HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. -- Twenty-seven Airmen will be recognized during a Senior Noncommissioned Officer Induction Ceremony here Oct. 2.
The ceremony is a formal acknowledgement of the transition of an NCO to the highest tier of enlisted leadership. The inductees were selected for promotion from technical sergeant to master sergeant earlier this year.
“This is a way for us to welcome this year’s class of new senior NCOs to their new rank and the responsibilities that come with it,” said Senior Master Sgt. Robert Rivers, senior enlisted leader, 66th Medical Squadron.
The ceremony is the conclusion of the two-day Senior NCO Professional Enhancement Seminar. This year’s theme is “From NCO to SNCO, turning the page on YOUR Leadership.”
“The enhancement seminar sets the expectations for being a senior NCO,” said Rivers. “Inductees are taking on increased responsibilities and the induction formalizes what that means as it relates to the senior NCO culture.”
Senior Master Sgt. Marivic Fellores, 66th Force Support Squadron, will provide the keynote address.
The inductees are from Hanscom AFB, Pease Air National Guard Base, and the U.S. Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps detachment at the University of Massachusetts – Amherst.
The event will be held in the Minuteman Commons ballroom and begin with a social at 6 p.m. The formal ceremony begins at 7 p.m.
Attire for the evening is mess dress or semi-formal for military members and business or semi-formal for civilians.
Tickets are $50 per person. Those interested in attending should RSVP by Sept. 26.
The following individuals will be inducted during the ceremony:
Tech. Sgt. Jordan Albers, 319th Recruiting Squadron
Tech. Sgt. Robert Aldrich, 66th Security Forces Squadron
Tech. Sgt. Krizelle Bermejo, 66th Comptroller Squadron
Tech. Sgt. Clifton Briggs, 319th Recruiting Squadron
Tech. Sgt. James Counts, 66th Security Forces Squadron
Tech. Sgt. Leilani Crescentini, 66th Logistics Readiness Squadron
Tech. Sgt. Crystal Davis, Air Force ROTC Det. 370, University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Tech. Sgt. William Dio, 64th Air Refueling Squadron, Pease Air National Guard Base, N.H.
Tech. Sgt. Russell Ferguson, 66th Security Forces Squadron
Tech. Sgt. Martin Gomez III, 319th Recruiting Squadron
Tech. Sgt. Jenna Iglesias, 66th Medical Squadron
Tech. Sgt. Amy James, 64th Air Refueling Squadron, Pease Air National Guard Base, N.H.
Tech. Sgt. Kenneth Kerns, 66th Medical Squadron
Tech. Sgt. Michael Kline, 64th Air Refueling Squadron, Pease Air National Guard Base, New Hampshire
Tech. Sgt. Louis Lofty, 319th Recruiting Squadron
Tech. Sgt. Deborah Lucksted, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Command, Control, Communications & Battle Management Directorate
Tech. Sgt. Emily McCarthy, 66th Security Forces Squadron
Tech. Sgt. Justin McEldowney, 319th Recruiting Squadron
Tech. Sgt. Anthony Noland, 319th Recruiting Squadron
Tech. Sgt. Christian Sadousky, 64th Air Refueling Squadron, Pease Air National Guard Base, N.H.
Tech. Sgt. Isabella Saltmarsh, 66th Air Base Group
Tech. Sgt. Michael Sarpong, 66th Logistics Readiness Squadron
Tech. Sgt. Nicholas Smith, 66th Security Forces Squadron
Tech. Sgt. Kyle Swartz, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Special Operations Forces & Personnel Recovery
Tech. Sgt. Justin Taylor, 64th Air Refueling Squadron, Pease Air National Guard Base, N.H.
Tech. Sgt. Elroy Tereyama, 319th Recruiting Squadron
Tech. Sgt. Justin Torres, 319th Recruiting Squadron