JoAnne S. Bass

JoAnne S. Bass is a retired Chief Master Sergeant in the United States Air Force who served as the 19th Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force from 14 August 2020 to 8 March 2024. She was the first woman to serve as the senior enlisted leader of a United States military service and the first person of Asian American descent to serve as the Air Force's top enlisted leader. Before assuming the office, she served as command chief master sergeant of Second Air Force at Keesler Air Force Base in Mississippi. After retiring from the Air Force, she continued work in leadership, education, national security, and workforce development through roles including strategic advisor for Columbia Southern University, ambassador for Hiring Our Heroes, and adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security.