ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D. --   Fifty-four technical sergeants and 71 staff sergeants at Ellsworth were notified June 26 of their selection for promotion. 

Air Force officials selected 5,404 of 24,223 eligible technical sergeants for promotion to master sergeant, and 7,110 of 38,324 eligible staff sergeants for promotion to technical sergeant. 

The master sergeant selection rate, 22.31 percent, decreased 2.58 percent from last year, while the technical sergeant selection rate, 18.55 percent, increased .17 percent from 2007. 

Ellsworth's newest technical and master sergeants are: 

28th Bomb Wing Staff 

Technical Sergeant
Mary Circe
Brandon Cruz
Amber Martin
Leslie Whitehead 

Master Sergeant
Zachary Cole
Kathy Evans

28th Comptroller Squadron 

Master Sergeant
Karena Weston

28th Operations Group 

Master Sergeant
Brian Butts
Christopher Loewe

28th Operations Support Squadron 

Technical Sergeant
Eric Bauer
Jeremy Caldwell
Amy Mahoe
Chris Pereida
Michael Turgeon
Kenneth Walter 

Master Sergeant
Scott Isbell

28th Maintenance Group 

Technical Sergeant
Robert Borries
Sarah Heideman
Nicholas Hovingh
Jason Nardi 

Master Sergeant
Robert Borbely
Jennifer Dunn
Loren Slauson

28th Maintenance Squadron 

Technical Sergeant
Larry Clunk
William Evans
Rick Jari
Jason Klukas
Amanda Reiman
Justin Valdez
Kevin Waggoner 

Master Sergeant
Jeffrey Gaddis
David Kelsey
Jerry Pierce
Robert Pirkl
Ronald Sinks
David Tilley

28th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron 

Technical Sergeant
Timothy Bowman
Barry Clark
Bryan Davis
Fernando Espinoza
Jason Field
Robert Hart
Gene Horrigan
Dale Larsen
Erin Mount 

Master Sergeant
Michael Bennett
Rodney Brooks
John Hart

28th Munitions Squadron 

Technical Sergeant
Christopher Jensen
Jeremiah Smith 

Master Sergeant
Jeffrey Powell

28th Maintenance Operations Squadron 

Master Sergeant
Troy Goldammer
Peter Pringle
Jerry Waashburn

28th Mission Support Group 

Master Sergeant
Aleta Raney

28th Civil Engineer Squadron

Technical Sergeant
Charles Griffin
Brit Flinchbaugh
Raymond Granillo
Nathaniel Hug
Adam Martin
John Redmond
Jason Reil 

Master Sergeant
Dennis Griffith
Michael Hall
David Komandt
Gerald Noga
Jeremy Robinson

28th Communications Squadron 

Technical Sergeant
Jesse Maddox
Nicole Siebenmorgen

28th Force Support Squadron 

Technical Sergeant
John Brodie
Clay Gatzke
Michael Hunter
Ladonna Lattimore
Rhodello Nuval 

Master Sergeant
Tracy Goldammer
Ivan Martinez

28th Security Forces Squadron 

Technical Sergeant
Randy Jensen
John Larsh
Ann Pitt
Dale Spencer 

Master Sergeant
Dwayne Allen
Daniel Holdredge
Scott Vesperman
Sheila Wilson

28th Logistics Readiness Squadron 

Technical Sergeant
Raymond Carpenter
Jeremiah Hartung
Coy Hunter
Tygi Jones
Kenyada Lattimore 

Master Sergeant
Marc Feliz
James Little
Cory Sorensen

28th Contracting Squadron 

Technical Sergeant
Matthew Paxton

28th Medical Operations Squadron 

Technical Sergeant
Jennifer Mills
Latasha Smith
Angela Womack
John Wood

28th Medical Support Squadron 

Technical Sergeant
Jody Haslip 

Master Sergeant
Dewane Brown
Darren Jackson

Air Force Financial Services Center 

Technical Sergeant
Michael Delforge
Knea Earland
David Graham Jr.
Kelly Jorgensen
Waylon Russell
Jeffrey Sharman
Sabrina Spriggs
Melanie Townsend
Richard Walker 

Master Sergeant
Leah Anderson
Robert Chabarria
Curtis Dagley
Patrick Deahl
Laquisha Highsmith
Jess Houk
Walter Hursey
Eric Kobus
Ronald Martinez
Michelle Morris
Thomas Temple
Brian Tilton

Detachment Eight 

Technical Sergeant
Michael Eggleston 

Master Sergeant
Wallace Doud
Jason Morehouse

Area Defense Counsel 

Master Sergeant
Cynthia McClure