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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 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 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 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 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 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 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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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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Airmen assigned to the 86th Civil Engineer Squadron are decontaminated in a chamber during an ammonia leak exercise at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Nov. 22, 2025. This is the first time both U.S. and German forces have participated together in an ammonium leak exercise, increasing the effective emergency response capabilities of both for the Kaiserslautern military community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Vaughn Weber)

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Airmen assigned to the 86th Civil Engineer Squadron begin the decontamination process during an ammonia leak exercise at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Nov. 22, 2025. The exercise cultivated cooperation between German and American firefighters and increased knowledge of the equipment utilized by both, furthering their ability to support the Kaiserslautern military community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Vaughn Weber)

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Airmen assigned to the 86th Civil Engineer Squadron and German firefighters treat a simulated patient during an ammonia leak exercise at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Nov. 22, 2025. The exercise cultivated cooperation between German and American firefighters and increased knowledge of the equipment utilized by both, furthering their ability to support the Kaiserslautern military community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Vaughn Weber)

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Airmen assigned to the 86th Civil Engineer Squadron and German firefighters carry a simulated patient during an ammonia leak exercise at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Nov. 22, 2025. The exercise cultivated cooperation between German and American firefighters and increased knowledge of the equipment utilized by both, furthering their ability to support the Kaiserslautern military community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Vaughn Weber)

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An Airman assigned to the 86th Civil Engineer Squadron and a German firefighter lift a simulated patient during an ammonia leak exercise at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Nov. 22, 2025. The exercise simulated an ammonia leak in which a worker inhaled chemicals and lost consciousness, requiring coordinated rescue efforts from German and American forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Vaughn Weber)

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U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Katherine Paulson, 86th Civil Engineer Squadron commander, speaks with German firefighters during an ammonia leak exercise at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Nov. 22, 2025. The exercise simulated an ammonia leak in which a worker inhaled chemicals and lost consciousness, requiring coordinated rescue efforts from German and American forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Vaughn Weber)

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Airmen, assigned to the 86th Civil Engineer Squadron, and German firefighters participate in an ammonia leak exercise at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Nov. 22, 2025. The exercise simulated an ammonia leak in which a worker inhaled chemicals and lost consciousness, requiring coordinated rescue efforts from German and American forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Vaughn Weber)

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Baltic allies arrive ; USAFE hosts the Command Staff Course for Baltic partners

U.S. Air Force Col. Ryan Ferdinandsen, middle, U.S. Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africa deputy director of plans and programs, speaks to Baltic nation service members at the USAFE-AFAFRICA Headquarters at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Nov. 25, 2025. USAFE hosted a visit from students attending the Tri-Lateral Air Force Command and Staff Course from the General Jonas Žemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania, aimed at enabling Baltic air force staff officers to plan and perform air operations at the component level and provide members with the knowledge of USAFE-AFAFRICA’s missions and operational concepts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dylan Myers)

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Baltic allies arrive ; USAFE hosts the Command Staff Course for Baltic partners

Lithuanian Air Force service members arrive at the U.S. Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africa headquarters at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Nov. 25, 2025. USAFE hosted a visit from students attending the Tri-Lateral Air Force Command and Staff Course from the General Jonas Žemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania, aimed at enabling Baltic air force staff officers to plan and perform air operations at the component level and provide members with the knowledge of USAFE-AFAFRICA’s missions and operational concepts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dylan Myers)

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Baltic allies arrive ; USAFE hosts the Command Staff Course for Baltic partners

Baltic nation service members from across the Eastern European theater pose for a group photo in the U.S. Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africa Headquarters at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Nov. 25, 2025. USAFE hosted a visit from students attending the Tri-Lateral Air Force Command and Staff Course from the General Jonas Žemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania, aimed at enabling Baltic air force staff officers to plan and perform air operations at the component level and provide members with the knowledge of USAFE-AFAFRICA’s missions and operational concepts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dylan Myers)

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Baltic allies arrive ; USAFE hosts the Command Staff Course for Baltic partners

U.S. Air Force Col. Ryan Ferdinandsen, left, U.S. Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africa deputy director of plans and programs, receives a challenge coin from Lithuanian Air Force Captain Andrius Juozelskis, during a visit at the USAFE-AFAFRICA Headquarters at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Nov. 25, 2025. USAFE hosted a visit from students attending the Tri-Lateral Air Force Command and Staff Course from the General Jonas Žemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania, aimed at enabling Baltic air force staff officers to plan and perform air operations at the component level and provide members with the knowledge of USAFE-AFAFRICA’s missions and operational concepts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dylan Myers)

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