Senior Master Sgt. D.J. Little, 94th Maintenance Squadron hydraulics technician, center, poses with Chief Master Sgt. Mark Carlisle and Senior Master Sgt. Karie Contreras at his promotion ceremony in Portugal on Sept. 30, 2019. Little was STEP promoted to the rank of senior master sergeant while TDY in support of Exercise Real Thaw. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Justin Clayvon)