Ramstein Steps Up: Five Airmen Earn Step Promotions

Ramstein Steps Up: Five Airmen Earn Step Promotions

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Kaycie Davis, 86th Medical Group dental assistant, walks to the front to receive notification of her promotion under the Air Force’s Stripes for Exceptional Performers program, Nov. 25, 2025, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Only a limited number of Airmen are ever selected each year for the STEP program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Paden Henry)

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Ramstein Steps Up: Five Airmen Earn Step Promotions

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Kaycie Davis (holding the award), 86th Medical Group dental assistant, poses for a group photo for her promotion under the Air Force’s Stripes for Exceptional Performers program, Nov. 25, 2025, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Davis was one of five on Ramstein to be selected for the STEP program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Paden Henry)

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Ramstein Steps Up: Five Airmen Earn Step Promotions

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Adrienne L. Williams (left), 86th Airlift Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Clifford L. Lawton (right), 86th Airlift Wing command chief, present Tech. Sgt. Charles Hayward, 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron clinical simulator element noncommissioned officer in charge, with the stripe of his promotion under the Air Force’s Stripes for Exceptional Performers program, Nov. 25, 2025, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Every year, a limited number of top-performing Airmen are promoted through the program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Paden Henry)

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Ramstein Steps Up: Five Airmen Earn Step Promotions

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Adrienne L. Williams (left), 86th Airlift Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Clifford L. Lawton (right), 86th Airlift Wing command chief, with TSgt. Markus Jacobo (center), 86th Civil Engineering Squadron airman dorm leader, pose for a group photo for a promotion under the Air Force’s Stripes for Exceptional Performers program, Nov. 25, 2025, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Jacobo was one of five to be selected for the STEP program on Ramstein. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Paden Henry)

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Ramstein Steps Up: Five Airmen Earn Step Promotions

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Markus Jacobo, 86th Civil Engineering Squadron airman dorm leader, receives a new stripe from his wife for his promotion under the Air Force’s Stripes for Exceptional Performers program, Nov. 25, 2025, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The STEP program gives out only 180 stripes Air Force-wide per year, and allows commanders to promote Airmen to the ranks of staff or technical sergeant, without a test or board. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Paden Henry)

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Ramstein Steps Up: Five Airmen Earn Step Promotions

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Ashlee Snow (right hand-side holding award), 86th Medical Squadron liaison officer, poses for a group photo, Nov. 25, 2025, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The STEP program awards only 180 stripes Air Force-wide per year, and allows commanders to promote Airmen to the ranks of staff or technical sergeant, without a test or a board. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Paden Henry)

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Ramstein Steps Up: Five Airmen Earn Step Promotions

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Ashlee Snow (right), 86th Medical Squadron liaison officer, salutes Brig. Gen. Adrienne L. Williams (left) 86th Airlift Wing commander, Nov. 25, 2025, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Snow received notification of her promotion from the Air Force’s Stripes for Exceptional Performers program with only 180-Airmen selected yearly. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Paden Henry)

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Ramstein Steps Up: Five Airmen Earn Step Promotions

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Adrienne L. Williams (left), 86th Airlift Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Clifford L. Lawton (right), 86th Airlift Wing command chief, present Staff Sgt. Ashley Camacho Della-Rosa, 86th Judge Advocate military justice paralegal, with her promotion under the Air Force’s Stripes for Exceptional Performers program, Nov. 25, 2025, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Once a year, exceptional Airmen are selected to be promoted through the program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Paden Henry)

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Ramstein Steps Up: Five Airmen Earn Step Promotions

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Clifford L. Lawton (left), 86th Airlift Wing command chief, and Brig. Gen. Adrienne L. Williams (right), 86th Airlift Wing commander, present Staff Sgt. Ashley Camacho Della-Rosa, 86th Judge Advocate military justice paralegal, with her promotion over a video call, Nov. 25, 2025, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The Air Force’s Stripes for Exceptional Performers is for exceptional Airmen selected to be promoted through the program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Paden Henry)

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