(Left to right) Chief Master Sgt. Kenneth Charfauros, 28th Maintenance Group superintendent; Col. Thomas Fitch, 28th Maintenance Group commander; Master Sgt. Anthony Brown, 28th Maintenance Squadron aircraft hydraulic systems craftsman; Col. Scott Vander Hamm, 28th Bomb Wing commander and Chief Master Sgt. John Gillette, 28th Bomb Wing command chief master sergeant; pose for a picture after tacking on Sergeant Brown's new stripes. Sergeant Brown was promoted to the rank of master sergeant through the Stripes for Exceptional Performers program, March 5. Sergeant Brown greatly exceeded the standards as a technical sergeant, earning the immediate promotion, which is given out to only a few Airmen nominated for the highly selective STEP program throughout the wing.