Chief Master Sgt. Michael Saltalamachia, 39th Security Forces Squadron, Senior Master Sgt. Stephen Gregory, 39th Comptroller Squadron, Senior Master Sgt. Joseph Howell, 39th Air Base Wing command post and Senior Master Sgt. Ben Roberson, 425th Air Base Group, prepare to light candles symbolizing their progression through each level in the enlisted ranks before reaching the pinnacle of chief master sergeant. The candle lighting ceremony was conducted during the chief recognition ceremony, in which Incirlik’s newly selected chiefs of 2009 were honored, at the Incirlik Combined Club, Feb. 6, Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Lauren Padden)