Kadena inducts new NCOs Published Sept. 3, 2014 By Airman 1st Class Zackary A. Henry 18th Wing Public Affairs KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Team Kadena welcomed newly promoted staff sergeants to the NCO tier during an induction ceremony at the Rocker NCO Club Sept. 3, 2014, here. Col. Thomas D. Torkelson, 18th Wing vice commander and Chief Master Sgt. Daniel P. McGuire, 18th Wing command chief master sergeant, hosted the ceremony as part of an all-day seminar that covered various topics concerning the transition from Airman to NCO. The Team Kadena NCO inductees are: Staff Sgt. Eric Adams, 18th Equipment Maintenance Squadron Staff Sgt. Steven Alvis, 82nd Reconnaissance Squadron Staff Sgt. Dylan Anderson, 353rd Special Operations Support Squadron Staff Sgt. Christopher Bagan, 18th Component Maintenance Squadron Staff Sgt. Johnathan Barnett, 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron Staff Sgt. Juergen Barters, 718th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Staff Sgt. Johnathan Bell, 718th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Staff Sgt. Andrew Belle, 353rd Special Operations Support Squadron Staff Sgt. Vitor Borges, 18th Civil Engineer Squadron Staff Sgt. Stephen Brasher, 18th Aerospace Medicine Squadron Staff Sgt. Giordan Brown, 353rd Special Operations Support Squadron Staff Sgt. Danielle Cardin, 18th Medical Operations Squadron Staff Sgt. Cory Challenger, 18th Civil Engineer Squadron Staff Sgt. James Childs, 733rd Air Mobility Squadron Staff Sgt. Travis Crawford, 18th Operations Support Squadron Staff Sgt. Devin Cross, 718th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Staff Sgt. Darwin Cruz, 18th Force Support Squadron Staff Sgt. Kayla Dordell, 718th Civil Engineer Squadron Staff Sgt. Anthony Garcia, 18th Comptroller Squadron Staff Sgt. Steven Gentry, 733rd Air Mobility Squadron Staff Sgt. Steven Gipson, 18th Component Maintenance Squadron Staff Sgt. Alex Gustin, 18th Component Maintenance Squadron Staff Sgt. Michael Hall, 353rd Special Operations Maintenance Squadron Staff Sgt. Anthony Halverson, 82nd Reconnaissance Squadron Staff Sgt. Michaela Hughes, 18th Civil Engineer Squadron Staff Sgt. Kyle Johnson, 18th Security Force Squadron Staff Sgt. Matthew Kehn, 733rd Air Mobility Squadron Staff Sgt. Benjamin Krage, 18th Civil Engineer Squadron Staff Sgt. Jacob Krause, 18th Equipment Maintenance Squadron Staff Sgt. Kristen Leavesseur, 18th Aerospace Medicine Squadron Staff Sgt. Thomas Macfarlane, 18th Component Maintenance Squadron Staff Sgt. Gerald Marshall, 18th Comptroller Squadron Staff Sgt. Daniel Mathews, 390th Intelligence Squadron Staff Sgt. Samatha Mcalevy, 390th Intelligence Squadron Staff Sgt. Justin Minenna, 18th Operations Support Squadron Staff Sgt. Scott Morris, 353rd Special Operations Support Squadron Staff Sgt. Damon Nash, 18th Security Force Squadron Staff Sgt. Ryan Nizamuldin, 18th Operations Support Squadron Staff Sgt. Elmore Norwood, 18th Equipment Maintenance Squadron Staff Sgt. Joseph Ogorek, 18th Equipment Maintenance Squadron Staff Sgt. Christina Paecht, 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron Staff Sgt. Eric Parker, 18th Communications Squadron Staff Sgt. Scott Passmore, 718th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Staff Sgt. Danielle Pfarr, 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron Staff Sgt. Chere Phillips, 18th Force Support Squadron Staff Sgt. Eric Punjabi, 18th Contracting Squadron Staff Sgt. James Robertson, 82nd Reconnaissance Squadron Staff Sgt. Blake Robinson, 18th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Staff Sgt. Michael Rodriguez, 18th Civil Engineer Squadron Staff Sgt. Brandon Smith, 82nd Reconnaissance Squadron Staff Sgt. Charles Sothikhoun, 18th Equipment Maintenance Squadron Staff Sgt. Taylor Sean, 353rd Special Operations Maintenance Squadron Staff Sgt. Joshua Virrey, 18th Civil Engineer Squadron Staff Sgt. Ronald Waite, 390th Intelligence Squadron Staff Sgt. James Wang, 18th Munitions Squadron Staff Sgt. Joshua Whiting, 718th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Staff Sgt. Corey Woods, 18th Civil Engineer Squadron Staff Sgt. Thomas Yankowski, 18th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Staff Sgt. Travis Yannell, 18th Communications Squadron