Eighty-four technical sergeants selected for promotion Published May 15, 2009 31st Fighter Wing Public Affairs AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy -- Eighty-four Aviano technical sergeants received good news May 14 as they were selected for promotion to master sergeant. Air Force officials recently selected 5,604 of 22,748 eligible technical sergeants for promotion to master sergeant for a selection rate of 24.64 percent. The average score for those selected was 340.41, with an average time in grade and time in service of 4.45 and 16.40 years respectively. The average score was based on the following point averages: 134.30 for enlisted performance reports, 70.20 for the promotion fitness exam, 63.60 for the specialty knowledge test, 33.69 for time in grade, 34.55 for time in service and 11.59 for decorations. The selectees currently assigned to Aviano are: 31st Aerospace Medicine Squadron Rick Chang 31st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Ryan Bienvenu Robert Bridges Shawn Carmichael Eric Carstens Daniel Higgins Patrick Holley Chad Knudson Anthony Mathus Lee Rawlette Lance Watkins Michael Woods 31st Civil Engineer Squadron John Cogley Adam Montoya 31st Communications Squadron Kevin Bauter Christopher Byrnes Victor Elizondo Craig Gregory Eric Merkison Jeffrey Salfer 31st Comptroller Squadron Manuel Laureles 31st Contracting Squadron Gary Edward Frank Christopher Malley Jason Thomas 31st Fighter Wing Jeffrey Hamilton Shane Hickman Charlein Sheets 31st Force Support Squadron Wade Bayne Carl Braxton Anthony Ciotola Michael Geer Devon Hogan 31st Logistics Readiness Squadron Brandon Blake Adam Brownley Delisa Brownley Eugenia Cowan Michael Montano Vernon Richards Jonathan Saunders Denese Sines 31st Maintenance Squadron Joseph Armijo Shea Bert Steven Busick David Conway Robert Crawford Kenneth Ebbers Ryan Finnerty Philip Freeman Kieth Galliani Aaron Gilbert Timothy Gobble Michael Gonyea Eric McIntyre Michael Page Eric Peterson Adam Williams Albert Zaletel 31st Maintenance Operations Squadron William Dellick David Dotson Dennis Fuselier Kevin Wilske 31st Medical Support Squadron Eric Stubbs 31st Munitions Squadron Steven Northrup Chad Parker Camdon Wilde 31st Operations Support Squadron Karen Donnelly Bobby Hickman Denise James Ruben Muniz Steven Perez Matthew Pettitt Shawn Robertson Shawn Strubbe 31st Security Forces Squadron Norman Dominguez Caddell Ferrell Gene Gribble Christopher Odom Sean Wells 31st Surgical Operations Squadron Lisa Wright 603rd Air Control Squadron Kiyon Buckley Corey Davis Stephen Mitchell Anna Rouse Air Force Legal Operations Agency (Area Defense Council) Lori Henderson Airmen can access their score notices on the virtual MPF and the AF Portal. Those selected for master sergeant will be promoted according to their promotion sequence number beginning in August. Editor's note: The 31st Force Support Squadron and Air Force Personnel Center contributed to this article.