Air Force announces 675 officer promotions

The Air Force on Tuesday announced that 675 officers have been selected for promotion to major, lieutenant colonel and colonel in a variety of competitive categories.

In the Dental Corps, 52 officers were selected for promotion to major, 31 were selected for promotion to lieutenant colonel, and 18 were selected for promotion to colonel, according to statistics released by the Air Force Personnel Center.

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By Stephen Losey

Among Medical Service Corps officers, 294 were chosen for promotion to major, 129 were chosen for lieutenant colonel, and 55 were selected for colonel.

There were also 52 Nurse Corps officers selected for promotion to lieutenant colonel, and 44 Biomedical Sciences Corps officers chosen for O-5.

The list of colonel selectees can be found here.

The list of lieutenant colonel selectees in the Nurse Corps and Biomedical Sciences Corps can be found here.

The list of lieutenant colonel selectees in the Dental Corps and Medical Service Corps can be found here.

The list of major selectees can be found here.

About Stephen Losey

Stephen Losey is the air warfare reporter for Defense News. He previously covered leadership and personnel issues at Air Force Times, and the Pentagon, special operations and air warfare at Military.com. He has traveled to the Middle East to cover U.S. Air Force operations.