JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, S.C. –
Air Force officials announced March 5, 2015 that 22 Airmen from Joint Base Charleston, S.C., had been selected for promotion to the rank of senior master sergeant. The selectees are listed below.
17th Airlift Squadron
Master Sgt. Charles Lauderdale
437th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
Master Sgts. Charles Craw, Eric Smith and Mark Swope
437th Maintenance Group
Master Sgts. Jeffrey Arnold, Timothy Dube, Norman Palone, Eric Ragan and Paul Walter
437th Maintenance Squadron
Master Sgts. Eric McKenzie, Andre Mackie and Robert Baker
437th Operations Group
Master Sgt. Christopher Copans
437th Operation Support Squadron
Master Sgt. Megan Gantt
628th Air Base Wing
Master Sgt. Chad Hashley
628th Civil Engineer Squadron
Master Sgts. Michael Nichols and Thomas Underwood
628th Comptroller Squadron
Master Sgt. Mark Thompson
628th Contracting Squadron
Master Sgt. Christina Warner
628th Force Support Squadron
Master Sgt. Wesley Tuson
Air Force wide, 1,257 master sergeants were selected for promotion. The selection rate was 8.75 percent, with an average selectee overall score of 680.90. Selectees' average time-in-grade was 4.34 years and time-in-service was 18.79 years. The average enlisted performance report score was 135; average decorations score was 20.67; U.S. Air Force Supervisory Examination average score was 79.38 and the average board score was 393.44.