Team Kadena first lieutenants earn next rank Published Oct. 20, 2011 18th Wing Public Affairs KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- The Air Force Personnel Center released the results of the CY11C Captain Line of the Air Force promotion board Oct. 19. More than 3,000 first lieutenants were selected by the board for promotion to captain. First lieutenants promoted to captain from Team Kadena are: Ross Biechler, 1st Special Operations Squadron Eric Brown, 909th Air Refueling Squadron Mark Cerni, 33rd Rescue Squadron Natassia Cherne, 18th Wing Public Affairs Clayton Cruickshank, 67th Fighter Squadron Jamie Davis, 18th Contracting Squadron John Davis, 909th ARS Christopher Dercks, 909th ARS Samantha Ekwall, 17th Special Operations Squadron Wesley Eckwall, 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron Andrew Elmore, 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron Lori Granger, 353rd Special Operations Group Jonah Guajardo, 909th ARS Joshua Gunderson, 44th Fighter Squadron Joseph Hellenbrand, 909th ARS Riley Hestermann, 18th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Ross Hopkin, 909th ARS Andrew Huck, 320th Special Tactics Squadron Ashley Jensen, 372nd Training Squadron Dustin Johnson, 67th FS Gavin Johnson, 33rd RQS Andrew King, 33rd RQS Justin Knepp, 961st AACS Timothy Kosmala, 961st AACS Dan Kulp, AFELM JT Flying Training TG Alex Ladysh, 961st AACS Jacob Lambach, 909th ARS Andrew Lawrence, 909th ARS Tyler Lowdon, 44th FS Trevor Mallo, 18th Civil Engineer Group Shawn McNabb, 961st AACS Jon Meliferas, 18th Operations Group Lawrence Melnicoff, AFELM JT Flying Training TG Benjamin Mendel, 909th ARS Danielle Michel, 18th OSS Korey Mundell, 961st AACS Chad Orgaard, 961st AACS Anthony Pena, 18th Comptroller Squadron Daniel Perry, 353rd SOG Brittany Rattray, 1st SOS Kevin Rynbrandt, 33rd RQS Ryan Sesody, 67th FS William Sides, 17th SOS Matthew Single, 562nd Flying Training Squadron David Smith, 909th ARS Adam Tardif, 19th Logistics Readiness Squadron Matthew Thies, 1st SOS Caleb Tynes, 353rd SOG