Salutes for December Published Dec. 5, 2011 446th Airlift Wing Public Affairs MCCHORD FIELD, Wash. -- Take a moment to say congratulations, hello, and farewell to our Reservists who have been promoted, are new to the wing, or retiring. Promotions Master Sergeant Bernie Bernante, 446th AMDS Timothy Conklin, 446th AES Christopher Currier, 86th APS Craig Dringman, 446th LRF John Waight, 86th APS Technical Sergeant Jason Bjork, 86th APS Christopher Earls, 446th FSS Justin Haines, 446th AMXS Benjamin Lee, 97th AS Trieu Nguyen, 446th ASTS Karl Renfro, 446th LRF Jon Schminky, 36th APS Marc Smith, 86th APS James Stuart, 446th CES Scott Templin, 728th AS Staff Sergeant Brandon Bryant, 446th OSF Aaron Pae, 446th AMXS Senior Airman Richard Castilla, 97th AS Tyler Lawrence, 446th CES Lydia Penate, 446th CES Bradley Stratton, 97th AS Francisco Vidal, 446th SFS Airman Shantae Davidson, 446th FSS Jeffrey Lowery, 446th OSF Dusty Manderson, 446th CES Micah Myers, 36th APS Christopher Parvi, 446th CES Newcomers Chief Master Sergeant Mark Jaques, 446th LRF Technical Sergeant Aaron Evans, 36th APS Staff Sergeant Robert Einck, 446th AMXS Jennifer Eldridge, 36th APS Jaimison Lefebvre, 86th APS Bonnie Locher, 36th APS John Ulyak, 446th OSF Senior Airman James Byers, 446th LRF Lakish Campbell, 36th APS Nathan Cutshall, 446th AMDS Kenneth O'Callaghan, 446th MXS Matt Rommel, 446th AES Jeffrey Rutledge, 446th AES Airman First Class Lydia Penate, 446th CES Airman Basic Nickolas Godin, 86th APS Micah Myers, 36th APS Retirements Lieutenant Colonel Kurtis Root, 97th AS Chief Master Sergeant William Smith, 446th CES Master Sergeant Gary Davis, 446th AMXS Bryan Harris, 446th AES Kevin King, 446th AMXS Peter Thomas, 97th AS Robert Williams, 446th AMXS Technical Sergeant Robert Ackerman, 446th AMXS James McGreanor, 446th AMXS Christopher Owen, 86th APS Peter Terault, 446th MXS