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)

PHOTO BY: Airman Paden Henry
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NIKON D5

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45/10

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4000

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