduate School serves a similar purpose for the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps. The U.S. Army does not have a comparable school; Army officers study at the Naval Postgraduate School or AFIT. . This is the first time enlisted people have been chosen for the school, which is traditionally attended by officers. Chief Master Sgt. Don Clabaugh, 412th Flight Test Squadron Project Speckled speck·led adj. 1. Dotted or covered with speckles, especially flecked with small spots of contrasting color. 2. Of a mixed character; motley. Adj. 1. Trout chief enlisted manager, will attend an 18-month-long resident graduate degree program at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, U.S. military installation, 8,023 acres (3,247 hectares), W Ohio, NE of Dayton; est. 1917. One of the largest airport installations in the world, it is the air force's main research and development base, and the headquarters of the in Ohio, beginning in August. Clabaugh is working on a master's degree in electrical engineering. He completed his bachelor's degree in electronics in May at Chapman University. The program was open to eligible senior noncommissioned officers with a bachelor's degree in a technical area, such as electrical engineering, computer science, scientific and engineering. ``As a chief, it doesn't get any better than this,'' said Clabaugh. ``Having such an opportunity should benefit the mission by making it possible for me to bring 20 years of Air Force experience in instrumentation and telemetry, to developmental test programs where I hope to utilize my graduate degree.'' ``This demonstrates how we can use our NCOs in a more experienced role to help the Air Force mission and benefit from the variety of talent we have within our ranks,'' said Lt. Col. Rich Stuckey, 412th Flight Test Squadron Project Speckled Trout commander. |
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