U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Dave Julazadeh, 455th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, goes over preflight checks in an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft before flying a combat sortie July 7, 2015, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Julazadeh was flying his first combat sortie as commander of the 455th AEW. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joseph Swafford/Released)