16 Sabers selected to sew seventh stripe Published March 3, 2016 By Staff Reports 52nd Fighter Wing Public Affairs SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany -- Congratulations to the following 16 Saber Nation master sergeants selected for promotion to the rank of senior master sergeant March 3, 2016. The Air Force selected 1,467 master sergeants out of a pool of 11,904 for promotion, representing a 12.32 percent selection rate. By public law, senior master sergeants comprise two percent of the entire enlisted force. "Your selection for promotion speaks to your outstanding records of performance and dedication to our values," said U.S. Air Force Col. Joe McFall, 52nd Fighter Wing commander. "It also says a lot about your potential to have an even greater impact on our Air Force and lead a larger number of Airmen to leave it better than you found it." Senior master sergeant-selects -Randall Bagtas, 704th Munitions Support Squadron -Jeffrey Clarke, 703rd Munitions Support Squadron -Andrew Forbes, 701st Munitions Support Squadron -Shaneeka Jones, 470th Air Base Squadron -Paul King, 52nd Operations Support Squadron -Dustin Martin, 52nd Security Forces Squadron & 52nd FW/Inspector General -Michael McCormick, 726th Air Mobility Squadron -Michael Miller, 52nd Communications Squadron -Christopher Mills, 52nd Civil Engineer Squadron -Jonathan Peck, 52nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron -Paul Rasmussen, 52nd Security Forces Squadron & 52nd FW/Antiterrorism -Jeffrey Robinson, 52nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron -Lee Stanley, 52nd Civil Engineer Squadron -Garrett Toomas, 52nd Fighter Wing -Bradly Wenz, 703rd Munitions Support Squadron -Galen Williams, 52nd Equipment Maintenance Squadron