SOG lieutenants selected for promotion Published Sept. 10, 2009 KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Air Force officials recently selected nine first lieutenants from the 353rd Special Operations Group for promotion to captain. The selected first lieutenants are: Michael Bien, 1st Special Operations Squadron Daniel Gipper, 17th Special Operations Squadron Michael Malone, 1st Special Operations Squadron Thomas Moncure, 353rd Special Operations Group Jason Parsons, 353rd Operations Support Squadron Hilary Robbins, 17th Special Operations Squadron Sarah Rountree, 353rd Maintenance Squadron Andrew Strite, 320th Special Tactics Squadron Chad Wharton, 353rd Operations Support Squadron