Aug. 19, 2020 Air Force selects 8,246 in technical sergeant promotion cycle; list posts Aug. 24 Air Force officials have selected 8,246 staff sergeants for promotion to technical sergeant out of 28,358 eligible for a selection rate of 29.08% in the 20E6 promotion cycle.
July 10, 2019 Air Force selects 9,467 in 19E6/technical sergeant promotion cycle Commanders will receive notice of their selects from their senior rater's agent starting July 11.
June 11, 2018 Col. George Day advanced to the rank of brigadier general Medal of Honor recipient Col. George “Bud” Day was posthumously advanced to the rank of brigadier general during a Heritage to Horizons summer concert series at the Air Force Memorial in Arlington, Virginia, June 8, 2018.