Col. Jerry Gandy (left), 95th Air Base Wing commander, and Tech. Sgt. Jenny Bangay, installation exercise program noncommissioned officer in charge, tack on a new stripe for Tech. Sgt. Kenneth Kapono Bangay, 95th Communications Group core services and network administrator, during a ceremony Dec. 19. Sergeant Bangay was promoted to the rank of technical sergeant through the Stripes to Exceptional Performers program, or STEP. (Air Force photo by Senior Airman Julius Delos Reyes)