BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, California –
Chief Master Sgt. Denny Brown, 940th Wing command chief, speaks to newly inducted sergeants and master sergeants at the 940th Wing's induction ceremony, Beale Air Force Base, Calif., Aug. 2, 2015. The Induction Ceremony is a military tradition that serves as a rite of passage for those advancing into the noncommissioned officer corps and senior noncommissioned officer corps.
The staff sergeant inductees were:
Christopher Amoroso
Bryan Anderson
Scott Atchley
Lester Bautista
Aleksandr Berezovsky
John Brackens
Rudy Escalante
Jody Fleming
Luis Gonaleztopete
Angelica Grace
Jason Grams
Blake Green
Marcus Gurr
Megan Hansen
Jaronn Harrington
Patrick Harris
Randi Herman
Dale Holder
Dallas Hollis
Jesus Jacques
Ryan Johnson
Tirell Johnson
Kortney Jones
Joshua Kamp
Matthew Kremer
David Kuder
Anton Kushlan
John Layog
Jeffrey Linker
Anna Lollock
Adrian Lomeli
Daniel Long
Kaitlin Massey
Armando Mendoza
David Neswick
Ikenna Okemiri
Audrey Poland
Jayson Prasad
Ericka Purdy
Rafael Recinos
Erskine Reed
Eric Rubio
Devon Shewmaker
Noremil Simmons
Heredia Solis Vidrio
Garrett Tharp
Tiffany Van Orden
Keith Vanocini
Anh Phi Vo
William Wilson
The master sergeant inductees were:
Jennifer Alban
Robert Bower
Erim Celik
Stephanie Chan
William Coward
Christopher Day
Lillina Fitzke
Stephen Gennuso
Sherry Hintz
Stephanie Karpowicz
Bryan Massey
Diana Meier
David Mervine
Marcus Moore
John Moreno
Daniel Myers
Gregory Nelson
Lee Pejsa
Gena Remigio
Anthony Respeto
Philip Rewinkle
Stacy Rhodes
Michelle Roberts
Amy Stultz
Fabian Tajeron
Andy Tallmadge
Crystal Traub
Daniel Turner