AF selects 35 Icemen for promotion to master sergeant Published May 17, 2012 354th Fighter Wing public affairs Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska -- Congratulations to the following Icemen who were selected for promotion to master sergeant: Robert Baker, 354th Maintenance Squadron Joseph Balzer, 354th Logistics Readiness Squadron Justin Brooks, 354th MXS Robert Carlson, 354th Civil Engineers Squadron Jennie Carmichael, 354th Medical Operations Squadron Kevin Carter, 354th Operations Group Andrea Cogar, 354th MXS Jason Curtiss, 354th MXS Moses Davenport 354th Maintenance Group Joseph Derevage, 354th LRS Matthew Fleming, 354th CES Brian Fox, 354th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Kevin Garner, 354th Communications Squadron Patrick Gates, 354th MXS Jeremy Glover, 354th CES Scott Hendrick, 354th MXG Christopher Johnson, 354th Medical Support Squadron Patrick King, 354th MXS Joshua Kovanda, 354th MDSS Scott Marchesseault, 354th MXS John McCain III, 354th LRS Aaron Newton, 354th AMXS Preston Perkins, 354th LRS Peter Peterson, 354th CES Garry Prude, 354th LRS Brian Qualls, 354th MXS Julie Rash, 354th LRS Kenneth Rodgers, 353rd Combat Training Squadron Johathan Rose, 354th MDSS Thalia Ruiz Rivera, 354th Fighter Wing Ricky Salazar Jr, 354th CS Jay Scott, 354th CES Marshall Smith, 354th MXS Dustin Wills, 354th LRS Lorenzo Zapata, 354th LRS A promotion celebration will be held at the Yukon Club here May 18 at 12:30 p.m. Officials selected 5,464 of 19,809 eligible technical sergeants for promotion to master sergeant for a 27.58 percent selection rate. The average score for those selected was 332.85, with an average time in grade of 4.43 years and time in service of 15.58 years respectively. The average score was based on the following point averages: 133.84 for enlisted performance reports, 11.12 for decorations, 69.71 for the Promotion Fitness Exam, 60.42 for the Specialty Knowledge Test, 33.34 for time in service and 33.58 for time in grade. Those selected for master sergeant will be promoted according to their promotion sequence number beginning in August. Selections are tentative until the data verification process is complete, which is no later than 10 days after the promotion release date. Click here to see the complete list of selectees.