70 Ellsworth Airmen selected for promotion to technical sergeant Published June 23, 2011 By 28th Bomb Wing Public Affairs ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D. -- 70 staff sergeants from Ellsworth Air Force Base have been selected for promotion to technical sergeant. The selected staff sergeants are: Abbuhl, Laurie Agle, Matthew Allen, Jamie Anderson, Chad Badgero, Thomas Banks, Richard Bartlett, Robert Basler, Erich Battista, Jude Bickford, Philip Block, Paul Bonaparte, Mark Borries, Jonathan Boudreaux, Ryan Boulton, Stephen Brinson, Daniel Caldwell, Benjamin Cook, Joseph Jr. Daly, Scott Ellis, Marcus Ellis, Zachariah Emmons, Matthew Gines, John Gleason, Robert Glenn, Kristopher Gonzales, Ricardo Gowen, Jason Harn, Justin Haynes, Tiffany Hildebrand, Richard Howard, Phillip Hunter, Jamie Johnson, Edward Jones, Ryan Keigley, Luke Kerr, William Kuske, Ronald Livingston, James Mabry, Richard Matta, Carmen Mccombie, Thomas Mckiven, Christopher Mcquagge, Benjamin Messimer, Jeremiah Miller, Danielle Milligan, Sheldon Mirro, Jonathan Nygaard, David Obrien, Joshua Paulsen, Richard Renken, Mathia Risse, Michael Rodriguez, Luis Roper, Andrew Roy, Phillip Sing, Marvin Smith, Ernest Smith, Purnell Somampong, Melissa Starc, Christopher Talley, David Taylor, Qanna Thomas, Brian Valenzuela, Thomas Will, Aleha Williams, Patricia Williamson, Matthew Wilson, Timothy Yazzie, Williams Zipprich, Erek Air Force officials selected 8,545 of 34,257 eligible staff sergeants, Air Force wide, for promotion to technical sergeant for a selection rate of 24.94 percent.