SOG Airmen earn NCO stripes Published Aug. 4, 2011 KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Air Force officials recently selected 27 senior airmen assigned to the 353rd Special Operations Group for promotion to staff sergeant August 4. The selectees are: 353rd Special Operations Group Samantha Lam 1st Special Operations Squadron Mark Delacruz 17th Special Operations Squadron Jacob Moeller 353rd Special Operations Maintenance Squadron Robert Greene Ashley Hunt Jeremeh Bullitt Brett Catledge Duane Davis Joshua Dobbs Jason Douglas Joshua Epstein Chase Miller Charles Plott John Pura John Schofield Niphaphone Siridavong Lance Stultz Amy Van Tol 353rd Special Operations Support Squadron Robert Bell Brian Bos Joseph Dule Brandon Ess Garrison Michael Gerald Garrow Carlo Isada Steven Trevizo David Zialcita Air Force officials here selected 11,337 of 26,549 eligible senior airman for promotion to staff sergeant for a selection rate of 42.70 percent. The average score for those selected was 275.56, with an average time in grade of 1.88 years and an average time in service of 4.44 years. The average score was based on the following point averages: 131.68 for enlisted performance reports, 0.96 for decorations, 63.49 for the promotion fitness examination and 56.66 for the specialty knowledge test. Those selected for staff sergeant will be promoted according to their promotion sequence number beginning in September.