Deployed Airman takes next STEP in career
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Lapthe C. Flora, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, and U.S. Navy Command Master Chief Petty Officer Alex Hebert, command senior enlisted leader, CJTF-HOA, congratulate U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Dana Cable, public affairs production chief, CJTF-HOA, on her promotion during a surprise Stripes for Exceptional Performers promotion notification at CJTF-HOA headquarters, Oct. 22, 2020. The STEP program allots only 180 stripes Air Force-wide, per year, and allows commanders to promote Airmen to the ranks of staff and technical sergeant, without a test or a board. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mike Andriacco)