NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. --   Air Force officials announced today their selection of 516 lieutenant colonels, 52 majors and 109 captains for promotion.

The 2010C Colonel (Line of the Air Force), Lieutenant Colonel and Major (Biomedical Sciences Corps) central selection boards considered 4,149 lieutenant colonel, 352 majors and 132 captains for promotion.

The following Nellis and Creech Airmen have been selected for promotion to colonel, lieutenant colonel and major.

To colonel:

Mike Benson
Case Cunningham
Eric Trychon
Mark McCloud
Anthony Franzese
Gary Guy

To lieutenant colonel:

Samantha Blanchard

To major:

Won Hee Lee
Dorian Williams

Selection statistics in-the-promotion zone for colonel:
LAF - 428 selected from 938 considered for 45.6 percent select rate

Selection statistics above-the-promotion zone for colonel:
LAF - 11 selected from 909 considered for 1.2 percent select rate

Selection statistics below-the-promotion zone for colonel:
LAF - 77 selected from 2,302 considered for 3.3 percent select rate

Selection statistics in-the-promotion zone for lieutenant colonel:
BSC - 45 selected from 80 considered for 56.3 percent select rate

Selection statistics above-the-promotion zone for lieutenant colonel:
BSC - 4 selected from 124 considered for 3.2 percent select rate

Selection statistics below-the-promotion zone for lieutenant colonel:
BSC - 3 selected from 148 considered for 2.0 percent select rate

Selection statistics in-the-promotion zone for major:
BSC - 107 selected from 121 considered for 88.4 percent select rate

Selection statistics above-the-promotion zone for major:
BSC - 2 selected from 11 considered for 18.2 percent select rate