19 Misawa master sergeants earn promotion to next grade Published March 20, 2007 MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Nineteen Misawa master sergeants were among 1,282 E-7s Air Force wide who were selected for promotion to senior master sergeant. Congratulation goes to the following Misawa master sergeants for their selection for promotion to senior master sergeant: 35th Fighter Wing Lora Aples Jason Stachowski Duaine Trotman Randall Wehrung 35th Maintenance Squadron Glen Klomp Jeffrey Stevens 35th Civil Engineer Squadron Eddy Dominguez Patrick Jones 35th Medical Support Squadron Edrick Garces Timothy Jones 35th Security Forces Squadron Barry Harwell 35th Services Squadron Nedley Grey 35th Mission Support Squadron David Duncan 35th Communications Squadron William Parker 35th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Travis Walker 35th Logistics Readiness Squadron Johnny Wooten 35th Contracting Squadron George Brown 373rd Support Squadron Kathryn Aleshire 301st Intelligence Squadron Shawn McIntire The board, which convened at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, Feb. 5 to 23, considered 14,626 master sergeants, for an 8.77 percent select rate. Last year's selection rate was 8.63 percent. The average score for those selected was 663.89, with an average time in grade and time in service of 4.50 and 20.53 years respectively. The average score was based on the following point averages: -- 134.99 for enlisted performance reports; -- 32.88 for time in grade; -- 21.52 for time in service; -- 21.12 for decorations; -- 65.42 for Air Force supervisory examination; -- 387.97 for board score.