LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. -- Retired Chief Master Sgt. Gabriel W. "Bill" Christie, a Charter Chief, shakes hands with Airman 1st Class Jonathan Chrismon, 1st Equipment Maintenance Squadron, during a Heritage of Enlisted Leadership ceremony Feb. 18. The Charter Chiefs were the first 625 chief master sergeants promoted to the newly created rank under the Career Compensation Act of 1958. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman Rebecca Montez)