The following area Maine National Guard soldiers were promoted in November to their new rank, specified below:

Ssg Heath Bouffard, North Waterboro, 262nd Engineer Company;

Spc Joseph Carroll, New Gloucester, 1136 Transportation Company;

Sfc Damien Dufour, Turner, Detachment 1 262nd Engineer Company;

Pv2 Stefan Emery, Lovell, 136th Engineer Company;

Pfc Joanna Frankenfield, Bath, Ast Bn 224th AV (S&S) (OH-58);

Pfc Michael Freeman, Bowdoinham, 152 Maint Co (HV)(GS);

Pfc Jared Gowen, Gorham, Detachment 1, 262nd Engineer Company;

Spc Matthew Kelley, Portland, Detachment 1, 136th Engineer Company;

Pv2 Chelsea Marcantonio, Gorham, 133rd Forward Support Company;

Spc Jonathan Marquis, Turner, Detachment 1, 136th Engineer Company;

Pfc Bethany O’Neil, Oxford, 488th Military Police Company;

Ssg Soksan Pao, Portland, 136th Engineer Company;

Msg Michael Peacock, Yarmouth, 488th Military Police Company ;

Pfc Scott Peterson, Scarborough, 251st Engineer Company (Sapper);

Spc Eric Pierce, Cumberland, Company B, 3/172 Infantry (Mountain);

Sgt Kyle Plante, Springvale, 488th Military Police Company;

Pv2 Aric Ramirez, Standish, Detachment 1, 262nd Engineer Company;

1Sg Richard Ray, Standish, 136th Engineer Company;

Pfc Daniel Rolfe, Bath, Co C, 1/126th Aviation;

Pv2 Paul Roy, Bar Mills, 262nd Engineer Company;

Cw2 Erik Simmler, Bath, Detachment 1, Company C, 3/142nd Aviation;

Sgt Kevin Trillo II, Springvale, Company B, 3/172 Infantry (Mountain);

Pfc Jacob Watson, South Portland, Company B, 3/172 Infantry (Mountain).