SOG Airmen earn NCO stripes Published Aug. 19, 2010 KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Air Force officials recently selected 37 senior airmen assigned to the 353rd Special Operations Group for promotion to staff sergeant Aug 19. The selectees are: 17th Special Operations Squadron Joshua Baker Jonnathan Clay Neil Hampton Cobie McClain Nicole McCowin 320th Special Tactics Squadron Jonathan Ford Thomas Lawrence Norman Lewis Albert Simonik Ryan Sjurson 353rd Special Operations Maintenance Squadron Michael Bourell Mark Butfiloski Curtis Capple Brandon Floyd Andrew Hayslip Stephen Hill Cortt Hollick Alan Johnson Thomas Mcafee Alika Pau Matthew Punches Ross Purdham Wade Rimmer Andy Saladin Fielding Smithey Marlena Supina Matthew Swaim Jamar Tolver Adam Weyhrauch Kevin Wiese 353rd Special Operations Support Squadron Ian Anderson Michael Clarke Cassandra Dodge Kemmesha Lilly Njabu Massaquoi Harris Price Detachment 3, 25th Intelligence Squadron Corey Jensen Air Force officials selected 13,518 of 28,510 eligible senior airmen for promotion to staff sergeant for a selection rate of 47.41 percent. The average score for those selected was 282.88, with an average time in grade of 1.97 years and an average time in service of 4.55 years, respectively. The average score was based on the following point averages: 131.31 for enlisted performance reports, 0.94 for decorations, 71.18 for the promotion fitness examination and 59.08 for the specialty knowledge test. Those selected for staff sergeant will be promoted according to their promotion sequence number beginning in September 2010.