Air Commando receives early holiday gift
KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Newly promoted James Kosnosky, a loadmaster with the 1st Special Operations Squadron, holds up technical sergeant stripes as he reads the order promoting him to technical sergeant here Dec. 21. Sergeant Kosnosky was promoted by the by Col. Robert Toth, the 353rd Special Operations Group commander, through the Stripes for Exceptional Performers program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Cram)