SNCO Induction Ceremony recognizes new Master Sergeants

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Partricia Gonzales passes underneath a sword cordon during the Senior Noncommisioned Officer Induction Ceremony at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Sept. 10, 2011. The ceremony is held annually to recognize newly promoted Master Sgts. within the 307th BW, 917th Fighter Group and the 307th Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operations Repair Squadron Engineers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Greg Steele/Released)

SNCO Induction Ceremony recognizes new Master Sergeants

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Partricia Gonzales is presented the Certificate of Induction by retired Chief Master Sgt. Larry Payne and Chief Master Sgt. Keith St. Aubin, 307th Bomb Wing (BW) command chief, during the Senior Noncommisioned Officer Induction Ceremony at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Sept. 10, 2011. The ceremony is held annually to recognize newly promoted Master Sgts. within the 307th BW, 917th Fighter Group and the 307th Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operations Repair Squadron Engineers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Greg Steele/Released)

SNCO Induction Ceremony recognizes new Master Sergeants

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Shaun Piernas passes underneath a sword cordon during the Senior Noncommisioned Officer Induction Ceremony at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Sept. 10, 2011. The ceremony is held annually to recognize newly promoted Master Sgts. within the 307th BW, 917th Fighter Group and the 307th Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operations Repair Squadron Engineers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Greg Steele/Released)

SNCO Induction Ceremony recognizes new Master Sergeants

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Shaun Piernas is presented the Certificate of Induction by retired Chief Master Sgt. Larry Payne and Chief Master Sgt. Keith St. Aubin, 307th Bomb Wing (BW) command chief, during the Senior Noncommisioned Officer Induction Ceremony at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Sept. 10, 2011. The ceremony is held annually to recognize newly promoted Master Sgts. within the 307th BW, 917th Fighter Group and the 307th Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operations Repair Squadron Engineers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Greg Steele/Released)

SNCO Induction Ceremony recognizes new Master Sergeants

Published Sept. 15, 2011
By Master Sgt. Greg Steele
307th BW Public Affairs

Barksdale AFB, La. -- A Senior Noncommissioned Officer Induction Ceremony was held at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Sept. 10, 2011, recognizing the newly promoted Master Sgts. from the previous year. This was the first combined induction ceremony for the 307th Bomb Wing since its reactivation and the first for the 917th Fighter Group since being realigned underneath the 442nd Fighter Wing at Whiteman AFB, Mo.

The key speaker was retired Chief Master Sgt. Larry Payne, former 917th Wing Command Chief. The ceremony recognized 46 inductees and more than 200 people attended the event.

SNCO Inductees:

Master Sgt. John Abraham Jr. - 307th Bomb Wing
Master Sgt. Albertus Alexander - 307th Bomb Wing
Master Sgt. Joseph Allgood - 307th Bomb Wing
Master Sgt. Brian Bursiek - 307th Bomb Wing
Master Sgt. Robert Carter - 307th Bomb Wing
Master Sgt. Janice Cordell - 307th Bomb Wing
Master Sgt. John Donelson - 307th Bomb Wing
Master Sgt. Bruce Gay - 307th Bomb Wing
Master Sgt. Patricia Gonzales - 307th Bomb Wing
Master Sgt. Janella Greene - 307th Bomb Wing
Master Sgt. Latrina Harper - 307th Bomb Wing
Master Sgt. Timmie Hoskins - 307th Bomb Wing
Master Sgt. Frank Kuba - 307th Bomb Wing
Master Sgt. Markus Ledford - 307th Bomb Wing
Master Sgt. Angela Mitchell - 307th Bomb Wing
Master Sgt. Jimmy Mobley - 307th Bomb Wing
Master Sgt. Darryl Moore - 307th Bomb Wing
Master Sgt. Sabrina Parker - 307th Bomb Wing
Master Sgt. Jody Pieper - 307th Bomb Wing
Master Sgt. Shaun Piernas - 307th Bomb Wing
Master Sgt. Jonathan Rapelje - 307th Bomb Wing
Master Sgt. Michael Root - 307th Bomb Wing
Master Sgt. Shane Rutledge - 307th Bomb Wing
Master Sgt. David Smith - 307th Bomb Wing
Master Sgt. Richard Stickland - 307th Bomb Wing
Master Sgt. Kary Szyska - 307th Bomb Wing
Master Sgt. David Williford - 307th Bomb Wing
Master Sgt. Vincent Allen - 917th Fighter Group
Master Sgt. Daniel Bean II - 917th Fighter Group
Master Sgt. Natasha Bell - 917th Fighter Group
Master Sgt. Armand Centanni - 917th Fighter Group
Master Sgt. Michael Cork - 917th Fighter Group
Master Sgt. Joseph Densmore - 917th Fighter Group
Master Sgt. Mark Jackson - 917th Fighter Group
Master Sgt. Peggy Kiefer - 917th Fighter Group
Master Sgt. Alan Leeps - 917th Fighter Group
Master Sgt. Andre Menard - 917th Fighter Group
Master Sgt. Terry Tardugno - 917th Fighter Group
Master Sgt. William Thomas - 917th Fighter Group
Master Sgt. Patrick Washington - 917th Fighter Group
Master Sgt. James Dean - 307th RED HORSE
Master Sgt. William Johnston - 307th RED HORSE
Master Sgt. Shelia Moorehead - 307th RED HORSE
Master Sgt. Oscar Moreno - 307th RED HORSE
Master Sgt. Bobby Rivers - 307th RED HORSE
Master Sgt. Robert Smith III - 307th RED HORSE