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AF selects 1,447 for promotion to colonel, lieutenant colonel, major

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  • By Kat Bailey
  • Air Force Personnel Center Public Affairs
The Air Force selected 1,447 for promotion to colonel, lieutenant colonel and major during the 2016B Colonel Biomedical Sciences Corps; Lieutenant Colonel Line of the Air Force, Medical Service Corps and Biomedical Sciences Corps; and Major Biomedical Sciences Corps central selection boards.

The boards selected 15 lieutenant colonels for promotion to colonel, 1,279 majors for promotion to lieutenant colonel and 153 captains for promotion to major.

The 27th Special Operations Wing recognized the following among those selected for promotion:

Major selects:
Joshua Adili, 27th Special Operations Aerospace Medicine Squadron
James Moore, 26th Special Tactics Squadron
Travis Schmitt, 27th Special Operations Medical Support Squadron


Lieutenant colonel selects:
David Blair, 3rd Special Operations Squadron
Tiffany Booker, 33rd Special Operations Squadron
Sarah Brehm, 318th Special Operations Squadron
Matthew Foisy, 27th Special Operations Security Forces Squadron
Joel Gorham, 27th Special Operations Wing
Richard Hebb, 27th Special Operations Group
Richard Hollinger, 9th Special Operations Squadron
David Runels, 524th Special Operations Squadron


To view the lists, go to the Air Force Portal and select the promotion link, or log in to myPers, select "Any" from the drop down menu, enter "Active Duty: Officer Promotions Home Page" in the search window and scroll down to the promotion select list section.

For more information about Air Force personnel programs, go to the myPers website. Individuals who do not have a myPers account can request one by following the instructions on the Air Force Retirees Services website.