From left, U.S. Air Force Col. James M. Clark, commander of Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling and the 11th Wing, Tech. Sgt. Tomarra Woods, the noncommissioned officer in charge of outbound assignments with the 11th Military Personnel Flight, and Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Thompson Jr., senior enlisted leader for JBAB and 11th Wing command chief, gather for a photo during Woods’ promotion ceremony on Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C., Nov. 25, 2025. Woods received the Stripes for Exceptional Performers promotion for her outstanding performance as an NCO at the 11th MPF. (U.S. Air Force photo by Hayden Hallman)

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Rochell Brown, left, flight chief of the 11th Military Personnel Flight, pins the rank of technical sergeant on Tech. Sgt. Tomarra Woods, right, the noncommissioned officer in charge of outbound assignments with the 11th MPF, during Woods’ promotion ceremony on Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C., Nov. 25, 2025. Woods received the Stripes for Exceptional Performers promotion for demonstrating excellence and exceeding Air Force standards. (U.S. Air Force photo by Hayden Hallman)

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Thompson Jr., center left, senior enlisted leader for Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling and 11th Wing command chief, congratulates Tech. Sgt. Tomarra Woods, center right, the noncommissioned officer in charge of outbound assignments with the 11th Military Personnel Flight, as members of the 11th MPF watch during Woods’ promotion ceremony on JBAB, Washington, D.C., Nov. 25, 2025. Woods attained the rank of technical sergeant through the Stripes for Exceptional Performers program that rewards outstanding Airmen for exceptional performance with a special and limited promotion to the ranks of staff sergeant, technical sergeant or master sergeant. (U.S. Air Force photo by Hayden Hallman)

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Tomarra Woods, right, the noncommissioned officer in charge of outbound assignments, hugs Staff. Sgt. Samantha Gordon, the section chief of customer support, both with the 11th Military Personnel Flight, during Woods’ promotion ceremony on Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C., Nov. 25, 2025. Woods received the Stripes for Exceptional Performers promotion for her outstanding performance as an NCO at the 11th MPF. (U.S. Air Force photo by Hayden Hallman)

The U.S. Air Force’s 11th Wing leadership and members of the 11th Military Personnel Flight applaud for U.S Air Force Tech. Sgt. Tomarra Woods, the noncommissioned officer in charge of outbound assignments with the 11th MPF, during a Stripes for Exceptional Performers promotion ceremony on Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C., Nov. 25, 2025. The STEP promotion program authorized Col. James M. Clark, commander of JBAB and the 11th Wing, to immediately promote Woods for exceptional performance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Hayden Hallman)