Barksdale celebrates new SNCOs Published May 18, 2012 By Airman 1st Class Andrew Moua 2nd Bomb Wing Public Affairs BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. -- Barksdale's newest master sergeant selects attended a promotion party at the Stripes Club here May 17. Each year after promotion selection results are released, a promotion party for the technical sergeants who were selected for the grade is held. The Air Force selected 5,464 of 19,809 eligible technical sergeants for promotion to master sergeant this cycle. Of those selected, 106 were Team Barksdale members. "It's still sinking in," said Tech. Sgt. James Drake, 2nd Maintenance Group resource advisor. "I put on tech relatively early and I thought becoming a master sergeant would take more time, but now that it's here, I still can't believe it." The average score for this year's test was 308.7 with an average of 3.61 years time-in-grade and 15.09 years time-in-service. These averages were compiled from the following point averages: 133.01 for enlisted performance reports, 9.38 for decorations, 53.49 for the specialty knowledge test in each career field and 59.82 for the promotion fitness exam. The promotion list was released May 17 on the Air Force Personnel Center's website and Airmen can view their scores on the Virtual Military Personnel Flight site on the Air Force Portal. Selections are tentative until a data verification process is complete. This will occur no later than 10 days after the promotion release date. Congratulations to Team Barksdale's newest master sergeant selects. Air Force Global Strike Command Gregory Bailey Clay Crow David Farrell Michelle Foster Jamil Greene Diane Harden Brian Holmes Latoshia Jackson Dominick Janitell Christopher Knight Tommy Lewis Nicole Nixon Chad O'Brien Marsha O'Brien James Pruitt Angela Pursley August Rochon Patrick Sharp Kennith Shea 645th Aeronautical Systems Douglas Britt Lafayette Williams 8th Air Force Tim Childress Jeremy Hord Marshall Spero Kirsten Wiederkher 49th Test and Evaluations Squadron Brian Clausing Thomas Clymer Jeremy Stern 608th Air Communications Squadron Brenda Grubb Melissa Jordan Phillip Lennon Jason McClary Brian Moll 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Jason Baldwin Justin Canaday Christian Davis James Farr David Gibson Christopher Hall Aaron Hemberger Brandon Hooe Peter Kennedy Gideon McBride Richard Oselin Frank Peavy Kevin Rowe Christopher Smith Michael Spake 2nd Maintenance Operations Squadron Jered Adams Tracey Gilliard Deborah Inovejas Robby Kerrison Latorya Young 2nd Maintenance Squadron Gabriel Buivids James Drake Alex Ford Jonathan Fox William Hunter Travis Jalaliddin Thomas Richey Joshua Robinson James Taylor Matthew Wise 2nd Security Forces Squadron Jonathan Walsh Andrew Hallead Travis Gladhill 2nd Communications Squadron Jana Conine Shelley Hubbard Timothy Huff Raymond Merrow 2nd Civil Engineer Squadron Brian Early James Goode John Hanks Lavaughn Love Jarrod McDonough Joseph Mueller Craig Spears Michael Stout Jonathan Sullivan 2nd Operations Support Squadron Kevin Eberlin Marcus Kelley Kristin Schott Christopher Scott 2nd Dental Squadron William Fitzpatrick 2nd Munitions Squadron Christopher Gresser William Huff Gary Reece Brian Rice Kevin Theison 26th Operational Weather Squadron Barney Burr Christopher O'Brien Jonathan Popovich 2nd Bomb Wing Uridisee Johnson 2nd Comptroller Squadron Jody Harden 2nd Force Support Squadron Thomas Labarron April Mansell Victoria Monroe Michael Ticheli 2nd Logistics Readiness Squadron Ruth Mac Cedric Scott Michael Snyder 2nd Operations Group Joanne Simmons