Kadena inducts new NCOs

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  • 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