AF selects 13 Sheppard Airmen for promotion to E-8 Published Feb. 28, 2013 By Airman 1st Class Jelani Gibson 82nd Training Wing Public Affairs SHEPPARD AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- Thirteen Sheppard master sergeants were selected for promotion to senior master sergeant here at Sheppard Air Force base. The Air Force released the list of 1,367 master sergeants selected for promotion to senior master sergeant Feb. 28. According to Air Force Personnel Center officials, those selected represent 10.65 percent of the 12,834 eligible. Senior Master Sergeants serve as superintendents, mentor the enlisted and spearhead the accomplishments of a unit's major mission or goal. On average only about ten percent of eligible master sergeants are chosen for the promotion to senior master sergeant. The Senior Master Sergeant selects are as follows: Jon P. Baumeyer, 82nd Security Forces Squadron Cody W. Beck, 373rd TRS Brian J. Briggs, 365th TRS Christopher M. Bush, 372nd TRS Scott A. Dawes, 373rd TRS Mark A. Dorn, 373rd TRS Lance E. Hendricks, 372nd TRS William J. Keiter, 365th TRS Vincent M. Pagano, 366th TRS Gregory A. Peace Jr, 80th Op Support Squadron Mitchell P. Rowe, 372nd TRS Eric M. Smith II, 80th Op Support Squadron Maripi S.Whitman, 82nd FSS