24 SAFB Airmen part of in-system promotion selection Published Aug. 9, 2018 By John Ingle 82nd Training Wing Public Affairs SHEPPARD AIR FORCE BASE, Texas – Twenty-four Sheppard AFB staff sergeants were selected for promotion to the technical sergeant as part of the in-system supplemental promotion process announced Aug. 9, 2018. In all, 500 Airmen in the Air Force were selected during the supplemental process. The in-system supplemental is processed monthly in the Weighted Airman Promotion System to allow eligible staff sergeants through senior master sergeants to compete monthly for promotion consideration if weighable data changes in their promotion file. In-system supplemental consideration also applies to Airmen who test after initial promotion selections have been made, deployed Airmen, or anyone who was unable to test during their normal testing window. “Please congratulate our newest Sheppard (technical sergeant) selects who were selected via supplemental board,” said 82nd Training Wing Commander Brig. Gen. Ronald E. Jolly Sr. in a statement. “We are proud of all you have accomplished to date and we look forward to what you will continue to do while taking care of our Airmen and their families in the next higher grade.” Sheppard selectees include Staff Sgts. Ryan Beck, 373rd Training Squadron; Christopher Clark, 373rd TRS; Loverta Degraitis, 372nd TRS; Christopher Doshier, 373rd TRS; Dakota Ferris (inbound); Charles Hancox, 373rd TRS; Michael Heasley, 373rd TRS; Richard Holmquist, 372nd TRS; Zachary Kappes, 82nd Security Forces Squadron; Zachary Kasperek (inbound); Nathan Lee (inbound); Joshua Lehman, 365th TRS; Benjamin Morris, 365th TRS; Brandon Parker, 365th TRS; and Jacob Pennell, 363rd TRS. Staff Sgts. Jeffery Peppeard, 82nd SFS; Thomas Poleski, 359th TRS; Daniel Prince, 373rd TRS; Benjamin Rowse, 366th TRS; Hector Silva, 362nd TRS; Thomas Tennimon, 367th Training Support Squadron; Branden Travis, 373rd TRS; Bradley Watts, 373rd TRS; and Christopher Wigham, 362nd TRS.