Stepp Promoted to Brigadier General Published June 3, 2023 145th Airlift Wing U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Allen R. Boyette, deputy adjutant general of the North Carolina National Guard Bureau and U.S. Air Force Col. Joseph H. Stepp, assistant adjutant general of the Air, North Carolina National Guard Bureau stand at attention as members of the 145th Honor Guard prepare to depart after presentation of colors during Stepp’s promotion ceremony at the North Carolina Air National Guard Base, Charlotte Douglas International Airport, June 3, 2023. Friends, family, and guard gather to watch as Stepp pins on the rank of brigadier general.(U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Mary McKnight)