38 first lieutenants join the rank of captain

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  • By Airman Nathan Riley
  • 28th Bomb Wing Public Affairs
The Air Force considered 3,890 line first lieutenants for promotion and selected 3,864 first lieutenants for promotion to captain, a 99.3 percent selection rate for line officers. Ellsworth had 38 lieutenants up for promotion, and all still assigned here were selected. Congratulations to Ellsworth's newest captains. (See below for list of names.)

David Barker, 28th Medical Support Squadron
Joshua Bekkedahl, 34th Bomb Squadron
Ren Carr, 28th Security Forces Squadron
Alexander Datzman, 37th Bomb Squadron
Alicia Datzman, 34th BS
Winell de Mesa, 28th SFS
Kim Fuller, 34th BS
Louis Heidema, 37th BS
Katrine Helleberg, 34th BS
Chad Hillen, 34th BS
Daniel Hilton, 34th BS
Carrie Kessler, 28th Bomb Wing
Scott Kniola, 28th Services Squadron
Joshua Krum, 34th BS
Erick Lord, 37th BS
Eric Lynn, 28th Communications Squadron
Andrew Maguire, 34th BS
Robert Marcucci, 28th Civil Engineer Squadron
Rober McCollough, 37th BS
Alvin McConkey, 28th Maintenance Squadron
Christopher Nocks, 28th CES
Bernard Nyzio III, 34th BS
Brian Paradise, 37th BS
Robert Rauch, 34th BS
Edward Rozak, 28th Operations Support Squadron
Bret Sailsbery, 37th BS
Kevin Spork, 34th BS
David Stamper, 28th SFS
Robert Stinson, 37th BS
Matthew Tull, 34th BS
Jason VanOverbeke, 28th CS

The following members were selected for promotion but have recently PCSed.

Ajay Giri, 28th Bomb Squadron, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas
Paul Johnson, 28th BS, Dyess AFB, Texas
William McMillian, 28th BS, Dyess AFB, Texas
Scott A. Olson, PACAF Air Intelligence Squadron, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii
Frederick William Peterson, Air Force Institute of Tech., Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
Patrick Sines, 28th BS, Dyess AFB, Texas
Jared Tomlin, 28th BS, Dyess AFB, Texas