AF selects 5 Sheppard Airmen for promotion to E-9

82nd Training Wing Public Affairs / Published December 07, 2017

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Brig. Gen. Ronald E. Jolly Sr. (front row, left), 82nd Training Wing commander, and 82nd TRW Command Chief Chief Master Sgt. Michelle R. Jackson stand with three of Sheppard Air Force Base's five senior master sergeants selected by the Air Force for promotion to chief master sergeant. Those selected include (left to right) Senior Master Sgts. Frank Pulice, 366th Training Squadron; John Grogan III, 82nd Contracting Squadron; and Donald Valentine, 82nd Communications Squadron. Selectees not pictured include Senior Master Sgts. Gregory Cross, Senior NCO Academy; and David Keirns, 373rd TRS, Detachment 1. The group was joined by other chiefs on Sheppard. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Robert McIlrath)

SHEPPARD AIR FORCE BASE, Texas --

Five Sheppard Air Force Base senior master sergeants will be among the top 1 percent of the enlisted ranks after they were selected for promotion to chief master sergeant.

The following were selected for promotion:

Senior Master Sgt. Gregory Cross, Senior NCO Academy; Senior Master Sgt. John Grogan III, 82nd Contracting Squadron; Senior Master Sgt. David Keirns, 373rd Training Squadron, Detachment 1; Senior Master Sgt. Frank Pulice, 366th Training Squadron; and Senior Master Sgt. Donald Valentine, 82nd Communications Squadron.

The Air Force Chief Evaluation Board selected 472 E-8s for promotion to E-9 out a 2,142 eligible candidates. The selection rate for the 17E9 Promotion Cycle was 22.04 percent.

Promotions will begin Jan. 1.