A U.S. Air Force Airman places a master sergeant stripes sticker onto the arm of a technical sergeant selected for promotion before a promotion party at Langley Air Force Base, Va., July 16, 2015. The Air Force selected 5,301 technical sergeants out of 23,619 eligible Airmen for promotion to master sergeant, according to Air Force Personnel Center officials. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Aubrey White/Released)