Tech. Sgt. Tim Garza of the 381st Training Squadron reacts to the news of his promotion from 82nd Training Wing Commander Brig. Gen. Richard Devereaux Jan. 19. Sergeant Garza moved up a rank through the Stripes for Exceptional Performers, or STEP, program. (U.S. Air Force photo/Sandy Wassenmiller)
82nd Training Wing Commander Brig. Gen. Richard Devereaux and Lt. Col. Glenn Roberts, commander of the 360th Training Squadron, puts the appropriate rank on then-Staff Sgt. Norman Hicks. Sergeant Hicks was notified Jan. 19 that he was selected for promotion under the Stripes for Exceptional Performers, or STEP, program. (U.S. Air Force photo/Harry Tonemah)
Brig. Gen. Richard Devereaux, right, commander of the 82nd Training Wing, gets ready to present new chevron's to an astonished Staff Sgt. Gail Pinson Jan. 19. The general chose the 982nd Maintenance Squadron's Sergeant Pinson to promote to the next rank through the Stripes for Exception Performers, or STEP, program. (U.S. Air Force photo/Sandy Wassenmiller)
Promoting to the next rank is always good news, especially when it occurs ahead of schedule. The 82nd Medical Support Squadron's Airman 1st Class Reasamai Bunthanom was selected through the Below-the-Zone program to promote early to senior airman. Brig. Gen. Richard Devereaux, 82nd Training Wing commander, and 82nd TRW Command Chief Chief Master Sgt. Jeannie McLean present new stripes for Airman Bunthanom Jan. 19. (U.S. Air Force photo/Sandy Wassenmiller)
Airman 1st Class Billy De Leon of the 82nd Security Forces Squadron is notified Jan. 19 by Brig. Gen. Richard Devereaux, commander of the 82nd Training Wing, of his selection for promotion to senior airman under the Below-the-Zone program. (U.S. Air Force photo/Harry Tonemah)
The sleeves on Airman 1st Class Savanna Wesley's BDU top will get heavier in the near future when she pins on senior airman. Brig. Gen. Richard Devereaux, left, 82nd Training Wing commander, notified Airman Wesley she was selected for early promotion under the Below-the-Zone program. (U.S. Air Force photo/Harry Tonemah)