An interim clearance allows a person to have access to collateral classified information (at the level requested without a caveat) while his or her final clearance is being processed. For example, a person with an Interim Secret may have access to a document marked Secret, but not a caveated one, Secret COMSEC..
Air Force Senior Non-Commissioned Officer (SNCO) Ranks. (E-7 through E-9) Air Force enlisted members E-7 and above are referred to as SNCOs. Air Force SNCOs are expected to set the highest standards of personal integrity, loyalty, leadership, dedication, and devotion to duty including upholding Air Force policies, traditions, and standards.
U. S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Randall L. Jones, 145th Civil Engineer Squadron, was promoted to the highest enlisted rank of chief master sergeant during a ceremony held in his honor at the North Carolina Air National Guard Base, Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Nov. 7, 2015.