Air Force Col. Derek Salmi, left, 60th Air Mobility Wing commander, gives Staff Sgt. Gabriella McFerran, right, 60th Security Forces Squadron investigator, the news of being selected for the Stripes for Exceptional Performers program at Travis Air Force Base, California, Oct. 31, 2022. The STEP program allows Major Command, field operating agency and direct reporting unit commanders and senior Air Force officers with large enlisted populations to select a limited number of airmen with exceptional potential for promotion to the grades of staff sergeant through master sergeant.

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