Newest promotees notified online

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  • By By Staff Sgt. Rachel Martinez
  • 35th Fighter Wing Public Affairs
MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan --  The Air Force selected 1,284 master sergeants for promotion to senior master sergeant, with a selection rate of 8.91 percent. Twenty two of those promotees are assigned to Misawa Air Base.

The newest senior master sergeant selects were notified of their promotion March 12 via the Air Force Personnel Center's homepage.

Virtual notification began in November 2007 with the chief master sergeant promotion announcement. The goal of the virtual promotion release is to improve notification procedure and customer service, better safeguard promotion lists, and save money and manpower, according to an Air Force Print News article.

"Our Air Force's expeditionary environment makes contacting Airmen on a specific date and time challenging," said Chief Master Sgt. Mark Long, chief of enlisted evaluations and promotions policy. "We have Airmen all over the world, deployed or in-garrison, who wait from the time the list hits the base until the public release for someone to notify them. If no one contacts them, the eventual assumption is that they were not selected for promotion. This is not an efficient use of our Airmen's time."

Congratulations to Misawa's E-8 promotees: 

Master Sgt. Pamela Abraham, 35th Maintenance Operations Squadron
Master Sgt. Valerie Bell, 35th Mission Support Squadron
Master Sgt. Juan Benavidez, 35th Logistics Readiness Squadron
Master Sgt. Julie Branco, 35th Medical Support Squadron
Master Sgt. Shawn Drinkard, 35th Security Forces Squadron
Master Sgt. Richard Egan, 35th Maintenance Squadron
Master Sgt. Stephen Fike, 35th Maintenance Group
Master Sgt. Phillip French, 35th Communications Squadron
Master Sgt. Evangelin Gonzalez, 35th Logistics Readiness Squadron
Master Sgt. Robin Hawkins, 35th Medical Support Squadron
Master Sgt. Michael Herron, 35th Maintenance Squadron
Master Sgt. Billy Humphrey, Armed Forces Network
Master Sgt. Anthony King, 35th Maintenance Operations Squadron
Master Sgt. William Miller III, 35th Maintenance Squadron
Master Sgt. Marcus Quintero, 35th Civil Engineer Squadron
Master Sgt. Nathaniel Roney, 610th Aircraft Control Flight
Master Sgt. Larry Schneck, Armed Forces Network
Master Sgt. Faafetai Seau, 35th Maintenance Squadron
Master Sgt. Melvina Smith, 35th Services Squadron
Master Sgt. Juan Vargas III, 35th Logistics Readiness Squadron
Master Sgt. Kenneth Wolff, 373rd Intelligence Group
Master Sgt. David Neuman, Pacific Air Forces