SOG officers selected for promotion Published Oct. 21, 2011 KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Air Force officials recently selected nine 353rd Special Operations Group first lieutenants for promotion to captain Oct. 19. The selectees are: 353rd Special Operations Group Lori Granger Daniel Perry 1st Special Operations Squadron Ross Biechler Brittany Rattray Matthew Thies 17th Special Operations Squadron Samantha Ekwall William Sides 320th Special Tactics Squadron Andrew Huck 353rd Special Operations Support Squadron Caleb Tynes The 2011C Captain Line of Air Force Central Selection Board selected 3,009 of 3,184 first lieutenants for the board considered promotion. The results of the board are as follows: Selection statistics in-the-promotion zone for captain: LAF - 3,008 selected from 3,167 considered for 95 percent select rate Selection statistics above-the-promotion zone for captain: LAF - 1 selected from 17 considered for 5.9 percent select rate